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ARCHAEOLOGY MCQs
1. Who of the following discovered the first palaeolith at Pallavaram?
(A) Sir William Jones
(B) John Marshall
(C) Robert Bruce Foote
(D) Major Alexander Cunningham
Ans: C
2. The Acheulian tools were introduced by one of the following group of human beings:
(A) Homo – habilis
(B) Homo – erectus
(C) Homo – sapiens
(D) Homo sapiens sapiens
Ans: B
3. Which of the following tools is not associated with Palaeolithic culture?
(A) Hand – axe
(B) Chopper
(C) Cleaver
(D) Adze
Ans: D
4. The term ‘Palaeolithic’ was introduced by
(A) Mortimer Wheeler
(B) John Lubbock
(C) Gordon Childe
(D) Henry Delumle
Ans: B
5. Which of the following features is not related to Harappan civilization?
(A) Gold and silver ornaments
(B) Bullock cart
(C) Iron technology
(D) Trade
Ans: C
6. The site Balathal belongs to which of the following culture?
(A) Jorwe Chalcolithic
(B) Malwa Chalcolithic
(C) Kaytha Chalcolithic
(D) Ahar Chalcolithic
Ans: D
7. Potin coins were first issued by
(A) Vakatakas
(B) Satavahanas
(C) Guptas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: B
8. Who issued the ship marked coins?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Yazna Satakarni
(C) Pulkeshin – II
(D) Govinda – III
Ans: B
9. Who has singled out the Lydians as the inventor of coins?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Pythagoras
(C) Macdonald
(D) G. Rawlinson
Ans: A
10. Who deciphered the Brahmi script?
(A) John Marshall
(B) J.F. Fleet
(C) Alexander Cunningham
(D) James Princep
Ans: D
11. In which of the following inscriptions we find a provision of corn by the State to people in days of famine?
(A) Damodarpur
(B) Paharpur
(C) Sohagaura
(D) Ghugrahate
Ans: C
12. Who is the only known scribe from Ashokan epigraphs?
(A) Harisena
(B) Chapada
(C) Ravikirti
(D) Kupana Chama
Ans: B
13. Which edict of Ashoka refers to his Queen Charuvaki (Kavuvaki) and son Tivara?
(A) Rock edict – VII
(B) Rock edict – XIII
(C) Minor pillar edict – III
(D) Pillar edict – III
Ans: C
14. Sudarsana lake was again repaired by
(A) Buddhagupta
(B) Kumaragupta
(C) Ramgupta
(D) Skandagupta
Ans: D
15. Who was the chief patron of the Great Chaitya hall at Karle?
(A) Pulkeshin
(B) Nahapana
(C) Bhutapala
(D) Satakarni
Ans: C
16. The first anthropomorphic representation of Lord Buddha is found in
(A) Mathura and Gandhara
(B) Sarnatha
(C) Nagarjuna Konda
(D) Bodh-Gaya
Ans: A
17. The famous descent of the Ganga scene is depicted at
(A) Konark
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Pattadakal
Ans: C
18. Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) James Princep
(C) John Marshall
(D) R.E.M. Wheeler
Ans: A
19. Photogrammetry is
(A) A technique of transforming aerial photography into a scaled plan.
(B) A technique taking photographs of huge monuments.
(C) A technique of taking photographs of minute things into a wider form.
