Match the following Years in List 1 with

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Match the following Years in List 1 with the description associated with it in List 2 :

List- 1(Year)	List- 2 (Description)
(A) 1784	(I) Publication of Ashokan inscriptions by Cunningham
(B) 1877	(II) Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary was published
(C) 1886	(III) Establishment of the Asiatic Society
(D) 1960s	(IV) Issuing of Epigraphia Carnatica

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)- II, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- III

(A)- II, (B)- IV, (C)- I, (D)- III

(A)- III, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- II

(A)- IV, (B)- III, (C)- I, (D)- II

Correct Answer:

(A)- III, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- II

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - (A)- III, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- II

The correct match is:

List- 1(Year)	List- 2 (Description)
(A) 1784	(III) Establishment of the Asiatic Society
(B) 1877	(I) Publication of Ashokan inscriptions by Cunningham
(C) 1886	(IV) Issuing of Epigraphia Carnatica
(D) 1960s	(II) Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary was published

Explanation:

1784 - Founding of the Asiatic Society (Bengal)

1877 - Alexander Cunningham publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions

1886 - First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica, a journal of south Indian inscriptions

1965-66 - D.C. Sircar publishes Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary