Informatics And History Set 12

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History)

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Q1 | Scilab syntax is largely based on the ………..language.
  • ENIAC
  • Scilab
  • MATLAB
  • Xcos
Answer: MATLAB
Q2 | The Scilab Consortium was formed in May ………. to broadencontributions and promote Scilab as worldwide reference software in academia and industry.
  • 1983
  • 1993
  • 2003
  • 2006
Answer: 2003
Q3 | In July 2008, in order to improve the technology transfer, the ScilabConsortium joined the……………...
  • Digiteo Foundation
  • Scilab
  • ENIAC
  • Access Digital Data
Answer: Digiteo Foundation
Q4 | ………………….is a method by which a company can convert paperdocuments into digital format.
  • Digital documentation
  • Scilab
  • Access Digital Data
  • MATLAB
Answer: Digital documentation
Q5 | Indus script is a product of one of the largest ………….civilisations oftenreferred to as the Harappan civilisation.
  • Neolithic Age
  • Paleolithic Age
  • Bronze Age
  • Mesolithic Age
Answer: Bronze Age
Q6 | ………….. Civilisation was distinguished for its highly utilitarian andstandardised life style, excellent water management system and architecture.
  • American
  • Mayan
  • Indus Valley
  • Egyptian
Answer: Indus Valley
Q7 | The first publication of a Harappan seal dates to 1873, in a drawing by ………………..
  • Alexander Cunningham
  • Yuri Knorozov
  • John E. Mitchiner
  • W.W.Grummond
Answer: Alexander Cunningham
Q8 | In the early 1970s, ………………published a corpus and concordance ofIndus writing listing about 3700 seals and about 417 distinct signs in specific patterns.
  • Iravatham Mahadevan
  • John E. Mitchiner
  • W.W.Grummond
  • T.V. Mahalingam
Answer: Iravatham Mahadevan
Q9 | In May 2007, the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department found potswith arrow-head symbols during an excavation in Melaperumpallam near………………….
  • Poompuhar
  • Madras
  • Adayar
  • Tirunelveli
Answer: Poompuhar
Q10 | A computational study od Indus Script conducted by a joint Indo-USteam led by Rajesh P N Rao of the University of ………………….., consisting of Iravatham Mahadevan and others from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was published in April 2009 in Science.
  • Russia
  • Washington
  • France
  • Delhi
Answer: Washington
Q11 | The book ‘Deciphering the Indus Script’ was written by ……………
  • Asko Parpola
  • Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao
  • K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
  • Appadorai
Answer: Asko Parpola
Q12 | The Finnish scholar ……………….led a Finnish team in the 1960s-80sthat vied with Knorozov's Soviet team in investigating the Indus script using computer analysis.
  • Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao
  • Asko Parpola
  • John E. Mitchiner
  • W.W.Grummond
Answer: Asko Parpola
Q13 | ‘South Indian History and Society Studies from Inscriptions A.D.850- 1800’ was written by …………………………
  • Noboru Karashima
  • Prof.Champakalakshmi
  • N.Jha d) M.G.S. Narayanan
Answer: Noboru Karashima
Q14 | …………………. initiated a joint research project on the “Socio – economic development in South India from the 13th century through the18th century in 1984.
  • Robert Scoble
  • Goldman
  • Noboru Karashima
  • Jason Calacanis.
Answer: Noboru Karashima
Q15 | The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India brought out by Noboru Karashima in …………….. is a remarkable example for computer assisted research.
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2005
  • 2007
Answer: 2002
Q16 | ………….. is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be used forstoring, organizing and manipulating data.
  • ENIAC
  • Scilab
  • Excel
  • Access Digital Data
Answer: Excel
Q17 | …………………is the study of human cultures through the recoverydocumentation and analysis of material remains including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains and landscapes.
  • Numismatics
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
  • Paleography
Answer: Archaeology
Q18 | JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, foundedin……………..
  • 1985
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 2005
Answer: 1995
Q19 | The founder of JSTOR was …………..
  • Goldman
  • William G. Bowen
  • Brad Fitzpatrick
  • Robert Scoble
Answer: William G. Bowen
Q20 | …………… is an autonomous institution committed to scientificresearch in history and social sciences, Funded by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala.
  • ICHR
  • UNESCO
  • Scilab
  • KCHR
Answer: KCHR
Q21 | KCHR is located at ………………….
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Delhi
  • Kottayam
  • Calcutta
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram
Q22 | The British Museum was established in……….., largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.
  • 1733
  • 1743
  • 1753
  • 1783
Answer: 1753
Q23 | …………. is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of theworld.
  • UNESCO
  • OSM
  • ENIAC
  • KCHR
Answer: OSM
Q24 | ……………..was founded in July 2004 by Steve Coast.
  • ENIAC
  • UNESCO
  • Scilab
  • OpenStreetMap
Answer: OpenStreetMap
Q25 | A ……….is a personal journal published on the World Wide Webconsisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.
  • Scilab
  • blog
  • ENIAC
  • OSM
Answer: blog
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