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
20. Menhir is associated with
(A) Palaeolithic culture
(B) Neolithic culture
(C) Chalolithic culture
(D) Megalithic culture
Ans: D
21. Hoysaleshwara temple is situated at
(A) Sravanabelagola
(B) Hampi
(C) Badami
(D) Halebidu
Ans: D
22. In which of the following cultures lower legs of the dead persons were chopped off before burial?
(A) Harappan Culture
(B) Painted Grey Ware Culture
(C) Neolithic Culture
(D) Jorwe Culture
Ans: D
23. In which of the following periods retouched blade was introduced?
(A) Lower Palaeolithic
(B) Middle Palaeolithic
(C) Upper Palaeolithic
(D) Mesolithic
Ans: C
24. Which of the following sites has produced three tier town system?
(A) Rakhigarhi
(B) Harappa
(C) Dholavira
(D) Sanauli
Ans: C
25. The Kailasanath temple is located at
(A) Badami
(B) Alampur
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Sravanabelagola
Ans: C
26. Which Indo-Greek king is referred in the Besnagar Pillar Inscription?
(A) Alexander
(B) Antialkidas
(C) Demetrius
(D) Menander
Ans: B
27. The name ‘Mahakshatrapa Kharapallan’ finds mention in which of the following inscriptions?
(A) Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I
(B) Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka
(C) Aphsad inscription of Adityasena
(D) Nasik inscription of Balasri
Ans: B
28. Who of the following Governor Generals of India came as a great boon to Indian Archaeology?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Rippon
(D) Lord Lytton
Ans: A
29. Who introduced the principle of stratigraphy in Indian Archaeology?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) John Marshall
(C) H.D. Sankalia
(D) R.E.M. Wheeler
Ans: D
30. Coins with legends and portraits were introduced in India by
(A) Mauryas
(B) Indo-Greeks
(C) Sungas
(D) Kushanas
Ans: B
31. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Mehargarh
(ii) Narhan
(iii) Ahichchhatra
(iv) Shravasti
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
32. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:
(i) Kanva
(ii) Kadamba
(iii) Satavahana
(iv) Ganga
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
33. Which one of the following sites have Neolithic deposits?
(a) Bagor
(b) Kanishpur
(c) Jhusi
(d) Narhan
Codes:
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) and (d)
(D) (a) and (d)
Ans: B
34. The excavated Toba volcanic ash sites in the Son vale are
(i) Khuteli
(ii) Bamburi
(iii) Ghoghara
(iv) Dhaba
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii)
Ans: D
35. Assertion (A): Most popular tools of the Middle Palaeolithic culture are scrapers.
Reason (R): The Middle Palaeolithic man was working only on wood.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
Ans: A
36. Assertion (A): The Neolithic culture of Kashmir was an isolated phenomenon.
Reason (R): It did not evolve in Kashmir.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
37. Assertion (A): The image of the Buddha in the human form was introduced during the
Mahayana Sect.
Reason (R): Because we find such Buddha images in the Mathura art during the Kushana period.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
38. Assertion (A): Pashupati Shiva worship was popular during the Indus Valley Civilization.
Reason (R): As he was shown in Yogic posture surrounded by animals.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
39. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is known as the Golden age.
Reason (R): It was due to the discovery of gold mines in the Gupta empire.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
40. Assertion (A): The Mauryan Empire did not survive for long after the death of Ashoka.
Reason (R): It was due to the invasion of Satavahanas.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
41. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Laboratory of Indian Architecture (i) Lothal
(b) Vakataka Paintings (ii) Brahmagiri
(c) Megalithic Excavation (iii) Ajanta
(d) Harappan Port town (iv) Pattadakal
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
42. Match the Sites of List – I with the Rivers of List – II and select the correct code given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Harappa (i) Ganga
(b) Sanauli (ii) Ravi
(c) Kunal (iii) Yamuna
(d) Hastinapur (iv) Ghaggar
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: A
43. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Kalibangan (i) Dancing girl
(b) MohenJodaro (ii) Ploughed field
(c) Banawali (iii) Terracotta plough
(d) Harappa (iv) Granary
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
44. Match the items of List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Bamiyan (i) Karnataka
(b) Pottadaka (ii) Afghanistan
(c) Arikamedu (iii) West Bengal
(d) Pandurazardhibi (iv) Pondichery
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
45. Match the Books given in List – I with Authors given in List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) A Source Book of Indian Archaeology (i) Allchin F.R. and Chakrabarty D.K.
(b) The Indus Civilization (ii) Wheeler R.E.M.
(c) Frontiers of the Indus Civilization (iii) Sankalia H. D.
(d) Pre history and Proto history of India and Pakistan (iv) Lal B.B. and Gupta S.P.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Ans: C
46. Match the Sites of List – I with the Rivers of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Arikamedu (i) Krishna
(b) Sringverpura (ii) Yamuna
(c) Mathura (iii) Ariyankuppam
(d) Nagarjunikonda (iv) Ganga
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
47. Match the Sites of List – I with Excavators of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Durkadi (i) K. Paddayya
(b) Budihal (ii) J. Armand
(c) Anangwadi (iii) R.W. Dennel and H.M. Rendell
(d) Riwat (iv) R.S. Pappu
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: C
48. Match the Sites of List – I with the Excavators of List – II
List – I List – II
(a) Brahmgiri (i) B. Subbarao
(b) Maski (ii) F.R. Allchin
(c) Piklihal (iii) B.K. Thapar
(d) Sangankallu (iv) Mortimer Wheeler
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
49. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Uttarmerur Inscription (i) Mihirbhoja
(b) Gwalior Inscription (ii) Govind IV
(c) Sangli Copper Plate (iii) Pulakesin I
(d) Badami Inscription (iv) Parantaka I
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: C
50. Match the Sites of List – I with the items of List – II and select the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Shortughai (i) Iron plough share
(b) Kalibanga (ii) Terracotta plough
(c) Banawali (iii) Lapislazuli
(d) Jakhera (iv) Ploughed field
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: D
(A) Sir William Jones
(B) John Marshall
(C) Robert Bruce Foote
(D) Major Alexander Cunningham
Ans: C
2. The Acheulian tools were introduced by one of the following group of human beings:
(A) Homo – habilis
(B) Homo – erectus
(C) Homo – sapiens
(D) Homo sapiens sapiens
Ans: B
3. Which of the following tools is not associated with Palaeolithic culture?
(A) Hand – axe
(B) Chopper
(C) Cleaver
(D) Adze
Ans: D
4. The term ‘Palaeolithic’ was introduced by
(A) Mortimer Wheeler
(B) John Lubbock
(C) Gordon Childe
(D) Henry Delumle
Ans: B
5. Which of the following features is not related to Harappan civilization?
(A) Gold and silver ornaments
(B) Bullock cart
(C) Iron technology
(D) Trade
Ans: C
6. The site Balathal belongs to which of the following culture?
(A) Jorwe Chalcolithic
(B) Malwa Chalcolithic
(C) Kaytha Chalcolithic
(D) Ahar Chalcolithic
Ans: D
7. Potin coins were first issued by
(A) Vakatakas
(B) Satavahanas
(C) Guptas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: B
8. Who issued the ship marked coins?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Yazna Satakarni
(C) Pulkeshin – II
(D) Govinda – III
Ans: B
9. Who has singled out the Lydians as the inventor of coins?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Pythagoras
(C) Macdonald
(D) G. Rawlinson
Ans: A
10. Who deciphered the Brahmi script?
(A) John Marshall
(B) J.F. Fleet
(C) Alexander Cunningham
(D) James Princep
Ans: D
11. In which of the following inscriptions we find a provision of corn by the State to people in days of famine?
(A) Damodarpur
(B) Paharpur
(C) Sohagaura
(D) Ghugrahate
Ans: C
12. Who is the only known scribe from Ashokan epigraphs?
(A) Harisena
(B) Chapada
(C) Ravikirti
(D) Kupana Chama
Ans: B
13. Which edict of Ashoka refers to his Queen Charuvaki (Kavuvaki) and son Tivara?
(A) Rock edict – VII
(B) Rock edict – XIII
(C) Minor pillar edict – III
(D) Pillar edict – III
Ans: C
14. Sudarsana lake was again repaired by
(A) Buddhagupta
(B) Kumaragupta
(C) Ramgupta
(D) Skandagupta
Ans: D
15. Who was the chief patron of the Great Chaitya hall at Karle?
(A) Pulkeshin
(B) Nahapana
(C) Bhutapala
(D) Satakarni
Ans: C
16. The first anthropomorphic representation of Lord Buddha is found in
(A) Mathura and Gandhara
(B) Sarnatha
(C) Nagarjuna Konda
(D) Bodh-Gaya
Ans: A
17. The famous descent of the Ganga scene is depicted at
(A) Konark
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Mamallapuram
(D) Pattadakal
Ans: C
18. Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) James Princep
(C) John Marshall
(D) R.E.M. Wheeler
Ans: A
19. Photogrammetry is
(A) A technique of transforming aerial photography into a scaled plan.
(B) A technique taking photographs of huge monuments.
(C) A technique of taking photographs of minute things into a wider form.
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
20. Menhir is associated with
(A) Palaeolithic culture
(B) Neolithic culture
(C) Chalolithic culture
(D) Megalithic culture
Ans: D
21. Hoysaleshwara temple is situated at
(A) Sravanabelagola
(B) Hampi
(C) Badami
(D) Halebidu
Ans: D
22. In which of the following cultures lower legs of the dead persons were chopped off before burial?
(A) Harappan Culture
(B) Painted Grey Ware Culture
(C) Neolithic Culture
(D) Jorwe Culture
Ans: D
23. In which of the following periods retouched blade was introduced?
(A) Lower Palaeolithic
(B) Middle Palaeolithic
(C) Upper Palaeolithic
(D) Mesolithic
Ans: C
24. Which of the following sites has produced three tier town system?
(A) Rakhigarhi
(B) Harappa
(C) Dholavira
(D) Sanauli
Ans: C
25. The Kailasanath temple is located at
(A) Badami
(B) Alampur
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Sravanabelagola
Ans: C
26. Which Indo-Greek king is referred in the Besnagar Pillar Inscription?
(A) Alexander
(B) Antialkidas
(C) Demetrius
(D) Menander
Ans: B
27. The name ‘Mahakshatrapa Kharapallan’ finds mention in which of the following inscriptions?
(A) Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I
(B) Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka
(C) Aphsad inscription of Adityasena
(D) Nasik inscription of Balasri
Ans: B
28. Who of the following Governor Generals of India came as a great boon to Indian Archaeology?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Rippon
(D) Lord Lytton
Ans: A
29. Who introduced the principle of stratigraphy in Indian Archaeology?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) John Marshall
(C) H.D. Sankalia
(D) R.E.M. Wheeler
Ans: D
30. Coins with legends and portraits were introduced in India by
(A) Mauryas
(B) Indo-Greeks
(C) Sungas
(D) Kushanas
Ans: B
31. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Mehargarh
(ii) Narhan
(iii) Ahichchhatra
(iv) Shravasti
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
32. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:
(i) Kanva
(ii) Kadamba
(iii) Satavahana
(iv) Ganga
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
33. Which one of the following sites have Neolithic deposits?
(a) Bagor
(b) Kanishpur
(c) Jhusi
(d) Narhan
Codes:
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) and (d)
(D) (a) and (d)
Ans: B
34. The excavated Toba volcanic ash sites in the Son vale are
(i) Khuteli
(ii) Bamburi
(iii) Ghoghara
(iv) Dhaba
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii)
Ans: D
35. Assertion (A): Most popular tools of the Middle Palaeolithic culture are scrapers.
Reason (R): The Middle Palaeolithic man was working only on wood.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
Ans: A
36. Assertion (A): The Neolithic culture of Kashmir was an isolated phenomenon.
Reason (R): It did not evolve in Kashmir.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
37. Assertion (A): The image of the Buddha in the human form was introduced during the
Mahayana Sect.
Reason (R): Because we find such Buddha images in the Mathura art during the Kushana period.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
38. Assertion (A): Pashupati Shiva worship was popular during the Indus Valley Civilization.
Reason (R): As he was shown in Yogic posture surrounded by animals.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
39. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is known as the Golden age.
Reason (R): It was due to the discovery of gold mines in the Gupta empire.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
40. Assertion (A): The Mauryan Empire did not survive for long after the death of Ashoka.
Reason (R): It was due to the invasion of Satavahanas.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
41. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Laboratory of Indian Architecture (i) Lothal
(b) Vakataka Paintings (ii) Brahmagiri
(c) Megalithic Excavation (iii) Ajanta
(d) Harappan Port town (iv) Pattadakal
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
42. Match the Sites of List – I with the Rivers of List – II and select the correct code given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Harappa (i) Ganga
(b) Sanauli (ii) Ravi
(c) Kunal (iii) Yamuna
(d) Hastinapur (iv) Ghaggar
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: A
43. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(a) Kalibangan (i) Dancing girl
(b) MohenJodaro (ii) Ploughed field
(c) Banawali (iii) Terracotta plough
(d) Harappa (iv) Granary
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
44. Match the items of List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Bamiyan (i) Karnataka
(b) Pottadaka (ii) Afghanistan
(c) Arikamedu (iii) West Bengal
(d) Pandurazardhibi (iv) Pondichery
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
45. Match the Books given in List – I with Authors given in List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) A Source Book of Indian Archaeology (i) Allchin F.R. and Chakrabarty D.K.
(b) The Indus Civilization (ii) Wheeler R.E.M.
(c) Frontiers of the Indus Civilization (iii) Sankalia H. D.
(d) Pre history and Proto history of India and Pakistan (iv) Lal B.B. and Gupta S.P.
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Ans: C
46. Match the Sites of List – I with the Rivers of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Arikamedu (i) Krishna
(b) Sringverpura (ii) Yamuna
(c) Mathura (iii) Ariyankuppam
(d) Nagarjunikonda (iv) Ganga
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
47. Match the Sites of List – I with Excavators of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Durkadi (i) K. Paddayya
(b) Budihal (ii) J. Armand
(c) Anangwadi (iii) R.W. Dennel and H.M. Rendell
(d) Riwat (iv) R.S. Pappu
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: C
48. Match the Sites of List – I with the Excavators of List – II
List – I List – II
(a) Brahmgiri (i) B. Subbarao
(b) Maski (ii) F.R. Allchin
(c) Piklihal (iii) B.K. Thapar
(d) Sangankallu (iv) Mortimer Wheeler
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
49. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
(a) Uttarmerur Inscription (i) Mihirbhoja
(b) Gwalior Inscription (ii) Govind IV
(c) Sangli Copper Plate (iii) Pulakesin I
(d) Badami Inscription (iv) Parantaka I
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: C
50. Match the Sites of List – I with the items of List – II and select the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Shortughai (i) Iron plough share
(b) Kalibanga (ii) Terracotta plough
(c) Banawali (iii) Lapislazuli
(d) Jakhera (iv) Ploughed field
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: D
51. Assertion (A): The punch marked coins do not have any legend.
Reason (R): The art of writing was not known at that time.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
52. Assertion (A): Good trade contact was between Arikamedu and Roman world.
Reason (R): Because Indian merchandise was in surplus.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(D) (R) is false, but (A) is correct.
Ans: A
53. Assertion (A): Rock-cut caves were mainly excavated for the religions purpose in the ancient India.
Reason (R): It was for the purpose of propagating Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
54. Assertion (A): In the early-medieval temples of Cholas, the temple served the purpose of Bankers for helping the poor people.
