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ARCHAEOLOGY MCQs
1. The cultural tradition associated with Homo sapiens neaderthalesis is called
(A) Oldowan
(B) Mousterian
(C) Clactonian
(D) Denisovan
Ans: B
2. The Middle Palaeolithic culture is associated with which of the following human ancestor?
(A) Homo erectus
(B) Archaic Homo sapiens
(C) Anatomically modern humans
(D) Denisovans
Ans: C
3. Flower pollen present in Neanderthal burial was found in
(A) Kebara Cave (Israel)
(B) Shanidar Cave (Iraq)
(C) Olduvai Gorge (Africa)
(D) Krapina Cave (Croatia)
Ans: B
4. The Acheulian quarry site of Isampuris in which of the following States of India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: B
5. Chirki-on-Pravara was investigated by
(A) H.D. Sankalia
(B) Gudrun Corvinus
(C) R.V. Joshi
(D) M.K. Dhavalikar
Ans: B
6. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of Ostrich egg shell beads in India?
(A) Patne
(B) ChaturbhujNala
(C) Chambal Valley
(D) Bhimbetka
Ans: A
7. The formation containing Toba volcanic ash in the middle of Son valley has been termed as
(A) Sihawal Formation
(B) Patpara Formation
(C) Khuteli Formation
(D) Khataunhi Formation
Ans: C
8. Excavations at ChanhuDaro was carried out under the direction of
(A) John Marshall
(B) E.J.H. Mackay
(C) R.E.M. Wheeler
(D) Aurel Stein
Ans: B
9. The earliest cultural period revealed by the excavations at Atranjikhera is
(A) Late Harappan
(B) O.C.P.
(C) Black-and-Red Ware
(D) Painted Grey Ware
Ans: B
10. Which of the following features is not related to Harappan Civilization?
(A) External Trade
(B) Iron Technology
(C) Bullock Cart
(D) Gold and Silver ornaments
Ans: B
11. The site of Kayatha is situated on the banks of
(A) Banas River
(B) Betwa River
(C) Ken River
(D) ChhotiKalisindh River
Ans: D
12. The layout of the ancient city of Sravasti was
(A) Circular
(B) Crescent
(C) Triangular
(D) Rectangular
Ans: B
13. Who among the following is the author of The Roots of Ancient India?
(A) Stuart Piggot
(B) Walter Fairservis, Jr.
(C) V.G. Childe
(D) A. Ghosh
Ans: B
14. Who among the following is the editor of Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum ?
(A) Alexander Cunningham
(B) Percy Brown
(C) E. Hultzsch
(D) James Princep
Ans: C
15. The composer of Aihole Inscription was
(A) Harishena
(B) Ravikirti
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Bana
Ans: B
16. Which of the following inscriptions makes the earliest reference to ‘Zero’ in India?
(A) Aphsad inscription of Adityasena
(B) Gwalior inscription of Mihirbhoja
(C) Nasik inscription of GautamiputraSatakarni
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
Ans: B
17. The ancient site of Didarganj in Bihar is known for a stone figure of
(A) Yakshi
(B) Yaksha
(C) Siva
(D) Elephant
Ans: A
18. The Pallavas built temples by using which of the following stones?
(A) Sandstone
(B) Granite
(C) Schist
(D) Basalt
Ans: B
19. An anthropomorphic image of the Buddha represented for the first time is on
(A) Gold coins of Kujala-Kadphises
(B) Coins of Huviska
(C) Coins of Vashiska
(D) Coins of Kaniska I
Ans: D
20. Lord Vishnu giving three round objects to the King is represented on
(A) Tiger-Slayer type coins of Samudragupta
(B) Standard type coins of Samudragupta
(C) Chakravikrama type coins
(D) Asvamedha type coins
Ans: C
21. Which of the following are absolute dating methods?
I. Radiocarbon
II. Fluorine
III. Potassium-Argon
IV. Uranium series
Codes:
(A) I, II and III
(B) I, II and IV
(C) I, III and IV
(D) I, II, III and IV
Ans: C
22. The Acheulian techno-complex contains
I. Handaxes
II. Cleavers
III. Core tools
IV. Scrapers
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and IV
(C) II and III
(D) I, II and IV
Ans: A
23. The anatomically modern humans expanded out of Africa along which of the following routes?
I. Northern Route
II. Southern Coastal Route
III. Maritime Route
IV. Coastal and Inland Routes
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) IV and I
Ans: B
24. Which of the following two are excavated Acheulian sites in India?
I. Chirki-Nevasa
II. Pallavaram
III. Hunsgi-Isampur
IV. MorhanaPahad
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: C
25. Which of the following are not Chalcolithic sites?
I. Inamgaon
II. Sanganakallu
III. Paisra
IV. SaraiNaharRai
Codes:
