MCQ History Chapter 2 Historiography : Indian Tradition Class 10 महाराष्ट्र Board 1. What is one way ancient Indians preserved historical memories?Oral recitalsDigital recordsPrinted booksStone carvingsQuestion 1 of 202. When do the earliest known written historical documents in India date back to?3rd century B.C.E.1st century C.E.7th century C.E.12th century C.E.Question 2 of 203. What script was used in the Sohagaura copper-plate inscription?DevanagariBrahmiModiPersianQuestion 3 of 204. What does the Sohagaura copper-plate inscription suggest?Military victoriesPrecautions during famineReligious ritualsTrade agreementsQuestion 4 of 205. From which century do inscriptions begin to appear on coins and copper plates?3rd century B.C.E.1st century C.E.7th century C.E.12th century C.E.Question 5 of 206. Which ancient Indian texts are important sources of history?Ramayana and MahabharataModern novelsScientific journalsColonial reportsQuestion 6 of 207. Who wrote the biography ‘Harshacharit’ in the 7th century C.E.?KalhanaBanabhattaZiauddin BaraniAbul FazlQuestion 7 of 208. What is a key feature of Kalhana’s ‘Rajtarangini’?Poetic exaggerationCritical examination of sourcesReligious focusColonial biasQuestion 8 of 209. In which century was ‘Rajtarangini’ written?7th century C.E.12th century C.E.14th century C.E.19th century C.E.Question 9 of 2010. Who influenced historians in the courts of Muslim rulers?Greek scholarsArabic and Persian historiansChinese travellersBritish officersQuestion 10 of 2011. Who wrote ‘Tarikh-i-Phiruz Shahi’?Ziauddin BaraniAbul FazlKalhanaBanabhattaQuestion 11 of 2012. According to Ziauddin Barani, what should historians include?Only ruler’s victoriesRuler’s failings and policiesMythological storiesPoetic quotesQuestion 12 of 2013. What became important for Mughal court historians?Objective analysisPraising emperorsIgnoring policiesScientific recordsQuestion 13 of 2014. Who wrote ‘Tuzuk-i-Babari’?Abul FazlBaburZiauddin BaraniIbn BattutaQuestion 14 of 2015. What does ‘Akbarnama’ by Abul Fazl emphasize?Religious teachingsCritical and unbiased scrutinyPoetic descriptionsColonial policiesQuestion 15 of 2016. What is ‘Bakhar’ in medieval Indian historiography?Scientific treatiseHistorical documentReligious textFictional storyQuestion 16 of 2017. Which Bakhar describes the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?Sabhasad BakharBhausahebanchi BakharPanipatachi BakharHolkaranchi KaiphiyatQuestion 17 of 2018. Which Bakhar describes the Battle of Panipat?Holkaranchi KaiphiyatSabhasad BakharBhausahebanchi BakharTuzuk-i-BabariQuestion 18 of 2019. Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India?John MarshallAlexander CunninghamJames MillGrant DuffQuestion 19 of 2020. During whose tenure was the Harappan Civilisation discovered?Alexander CunninghamJames MillJohn MarshallWilliam JonesQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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