Reason (R): Such Epigraphic evidences are available.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
55. Assertion (A): The anthropomorphic figures of Copper Hoards seem to be ritual figure.
Reason (R): Because they bear resemblance with sacrificial axes of iron used by tribal people of Chhota Nagpur.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
56. Assertion (A): Development of Palaeolithic Technology is worked out by economy of labour and raw material.
Reason (R): The increasing cranial capacity was responsible for it.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
57. Assertion (A): Increase in number of sites and extension of distribution area has been found during Mesolithic culture.
Reason (R): It is due to favourable climatic conditions and increase in human population in this period.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
58. Assertion (A): Megalithic monuments were built by Vedic people.
Reason (R): Large stone blocks for this purpose were used.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
59. Assertion (A): The layers on both sides of the pit are earlier than the pit.
Reason (R): Because these were accumulated before the pit was dug.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
60. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Mahabalipuram
(ii) Arikamedu
(iii) Belur
(iv) Brahmagiri
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
61. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Terdal
(ii) Birbhanpur
(iii) Samnapur
(iv) Hathnora
Codes:
(A) (i), (iii), (iv) and (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv) and (i)
Ans: C
62. We have four cultures, identify the correct chronological order:
(i) Acheulian
(ii) Abbevillian
(iii) Magdalonian
(iv) Mousterian
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
63. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Hindu Shahi coins of Afghanistan
(ii) The Chakravikrama type coins of Chandragupta II
(iii) The gold coins of KujulaKadphises
(iv) Coins of Azes I
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
64. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Lothal i. B.P. Sinha
b. Kalibanga ii. R.E.M. Wheeler
c. Arikamedu iii. B.B. Lal
d. Chirand iv. S.R. Rao
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
65. Match the following sites of List – I with rivers of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Maheshwar i. Chhoti Kali Sindh
b. Kayatha ii. Bhima
c. Chandoli iii. Narmada
d. Nagda iv. Chambal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
66. Middle Palaeolithic artefacts have been found from the rock shelters/ caves of
(i) Lahariadih
(ii) Bhimbethka
(iii) Lekhahia
(iv) Sanghao Cave
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
Ans: D
67. Match the following Geographical areas of List – I with Pre-historians of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kashmir and the Sohan river valley i. Sankalia and Joshi
b. Liddar Valley ii. deTerra and Paterson
c. Potwar Plateau iii. Rendell and Dennel
d. Beas and Banganga Valleys iv. B.B. Lal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
68. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Burzahom i. Chalcolithic
b. Kumaranahalli ii. Neolithic
c. Nevasa iii. Megalithic
d. Kayatha iv. Palaeolithic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
69. Match the following rulers of List – I with their respective temples of List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List – I List – II
a. Brihadeshwar (Rajarajeshwara) Temple i. Loka Mahadevi
b. Badami Caves ii. Rajaraj Chola
c. Ratha’s at Mamallapuram iii. Mangaleshwar
d. Virupaksha Temple of Pattadakal iv. Narasingh Varman
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: D
70. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Vikrama era i. 628 A.D.
b. Gupta era ii. 78 A.D.
c. Harsha era iii. 58 B.C.
d. Saka era iv. 319 A.D.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
71. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Chirand i. O.C.P.
b. Pallavaram ii. Mesolithic
c. Birbhanpur iii. Palaeolithic
d. Rajpur-Parasu iv. Neolithic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
72. Match the terms of List – I with the meanings of List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Virgin soil i. Unproductive layer
b. Sterile layer ii. Free from human intervention
c. Baulk iii. Concealing the preceding one
d. Ceiling layer iv. Section bearing portion
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
73. Match the sites of List – I with the regions of List – II and select the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
a. Bagasara i. Deccan
b. Mahurjhari ii. Gujarat
c. Manheru iii. Uttar Pradesh
d. Agiabir iv. Haryana
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i iii iv ii
Ans: B
74. Match the Books of List – I with those of authors in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. The Archaeology of India i. Fairservice W.A.
b. The Roots of Ancient India ii. Agrawal D.P.
c. The City in Early Historical India iii. Gupta S.P.
d. Archaeology of Soviet Central Asia and Indian Borderlands iv. Ghosh A.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
75. Match the Books of List – I with those of authors in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Prehistoric India i. Possehl G.L.
b. Ancient Cities of the Indus ii. Piggott S.
c. Prehistory of India iii. Subbarao B.
d. The Personality of India iv. Sankalia H.D.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: B
76. How would a carved damaged part of gateway of Sanchi Stupa will be restored?
(A) The portion will be plastered.
(B) The portion will be replaced by a matching carved block.
(C) The part will be replaced by a plain similar piece of stone.
(D) Would be cleaned and left as it is.
