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The earliest inscription has been the inscription written by the Mauryan emperor ______.

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  1. Akbar

  2. Ashoka

  3. Harshavardhan

  4. Bindusara

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The earliest deciphered epigraphic inscriptions are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, written in forms of Prakrit in the Brahmi script. The inscriptions and edicts of Asoka refer to a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Asoka, as well as boulders and cave walls. They are spread over modern-day Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Without _____ evidence and proofs, history cannot be blindly accepted.

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  1. documentary

  2. factual

  3. written

  4. recorded

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After the Indian independence, the events, descriptions and writings of Indians paved way for a new history. Amidst all these, as historians all over the world believed, Indians too believed that supplementary evidence was necessary. Even today it is widely accepted that without documentary evidence and proofs, history cannot be blindly accepted. 

Since more than _____ Indians were illiterate, they had no written history.

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  1. 40%

  2. 50%

  3. 60%

  4. 70%

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

1. In the recent decades, historians have started debating about the ways to write the history of the common people which does not have documentary evidence. 

2.Since more than 70% of the Indians were illiterate, they had no written history. Their history was equally important and as such, writing about those who were uneducated and stayed away from knowledge centers posed a serious challenge. 
3.Hence, in the recent ages, study of history of common people has gained a lot of importance.

Viewing history in  a cyclic manner is called ______.

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  1. Susumnachakra

  2. Adharachakra

  3. Kalachakra

  4. Ajnachakra

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Viewing history in a cyclic manner is called Kalachakra because it refers to wheel of time or "time-cycles".

Folk/Oral sources are a boon to ______.

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  1. Archaeologists

  2. Scientists

  3. Historians

  4. Researchers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Historians have always considered the history of ordinary people equally important. They made attempts to stir the memories of common folks to unearth details about various incidents and events. They are also trying to write history based on the study if folk songs, social traditions etc.

So many such folk/oral sources are a boon to Historians.

_________ is narrated as Tretayuga, Dwaparayuga, etc.

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  1. Science

  2. Philosophy

  3. Psychology

  4. History

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

History is narrated as Tretayuga, Dwaparyuga etc. The Indian system views time in a cyclic manner. It is also referred to as Kalachakra. On completion of one Kalchakra, another begins. The completion of one of its cycle is known as Yuga. Thus, history has Yugas such as Tretayuga, Dwaparyuga etc.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

Indian system views time in a _______ manner.

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  1. Cyclic

  2. Linear

  3. Flexible

  4. None of them

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The manner in which the Indian system views time is cyclic. It is also referred to as Kalachakra. When one chakra completes, another starts. The completion of one of its cycle is known as Yuga. In this way, history has Yugas such as Tretayuga, Dwaparyuga etc.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

All ______ narratives help in creating a history.

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  1. Written

  2. Scriptural

  3. Oral

  4. Poetic

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Historians resort to oral descriptions to narrate the lives of ordinary people. The history created by such oral descriptions is called Oral History.

According to the linear model, _____ year follows the first.

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  1. Second

  2. Third

  3. Fourth

  4. Fifth

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Correct Option: A

The simple linear model is the outcome of a ______ European society.

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  1. Capitalist

  2. Marxist

  3. Socialist

  4. Nihilist

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 This model of historical perception concluded that the Indians lacked chronology and historical sense.