Kings, Farmers and Towns MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 4

31. The early Tamil Sangam literature mentions slaves known as

1. adimai
2. pannai
3. vellalar
4. uzhavar

32. The first issue of Epigraphia Indica was published in

1. 1885
2. 1886
3. 1887
4. 1888

33. The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya is

1. Megasthenes
2. Kautilya or Chanakya
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. None of the above

34. The Prakrit name of Rajagaha is present day..............in Bihar.

1. Rajgir
2. Patna
3. Orissa
4. Rajasthan

35. The Prayaga Prashasti was composed in

1. Sanskrit
2. Pali
3. Prakrit
4. Brahmi

36. The term Sovanika was used in ancient india as reference to

1. carpenter
2. goldsmith
3. potter
4. sculptor

37. Ventures of which of the following traders were risky but highly profitable ?

1. Peddlers
2. Seafarers
3. Merchants with caravans of bullock carts and pack-animals
4. All of the above

38. What are big rocks kept on the burial in the central and south India called ?

1. Northern Black Polished Ware
2. Pillars
3. Boulders
4. Megaliths

39. What is James prinsep's contribution in the development of the Indian epigraphy ?

1. He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Asokan inscriptions.
2. He deciphered the Kharoshti script used in most of the Asokan inscriptions.
3. Both a & b
4. None of these

40. What is known as study of coins ?

1. Yaudheyadas
2. Cicsoinismatics
3. Numismatics
4. Periplus