Ans: C
77. Villafranchian fauna is of
(A) Upper Palaeolithic period
(B) Wurm Ice Age
(C) Early Holocene period
(D) Lower Pleistocene period
Ans: D
78. The method to study functions of Stone Age tool is
(A) Stratigraphy
(B) Micro-wear study
(C) Flaking experiments
(D) Typology
Ans: B
79. Wurm I & II stadials’ culture is
(A) Acheulian
(B) Mousterian
(C) Oldowan
(D) Perigordian
Ans: B
80. Earliest rock paintings are found at
(A) Altamira
(B) Bhimbethka
(C) La Moustier Cave
(D) Laharia-dih rock shelter
Ans: A
81. Which method would be suitable for determining the dating of baked clay remains?
(A) Carbon – 14
(B) Potassium Argon
(C) Pollen analysis
(D) Thermo luminescence
Ans: D
82. At what site a seal of Persian Gulf origin has been found?
(A) Rangpur
(B) Dholavira
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibangan
Ans: B
83. At which site, overlap of Harappan and Painted Grey ware culture has been unearthed?
(A) Ropar
(B) Bhagwanpura
(C) Sardarnagar
(D) Atranjikhera
Ans: B
84. At which site Micaceous Red ware was found for the first time?
(A) Prabhas Patan
(B) Lothal
(C) Padri
(D) Langhnaj
Ans: B
85. Which method will be most suitable for the interpretation of socioeconomic life of archaeological culture?
(A) Ethno-archaeology
(B) Experimental archaeology
(C) Typology
(D) Stratigraphy
Ans: A
86. Which site in India has revealed evidence for earliest huts?
(A) Hunsgi
(B) Paisra
(C) Chirki-Nevara
(D) Didwana
Ans: B
87. Which of the following scholars is not the author of book entitled ‘Indian Palaeography’?
(A) G. Buhler
(B) A.H. Dani
(C) R.B. Pande
(D) D.C. Sircar
Ans: D
88. The Ashokan edict mentions the name of Kumar Samvasa is
(A) Maski
(B) Gujarra
(C) Sannati
(D) Pangurariya
Ans: D
89. Titles “Maharaja-Rajatirajadevaputrasa- Kaisaras’ of Kushana ruler Kanishka is recorded in
(A) Sui-Vihara Copper-plate Inscription of Kanishka I : Year 11
(B) Mathura pedestal Inscription of Kanishka I : year 23
(C) Ara Stone Inscription of Kanishka II : Year 41
(D) Mathura pedestal Inscription of Vasudeva : Year 80
Ans: C
90. The Aihole Inscription of Pulkesin II was composed by
(A) Ravikirti
(B) Dhanneka
(C) Harishena
(D) Apyayika
Ans: A
91. In which cave of Ajanta the portrait of ‘Bodhisatva Padmapani Avalokiteshwara’ is painted?
(A) Cave I
(B) Cave IX
(C) Cave XVI
(D) Cave XVII
Ans: A
92. Panchavrishna Vira icons are related to which religious sect?
(A) Shaivism
(B) Jainism
(C) Vaishnavism
(D) Buddhism
Ans: C
93. Gandhara Art was influenced by
(A) Mesopotamian art
(B) Egyptian art
(C) Central Asian art
(D) Greco-Roman art
Ans: D
94. Which of the following deities is not depicted on the coins of Kanishka I?
(A) Buddha
(B) Maitreya Buddha
(C) Amitabha Buddha
(D) Mahasena
Ans: D
95. Match the following sites of List – I with the name of the excavators of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kuchai i. S.R. Rao
b. Lothal ii. B.K. Thapar
c. Kausambi iii. B.B. Lal
d. Sringaverapur iv. G.R. Sharma
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii ii iv i
Ans: C
96. Match the following excavated remains of List – I with the sites of finding of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dancing Girl of Bronze i. Kailibangan
b. Ploughed field ii. Lothal
c. Water management iii. Dholavira
d. Dock-yard iv. Mohenjodaro
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
97. Match the following cultures of List – I with the human forms associated with thereof List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Auraiganacian i. Cro-Magnon
b. Solutrean ii. Predmost
c. Magdalenian iii. Chancelade
d. Mesolithic iv. Ofnet
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
98. Match the following ancient places of List – I with the places of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bagor i. Dhar
b. Baghpat ii. Bhilwara
c. Bagh Caves iii. Mahendragarh
d. Badli iv. Meerut
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
99. Match the following sites in List – I with those regions of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bahadarabad i. Rohtak
b. Bara ii. Kutch
c. Desalpur iii. Rupnagar
d. Bahadurgarh iv. Saharanpur
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
100. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Virupaksha Temple i. Chandella
b. Sun Temple ii. Hoysalas
c. Lakshamana Temple iii. Vijayanagara
d. Channakeshava Temple iv. Gangas
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: C
Reason (R): The art of writing was not known at that time.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
52. Assertion (A): Good trade contact was between Arikamedu and Roman world.
Reason (R): Because Indian merchandise was in surplus.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(D) (R) is false, but (A) is correct.
Ans: A
53. Assertion (A): Rock-cut caves were mainly excavated for the religions purpose in the ancient India.
Reason (R): It was for the purpose of propagating Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
54. Assertion (A): In the early-medieval temples of Cholas, the temple served the purpose of Bankers for helping the poor people.
