Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(a) 712 A.D.

(i) Asokan inscriptions were published.

(b) Pativedaka

(ii) Arabs conquered Sind

(c) 1877

(iii) word used for Asoka

(d) Devanampiya

(iv) means the reporter

 

Options:

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- iii, (d) i

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d) iii

(a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) ii

Correct Answer:

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii

Explanation:

712 A.D.- Arabs conquered Sind.

Epigraphists have translated the term pativedaka as 'reporter'.

In 1877 Alexander Cunningham publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions.

Asoka was widely referred to as Devanampiya and Piyadassi.