GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Study of inscription is called:
A
Archaeology
B
Numismatic
C
Epigraphy
D
Palaeography
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -epigraphy, the study of written matter recorded on hard or durable material. The term is derived from the Classical Greek epigraphein (“to write upon, incise”) and epigraphē (“inscription”).

Detailed explanation-2: -Epigraphy literary means on-writing or inscription. Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings and classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions. ii. Numismatics is the study of coins.

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