Reason (R): Such Epigraphic evidences are available.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is partly correct, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
55. Assertion (A): The anthropomorphic figures of Copper Hoards seem to be ritual figure.
Reason (R): Because they bear resemblance with sacrificial axes of iron used by tribal people of Chhota Nagpur.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
56. Assertion (A): Development of Palaeolithic Technology is worked out by economy of labour and raw material.
Reason (R): The increasing cranial capacity was responsible for it.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
57. Assertion (A): Increase in number of sites and extension of distribution area has been found during Mesolithic culture.
Reason (R): It is due to favourable climatic conditions and increase in human population in this period.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
58. Assertion (A): Megalithic monuments were built by Vedic people.
Reason (R): Large stone blocks for this purpose were used.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: C
59. Assertion (A): The layers on both sides of the pit are earlier than the pit.
Reason (R): Because these were accumulated before the pit was dug.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
60. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Mahabalipuram
(ii) Arikamedu
(iii) Belur
(iv) Brahmagiri
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
61. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
(i) Terdal
(ii) Birbhanpur
(iii) Samnapur
(iv) Hathnora
Codes:
(A) (i), (iii), (iv) and (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv) and (i)
Ans: C
62. We have four cultures, identify the correct chronological order:
(i) Acheulian
(ii) Abbevillian
(iii) Magdalonian
(iv) Mousterian
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
63. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Hindu Shahi coins of Afghanistan
(ii) The Chakravikrama type coins of Chandragupta II
(iii) The gold coins of KujulaKadphises
(iv) Coins of Azes I
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: A
64. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Lothal i. B.P. Sinha
b. Kalibanga ii. R.E.M. Wheeler
c. Arikamedu iii. B.B. Lal
d. Chirand iv. S.R. Rao
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
65. Match the following sites of List – I with rivers of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Maheshwar i. Chhoti Kali Sindh
b. Kayatha ii. Bhima
c. Chandoli iii. Narmada
d. Nagda iv. Chambal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
66. Middle Palaeolithic artefacts have been found from the rock shelters/ caves of
(i) Lahariadih
(ii) Bhimbethka
(iii) Lekhahia
(iv) Sanghao Cave
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
Ans: D
67. Match the following Geographical areas of List – I with Pre-historians of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kashmir and the Sohan river valley i. Sankalia and Joshi
b. Liddar Valley ii. deTerra and Paterson
c. Potwar Plateau iii. Rendell and Dennel
d. Beas and Banganga Valleys iv. B.B. Lal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
68. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Burzahom i. Chalcolithic
b. Kumaranahalli ii. Neolithic
c. Nevasa iii. Megalithic
d. Kayatha iv. Palaeolithic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
69. Match the following rulers of List – I with their respective temples of List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List – I List – II
a. Brihadeshwar (Rajarajeshwara) Temple i. Loka Mahadevi
b. Badami Caves ii. Rajaraj Chola
c. Ratha’s at Mamallapuram iii. Mangaleshwar
d. Virupaksha Temple of Pattadakal iv. Narasingh Varman
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: D
70. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Vikrama era i. 628 A.D.
b. Gupta era ii. 78 A.D.
c. Harsha era iii. 58 B.C.
d. Saka era iv. 319 A.D.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
71. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Chirand i. O.C.P.
b. Pallavaram ii. Mesolithic
c. Birbhanpur iii. Palaeolithic
d. Rajpur-Parasu iv. Neolithic
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
72. Match the terms of List – I with the meanings of List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Virgin soil i. Unproductive layer
b. Sterile layer ii. Free from human intervention
c. Baulk iii. Concealing the preceding one
d. Ceiling layer iv. Section bearing portion
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
73. Match the sites of List – I with the regions of List – II and select the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
a. Bagasara i. Deccan
b. Mahurjhari ii. Gujarat
c. Manheru iii. Uttar Pradesh
d. Agiabir iv. Haryana
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i iii iv ii
Ans: B
74. Match the Books of List – I with those of authors in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. The Archaeology of India i. Fairservice W.A.
b. The Roots of Ancient India ii. Agrawal D.P.
c. The City in Early Historical India iii. Gupta S.P.
d. Archaeology of Soviet Central Asia and Indian Borderlands iv. Ghosh A.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
75. Match the Books of List – I with those of authors in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Prehistoric India i. Possehl G.L.
b. Ancient Cities of the Indus ii. Piggott S.
c. Prehistory of India iii. Subbarao B.
d. The Personality of India iv. Sankalia H.D.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: B
76. How would a carved damaged part of gateway of Sanchi Stupa will be restored?
(A) The portion will be plastered.
(B) The portion will be replaced by a matching carved block.
(C) The part will be replaced by a plain similar piece of stone.
(D) Would be cleaned and left as it is.
