Question 1

…………….is the archaeological study of living people.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnoarchaeology
B)  anthropology
C)  indology
D)  sinology A

Question 2

………….is the study of inscriptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  epigraphy
B)  archaeology
C)  museology
D)  numismatics A

Question 3

The first book on coins was 'De Asse et Partibus' (1514) by ………

Accepted Answer

A)  guillaume budé
B)  keith jenkins
C)  edward tylor
D)  lewis henry morgan A

Question 4

……………… is the study or collection of coins.

Accepted Answer

A)  numismatics
B)  epigraphy
C)  archaeology
D)  museology

Question 5

………….are the bedrock of historical knowledge, infact the basic raw materials for the reconstruction of history.

Accepted Answer

A)  the primary sources
B)  secondary sources
C)  tertiary evidences
D)  reasoning

Question 6

Theory of evolution was developed by …………

Accepted Answer

A)  charles darwin
B)  heinrich schliemann
C)  john lloyd stephens
D)  samuel haven

Question 7

……………are neither the sources of information transmitted by one who was neither a participant nor an eyewitness of the original event.

Accepted Answer

A)  oral history
B)  secondary sources
C)  argument
D)  index

Question 8

In 1931 the ………… Academy launched the Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum publishing collections of Ancient Greek coinage.

Accepted Answer

A)  american
B)  french
C)  german
D)  british

Question 9

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) was passed in …………

Accepted Answer

A)  1966
B)  1866
C)  1934
D)  1946

Question 10

………………is the broad conclusion of a work which will naturally indicate the essence of the study.

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary evidences
B)  generalization
C)  oral history
D)  plagiarism

Question 11

…........is a process through which a historian tries to know what is not known to him, on the basis of available materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  appendices
B)  constructive reasoning
C)  glossary
D)  index

Question 12

A person who works in archives is called an ………………

Accepted Answer

A)  archivist
B)  archaeologist
C)  historian
D)  epigraphists

Question 13

The historian is expected to use ……………..only when he has no other reliable sources available.

Accepted Answer

A)  argument
B)  oral history
C)  plagiarism
D)  deductive method

Question 14

…........is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community.

Accepted Answer

A)  local history
B)  tertiary evidences
C)  oral history
D)  secondary sources

Question 15

……………….is the study of human culture in historic as well as prehistoric times, by examining the material remains of early human settlements.

Accepted Answer

A)  epigraphy
B)  archaeology
C)  economics
D)  museology

Question 16

The American Numismatic Society was founded in ……………

Accepted Answer

A)  1858
B)  1862
C)  1875
D)  1885

Question 17

……….is also known as 'framing a formula' or deducing a general law.

Accepted Answer

A)  generalization
B)  oral history
C)  secondary sources
D)  argument

Question 18

The Royal Numismatic Society was founded in ……………

Accepted Answer

A)  1836
B)  1846
C)  1861
D)  1863

Question 19

….........., if used quite logically and unbiased, could be helpful to illuminate the dark aspects of historical reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive method
B)  appendices
C)  index
D)  foot notes

Question 20

The first hand accounts of experimentation and investigation, original works, reports etc. could be treated as ……………….

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary evidences
B)  primary sources
C)  oral history
D)  secondary sources

Exam 4: Archaeology, Numismatics, and Historical Method