(A) II, III and IV
(B) I, II and III
(C) III, IV and I
(D) I, III and IV
Ans: A
26. Which of the following Neolithic sites are dated to 6 – 7 Millennium B.C?
I. Mahagara
II. Luhuradeva
III. Jhusi
IV. Chirand
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) I and IV
Ans: B
27. TheAhar culture is represented at which of the following sites?
I. Gilund
II. Navdatoli
III. Kayatha
IV. Noh
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) III and II
(C) I and III
(D) II and IV
Ans: C
28. Punch marked coins were made from which of the following metals?
I. Copper
II. Silver
III. Bronze
IV. Iron
Codes:
(A) II and IV
(B) I and II
(C) II and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: B
29. Which of the following inscriptions refer to the Sudarshan Lake?
I. Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka
II. Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman
III. Girnar record of Skandagupta
IV. Allahabad Prasasthi of Samudragupta
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I and IV
(C) II and III
(D) III and IV
Ans: C
30. Which of the following sites have yielded evidence for iron technology in eastern Uttar Pradesh?
I. Rajghat
II. Paisra
III. Agiabir
IV. Narhan
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I, II and III
(C) I, II, III and IV
(D) I, III and IV
Ans: D
31. The Ghositarama Vihara at Kausambihas yielded which of the following terracotta images?
I. Hariti
II. Tara
III. Gajalakshmi
IV. Maitreya
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and III
(D) II and IV
Ans: B
32. Which of the following were capitals of the Avanti Kingdom?
I. Mahishmati
II. Vidisha
III. Ujjaini
IV. Tripuri
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: C
33. On which of the following the Ujjainisymbol has been found?
I. Panchala coins
II. Punch marked coins
III. Copper cast coins
IV. Naga coins
Codes:
(A) II and IV
(B) I and II
(C) I and III
(D) II and III
Ans: D
34. Assertion (A): India has not contributed fossil evidence to the study of human evolution.
Reason (R): There are no well-dated hominid sites in India.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(C) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
35. Assertion (A): The domestication of plants and animals took place only once and spread to other parts of the world from Southwest Asia.
Reason (R): All the domesticated plants and animals are native to South-west Asia.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong, (R)is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong, (R) is correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Ans: B
36. Assertion (A): There are two phases of urbanisation in ancient India.
Reason (R): The first urbanisation declined around 1900 B.C.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
37. Assertion (A): The Harappans had trade contact with Mesopotamians.
Reason (R): The Sargon inscription refers to the Indus Valley as Meluha.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is wrong but (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
38. Assertion (A): The Indus Valley Civilization people did not build cities.
Reason (R): They did not have resources.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
39. Assertion (A): Roman coins have been found from a large number of early Historic sites in South India.
Reason (R): Early Historic rulers of South India had maintained flourishing trade with the Roman world.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct, and (R) is not correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
40. Assertion (A): There is an impressive depiction of Salabhanjika in the SanchiStupa.
Reason (R): She represents a fertility cult.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
41. Assertion (A): There are thirty rockcutcaves at Ajanta.
Reason (R): There is no Chaitya hall at Ajanta.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct (R) is wrong and (R) is not correct explanation.
Ans: D
42. Assertion (A): The number of gold coins started decreasing after Kumargupta I.
Reason (R): Gold was not available in India in abundance.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
43. Assertion (A): The Guptas built only structural temples.
Reason (R): Because they did not know iron technology.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
44. Assertion (A): The canons of Hindu iconography were fully developed during the Gupta period.
Reason (R): During the Gupta period all the canonical literature was committed to writing.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: A
45. Assertion (A): The Elephanta caves were got made by the Rashtrakutas.
Reason (R): The region was under the Rashtrakuta rule.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
Ans: B
46. Assertion (A): The great historical importance of the Copper Plate Charter lies in the fact that they contain the name of the granter.
Reason (R): The name of the granter and his geneology is not available in other records.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
Ans: C
47. Assertion (A): The Tamil record relating to the organisation known as Chitramalippariyanattavar was inscribed on a miniature copper plough.
Reason (R): Iron was not available in South India.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
48. Arrange the following in order as they appear in archaeological record:
I. Intensive agriculture
II. Incipient agriculture
III. Intensive foraging
IV. Intensive hunting
Codes:
(A) II, IV, I, III
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: C
49. Arrange the following books in the order in which they appeared:
I. Pre and Protohistory in India and Pakistan
II. Pre and Protohistory of India and Pakistan
III. Born for Archaeology
IV. Prehistory of India
Codes:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, II, IV, III
(C) I, IV, III, II
(D) I, III, II, IV
Ans: B
50. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
I. Arikamedu
II. Brahmagiri
III. Mahabalipuram
IV. Belur
Codes:
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) IV, II, I, III
(C) III, IV, II, I
(D) II, III, I, IV
Ans: A
(A) Oldowan
(B) Mousterian
(C) Clactonian
(D) Denisovan
Ans: B
2. The Middle Palaeolithic culture is associated with which of the following human ancestor?
(A) Homo erectus
(B) Archaic Homo sapiens
(C) Anatomically modern humans
(D) Denisovans
Ans: C
3. Flower pollen present in Neanderthal burial was found in
(A) Kebara Cave (Israel)
(B) Shanidar Cave (Iraq)
(C) Olduvai Gorge (Africa)
(D) Krapina Cave (Croatia)
Ans: B
4. The Acheulian quarry site of Isampuris in which of the following States of India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: B
5. Chirki-on-Pravara was investigated by
(A) H.D. Sankalia
(B) Gudrun Corvinus
(C) R.V. Joshi
(D) M.K. Dhavalikar
Ans: B
6. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of Ostrich egg shell beads in India?