Ans: C
77. Villafranchian fauna is of
(A) Upper Palaeolithic period
(B) Wurm Ice Age
(C) Early Holocene period
(D) Lower Pleistocene period
Ans: D
78. The method to study functions of Stone Age tool is
(A) Stratigraphy
(B) Micro-wear study
(C) Flaking experiments
(D) Typology
Ans: B
79. Wurm I & II stadials’ culture is
(A) Acheulian
(B) Mousterian
(C) Oldowan
(D) Perigordian
Ans: B
80. Earliest rock paintings are found at
(A) Altamira
(B) Bhimbethka
(C) La Moustier Cave
(D) Laharia-dih rock shelter
Ans: A
81. Which method would be suitable for determining the dating of baked clay remains?
(A) Carbon – 14
(B) Potassium Argon
(C) Pollen analysis
(D) Thermo luminescence
Ans: D
82. At what site a seal of Persian Gulf origin has been found?
(A) Rangpur
(B) Dholavira
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibangan
Ans: B
83. At which site, overlap of Harappan and Painted Grey ware culture has been unearthed?
(A) Ropar
(B) Bhagwanpura
(C) Sardarnagar
(D) Atranjikhera
Ans: B
84. At which site Micaceous Red ware was found for the first time?
(A) Prabhas Patan
(B) Lothal
(C) Padri
(D) Langhnaj
Ans: B
85. Which method will be most suitable for the interpretation of socioeconomic life of archaeological culture?
(A) Ethno-archaeology
(B) Experimental archaeology
(C) Typology
(D) Stratigraphy
Ans: A
86. Which site in India has revealed evidence for earliest huts?
(A) Hunsgi
(B) Paisra
(C) Chirki-Nevara
(D) Didwana
Ans: B
87. Which of the following scholars is not the author of book entitled ‘Indian Palaeography’?
(A) G. Buhler
(B) A.H. Dani
(C) R.B. Pande
(D) D.C. Sircar
Ans: D
88. The Ashokan edict mentions the name of Kumar Samvasa is
(A) Maski
(B) Gujarra
(C) Sannati
(D) Pangurariya
Ans: D
89. Titles “Maharaja-Rajatirajadevaputrasa- Kaisaras’ of Kushana ruler Kanishka is recorded in
(A) Sui-Vihara Copper-plate Inscription of Kanishka I : Year 11
(B) Mathura pedestal Inscription of Kanishka I : year 23
(C) Ara Stone Inscription of Kanishka II : Year 41
(D) Mathura pedestal Inscription of Vasudeva : Year 80
Ans: C
90. The Aihole Inscription of Pulkesin II was composed by
(A) Ravikirti
(B) Dhanneka
(C) Harishena
(D) Apyayika
Ans: A
91. In which cave of Ajanta the portrait of ‘Bodhisatva Padmapani Avalokiteshwara’ is painted?
(A) Cave I
(B) Cave IX
(C) Cave XVI
(D) Cave XVII
Ans: A
92. Panchavrishna Vira icons are related to which religious sect?
(A) Shaivism
(B) Jainism
(C) Vaishnavism
(D) Buddhism
Ans: C
93. Gandhara Art was influenced by
(A) Mesopotamian art
(B) Egyptian art
(C) Central Asian art
(D) Greco-Roman art
Ans: D
94. Which of the following deities is not depicted on the coins of Kanishka I?
(A) Buddha
(B) Maitreya Buddha
(C) Amitabha Buddha
(D) Mahasena
Ans: D
95. Match the following sites of List – I with the name of the excavators of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kuchai i. S.R. Rao
b. Lothal ii. B.K. Thapar
c. Kausambi iii. B.B. Lal
d. Sringaverapur iv. G.R. Sharma
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii ii iv i
Ans: C
96. Match the following excavated remains of List – I with the sites of finding of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dancing Girl of Bronze i. Kailibangan
b. Ploughed field ii. Lothal
c. Water management iii. Dholavira
d. Dock-yard iv. Mohenjodaro
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
97. Match the following cultures of List – I with the human forms associated with thereof List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Auraiganacian i. Cro-Magnon
b. Solutrean ii. Predmost
c. Magdalenian iii. Chancelade
d. Mesolithic iv. Ofnet
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
98. Match the following ancient places of List – I with the places of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bagor i. Dhar
b. Baghpat ii. Bhilwara
c. Bagh Caves iii. Mahendragarh
d. Badli iv. Meerut
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
99. Match the following sites in List – I with those regions of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bahadarabad i. Rohtak
b. Bara ii. Kutch
c. Desalpur iii. Rupnagar
d. Bahadurgarh iv. Saharanpur
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
100. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Virupaksha Temple i. Chandella
b. Sun Temple ii. Hoysalas
c. Lakshamana Temple iii. Vijayanagara
d. Channakeshava Temple iv. Gangas
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: C