Who founded the ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’ in 1784?*
–Sir William Jones
The National Archives of India came up in the .............
1920
Who was the first Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India?
–John Marshall
Who was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India in 1815?
–Colin Mackenzie
Who first did the translation of Geeta in English?
–Wilkins
LITERARY SOURCES
The word Manuscripts derived from which of the following language?
–Latin
The word India came from the Indus, called ............ in Sanskrit.
–Sindhu
Who among the following first translated the Bhagvad Gita in to English?
–Charles Wilkins
Who first told that Sanskrit and Latin are the languages of the same family
–William Jones
NON-LITERARY SOURCES
Who among the following published a set of Ashokan inscriptions in the year 1877?
–Alexander Cunningham
Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts?
–James Prinsep
In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?
–1965-66
Inscriptions composed in praise of the kings of ancient India are known as ............
–Prashasti
Who was appointed as the Curator of Ancient Monuments in 1880?
–HH Cole
What do you mean by Epigraphy?
– Study of Rock inscription
Who is called the “Father of History?
–Herodotus
During whose reign the coins with form figures became popular?
–Indo-Bactria
Which is known as the treasure house of artefacts?
–Salar Jung Museum
Where is the Salar Jung Museum situated at?
–Hyderabad
During the ancient period which script was used to write the source materials?
–Brahmi
Which is the oldest musical instrument of India?
–Veena
Age of archaeological sources is the method of addressing
- stratification system
Radio system used for age calculation of fossil
– Carbon Dating
What helped to read the Brahmi script?
– Coins
Where is the National Human Museum (Indira Gandhi National Human Museum) located?
–Bhopal