1. Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences
Chapter 1
(1) It may be said that ……………… was the founder of modern historiography.
(a) Voltaire
(b) René Descartes
(c) Leopold Ranké
(d) Karl Marx
Ans. Voltaire
(2) ………… wrote the book entitled ‘Archaeology of Knowledge’.
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Michel Foucault
(c) Lucien Febvre
(d) Voltaire
Ans. Michel Foucault
Chapter 2
(1) …….. was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) William Jones
(c) John Marshall
(d) Friedrich Max Muller
Ans. Sir Alexander Cunningham
(2) ………… translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’.
(a) James Mill
(b) Friedrich max Muller
(c) Mountstuart Elphinstone
(d) Sir John Marshall
Ans. Friedrich Max Muller
Chapter 3
(1) The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ………………
(a) Delhi
(b) Harappa
(c) Ur
(d) Kolkata
Ans. (b) Ur
(2) The National Archives of India is in ………..
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
Ans. Delhi
Chapter 4
(1) The arts of painting and sculpting are ………
(a) visual arts
(b) performing arts
(c) folk arts
(d) classical arts
Ans. (a) visual arts
(2) The ………. saw the rise of Mathura school.
(a) Kushana period
(b) Gupta period
(c) Rashtrakuta period
(d) Maurya period
Ans. (a) Kushana period
Chapter 5
(1) The first English newspaper in India was started by ……….……
(a) James Augustus Hickey
(b) John Marshall
(c) Allen Hume
Ans. (a) James Augustus Hickey
(2) Television is an ……………. medium.
(a) visual
(b) audio
(c) audio-visual
Ans. (c) audio-visual
Chapter 6
(1) …….…… are supposed to be the first keertankar in Maharashtra.
(a) Saint Dnyanehshwar
(b) Saint Tukaram
(c) Saint Namdev
(d) Saint Eknath
Ans. (c) Saint Namdev
(2) Baburao painter made the movie, …………….
(a) Pundalik
(b) Raja Harischandra
(c) Sairandhri
(d) Bajirao-Mastani
Ans. (c) Sairandhri
Chapter 7
(1) The ancient event of Olympic competitions used to be held at …………….. .
(a) Olympia, Greece
(b) Rome
(c) India
(d) China
Ans. (a) Olympia, Greece
(2) The wooden dolls made in Maharashtra are known as ……………
(a) Thaki
(b) Kalichandika
(c) Gangavati
(d) Champavati
Ans. (a) Thaki
Chapter 8
(1) Thomas Cook established a travel agency selling …… .
(a) handicrafts
(b) toys
(c) food items
(d) tourist tickets
Ans. (d) tourist tickets
(2) Bhilar is known as the ‘Village of …………….’ .
(a) books
(b) plants
(c) mangoes
(d) forts
Ans. (a) books
Chapter 9
(1) Lovre Museum has in its collection the much acclaimed painting of ….………….. by Leonardo da Vinci.
(a) Napoleon
(b) Mona Lisa
(c) Hans sloan
(d) George II
Ans. (b) Mona Lisa
(2) ……………….… at Kolkata is the first museum in India.
(a) Government Museum
(b) National Museum
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastusangrahalay
(d) Indian Museum
Ans. (d) Indian Museum