M.A. (A.I.H.C. A.)(Semester Examination, 2017
ANCIENT INDIAN PALEOGRAPHY AND EPIGRAPHY
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Day Date: Friday, 21-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Select the appropriate word:
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Rock edicts of Ashoka we found in Junagada.
12 10 14 18
Ashoka appointed to guide people to his religious order.
Amatya Sumant
Pandit Dharmamahamatra
was Prabhavatigupta's husband season.
Rudrasen Rudradaman
Rudragupta None of them
inscription mention summer season.
Pulumavi Nasik inscription Prayag Prashasti
Ashoka's inscription Aihole inscription
year Emperor Ashoka's Girnar rock edict found.
1882 1883 1884 1885
Poona copper plate was related to Queen
Prabhavati Gupta's Kema Kalyani Purva
Mathura Inscription gave information of sect.
Nayanar Alvar Lakuli Vajrayan
Vakatak King Radrasan was the father of prince
Shursen Virsen Divakarsen Balsen
inscription gave the information about the Bhima river.
Prayag Prashthi Eihol Prashathi
Pulumavis Nashik Nagnikas Naneghat
10) Poona copper plat exited in family's personal collection.
Kulakarni Gupate Mehendale Nagarkar
11) Queen Prabhavati Gupata was follower of set.
Shavism Shaktism Buddhism Vaishnavism
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12) Chedi King was the contemporary of Sathvhan King Shri
Satkarni.
Meghavahan Kharvel Vattagamini Dharmpal
13) In Ancient age Asam' was known as
Saurashtra Anup Kamrup Aparant
14) Takhat-E-Bhahi inscription mention
Shithio Parthiyan and Vikram Savant Kalchuri
Maurya Savant Manvantar
Q.2 Write a short note (any four): 12
Naneghat
Damma Ghosh
Basenagar Garud Pillar
Lakuli sect
Prabhavati Gupata
Write the kinds of Ulemas?
Q.3 Write short answers (any Four): 16
Discuss the work of Samundragupta with the help of Prayag
Prashasti
Explain the historical importance of Pulmavi Nasik inscription.
Describe the Kalchuri dating.
Narrate the cave edict of Naganika.
Q.4 Write answer in detail (any 14
Write in brief about Vikram dating era.
Describe the religious and cultural importance of Mathura
inscription of Chandragupta II.
Explain the cultural Historical importance of Hathigufa rock
edict?
Q.5 Explain the significance of the Girnar edict of Ashok. 14
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Describe the characteristics of Aihole inscription of Pulakesin II.