UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT School of Distance Education INDIAN EPIGRAPHY - Eletive course of BA History VI Semester-CUCBCSS-2017 admn. 1.what is the official publication of archaeological survery of india till 1977? a. The Royal Indian Antiquary b. Epigraphica Indica c. Indian Archaeologist d. Indian Antiquary 2. What is the subject that dealt in the Uttaremerur Inscription? a. Administration at the centre b. agricultural reforms c. Local self governance d. administration of temples 3.Sabha was inclusive of --- a. Officials only b. Priestly class only c. common people only c. both priestly and common people 4. Who were known as Variyars? a. Accountants b. officers in charge of royal palace c. landlords d.executive officers subordinate to sabha 5. Which dynasty is associated with Uttaeramerur Inscription? a. Pandya b. chera c. Chola d. Aye 6. In which state does Maski edict of Asoka situate? a.Karnataka b. Gujarat c. Sindh d. Baluchistan 7. Which inscription mentioned priyadarshan and Asoka? a. Brahmagiri b. Dauli c. Girnar d. Maski 8. Who was the first Indian ruler issued edicts? a. Asoka b. Khrevela c. Samudragupta c. Bimbisara 9. Asokan edicts are inscribed on --- a. pillars b.stones c. rocks d. All the three are correct 10. What was the language used in the Eastern Part of Asok’s empire? a. Prakrit b. Magadhi c. Aramic d. Greek 11. What was the script used in the Asokan edicts in eastern part of Inda? a. Grrek b. Khroshti c. Brahmi d. Devanagiri 12. Who deciphered the script used in Asokan inscriptions? a. James Princep b. Alexander Cunningham c. William Jones d. William Smith 13. What are the inscriptions in which Asoka’s name is mentioned explicitly? a. Maski, Gujarra Nittur b. Maski, Gujarra c. Nittur, Maski, Dauli d. Maski, Girnar, Nittur 14. Which inscription deals with Asoka’s conversion to Buddhism? a. Bhabru b. Kandahar c.Yerragudi d.Brahmagiri 15. Which inscription of Asoka among the following located at Rajasthan? a. Yerragudi b. Bhabru c. Brhamagiri d. Maski 16. Which Major Rock edict of Asoka mention the south Indian dynasties like chola, Keralputras and Pandyas? a. Third Major rock Edict b. Second Major Rock Edict c. Seventh Major Rock Edict d. Ninth Major Rock Edict 17. Who deciphered the Kharoshti script? a. James Princep b. Alexander Cunningham c. James Mill d. 18. What is the script used to write Manipravala literature? a.Vatteluthu b. Kolezhutu c. Grantha d mixture of Vatteluthu and Granta 19. What is the archaic and ornamental form of Grantha? a. Pallava Grantha b.Western Grantha c.Tigalari d.Medieval Grantha 20. Which among the following inscriptions used Pallava Grantha? a. Inscriptions of Tanjavur Cholas b. Kaialsanatha Inscription c. Pandya Inscription d. Tarisapalli Inscription 21. What among the following is in the right chronological order? a. satya-treta-dwapara-kali b kali-dwapara- treat- satya c. satya-dwapara- treat-kali d. satya-kali- treta- dwapara 22. Which incident indicates the start of kali Yuga? a. End of Mhabharata war b. Lord Krishna’s departure c. End of Kuru tribe c. Ravana’s elopement of Sita 23. Which among the following is the official era of Nepal? a. Saka Era b. Vikrama c. Kali d. Kollam 24. Which is the official Era of India? a. Saka b. Vakrama c. Kollam d. Kali 25. Who founded the Vikrama Samvat? a. Vikramaditya b. Sthanu Ravi Varma c. Khareval d. Satakarni 26. When is the beginning of Saka Era? a. 72 AD b. 78 BC c. 76 AD d. 78AD 27. Which ruler’s accession denotes the beginning of Saka Era? a. Chashtana b. Kanishka c. Samudragupta d. Rudrasena 28. Kollavarsham is used in which country? a. Tamil Nadu b. Kerala c. Andhra d. Karnataka 29. When is the origin of Kollam Era? a. 825 AD b. 852 BC c. 825 BC d. 856 AD 30. Which is the copper plate in which the King of Venad, Ayyantikal Thiruvatikal bestowed some privileges to Sapir Iso? a. Tharisapalli Copper Plate b. Jewish Copper Plate c. Vazhapalli Copper plate 31. In which script the Tharisapalli Copper Plate was written? a. kolezhuth b. Vatteluthu c. Grantha d. Prakrit 32. Which king awarded the Jewish Copper Plate ? a. Bhaskara Ravi Varman I b. Stanu Ravi varma c. cheraman perumal d Ayyanatikal thirvatiakl 33. Who was the Jewish merchant leader singed in the copper plate? a.David b. Rehoboam c.Hasmonean d. Joseph Rabban 34. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta? a. Harisena b. Bhasa c. Harsha d. Jayadeva 35. Whose exploits are mentioned in the Nasik inscription? a. Guatamiputra Satakarni b.Guatami Balasri c. Vasishtiputra Pulumayi d. Sivasati 36. Which dynasty‘s activities are mentioned in Deopara Prasasti? a. Sena kings of Bengal b. Palas of Bengal c. kanva dynasty d. Sunga dynasty 37. Which is the main source of information about kalinga ruler Kheravela? a. Deopara Inscription b. Nasik Inscription c. Hathigumpha Inscription d. Allahabad Pillar Inscription 38. who founded the journal, The Indian Antiquary? a. James Burgess b. James Princep c. Alexander Cunningham d. James Mill 39. What is the year of the foundation of The Indian Antiquary? a. 1877 b. 1872 c. 1892 d. 1873 40. Who was the first editor The Indian Antiquary? a. James Princep b. William Wilkins c. James Burgess d. Richard Temple 41.Which pre-historian established the direction of writing as right to left? a. Iravatham Mahadevan b. Fr.Heras c. James Princep d. S.R.Rao 42.Which among the prehisotrians did not support the Indus script’s connection with Brhami? a. S.R.Rao b. Krishna Rao c. Subash kak d. Kamil Zvelebi Answers 1.b. 2.c 3.b. 4.d 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.a 9.a 10.b 11.c 12.a 13.a 14.a 15.b 16.b 17.a 18.d. 19.a 2.b 21.a 22.b 23.b. 24.a 25.a 26.d 27.a 28.b 29.a 30.a 31.b 32.a 33.d 34.a 35.a 36.a 37.c 38.a 39.b 40.c 41.a 42.d Prepared by: Smt. U.V Shakkela, Department of History, University College, Thiruvananthapuram .