(A) Patne
(B) ChaturbhujNala
(C) Chambal Valley
(D) Bhimbetka
Ans: A
7. The formation containing Toba volcanic ash in the middle of Son valley has been termed as
(A) Sihawal Formation
(B) Patpara Formation
(C) Khuteli Formation
(D) Khataunhi Formation
Ans: C
8. Excavations at ChanhuDaro was carried out under the direction of
(A) John Marshall
(B) E.J.H. Mackay
(C) R.E.M. Wheeler
(D) Aurel Stein
Ans: B
9. The earliest cultural period revealed by the excavations at Atranjikhera is
(A) Late Harappan
(B) O.C.P.
(C) Black-and-Red Ware
(D) Painted Grey Ware
Ans: B
10. Which of the following features is not related to Harappan Civilization?
(A) External Trade
(B) Iron Technology
(C) Bullock Cart
(D) Gold and Silver ornaments
Ans: B
11. The site of Kayatha is situated on the banks of
(A) Banas River
(B) Betwa River
(C) Ken River
(D) ChhotiKalisindh River
Ans: D
12. The layout of the ancient city of Sravasti was
(A) Circular
(B) Crescent
(C) Triangular
(D) Rectangular
Ans: B
13. Who among the following is the author of The Roots of Ancient India?
(A) Stuart Piggot
(B) Walter Fairservis, Jr.
(C) V.G. Childe
(D) A. Ghosh
Ans: B
14. Who among the following is the editor of Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum ?
(A) Alexander Cunningham
(B) Percy Brown
(C) E. Hultzsch
(D) James Princep
Ans: C
15. The composer of Aihole Inscription was
(A) Harishena
(B) Ravikirti
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Bana
Ans: B
16. Which of the following inscriptions makes the earliest reference to ‘Zero’ in India?
(A) Aphsad inscription of Adityasena
(B) Gwalior inscription of Mihirbhoja
(C) Nasik inscription of GautamiputraSatakarni
(D) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
Ans: B
17. The ancient site of Didarganj in Bihar is known for a stone figure of
(A) Yakshi
(B) Yaksha
(C) Siva
(D) Elephant
Ans: A
18. The Pallavas built temples by using which of the following stones?
(A) Sandstone
(B) Granite
(C) Schist
(D) Basalt
Ans: B
19. An anthropomorphic image of the Buddha represented for the first time is on
(A) Gold coins of Kujala-Kadphises
(B) Coins of Huviska
(C) Coins of Vashiska
(D) Coins of Kaniska I
Ans: D
20. Lord Vishnu giving three round objects to the King is represented on
(A) Tiger-Slayer type coins of Samudragupta
(B) Standard type coins of Samudragupta
(C) Chakravikrama type coins
(D) Asvamedha type coins
Ans: C
21. Which of the following are absolute dating methods?
I. Radiocarbon
II. Fluorine
III. Potassium-Argon
IV. Uranium series
Codes:
(A) I, II and III
(B) I, II and IV
(C) I, III and IV
(D) I, II, III and IV
Ans: C
22. The Acheulian techno-complex contains
I. Handaxes
II. Cleavers
III. Core tools
IV. Scrapers
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and IV
(C) II and III
(D) I, II and IV
Ans: A
23. The anatomically modern humans expanded out of Africa along which of the following routes?
I. Northern Route
II. Southern Coastal Route
III. Maritime Route
IV. Coastal and Inland Routes
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) IV and I
Ans: B
24. Which of the following two are excavated Acheulian sites in India?
I. Chirki-Nevasa
II. Pallavaram
III. Hunsgi-Isampur
IV. MorhanaPahad
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: C
25. Which of the following are not Chalcolithic sites?
I. Inamgaon
II. Sanganakallu
III. Paisra
IV. SaraiNaharRai
Codes:
(A) II, III and IV
(B) I, II and III
(C) III, IV and I
(D) I, III and IV
Ans: A
26. Which of the following Neolithic sites are dated to 6 – 7 Millennium B.C?
I. Mahagara
II. Luhuradeva
III. Jhusi
IV. Chirand
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) I and IV
Ans: B
27. TheAhar culture is represented at which of the following sites?
I. Gilund
II. Navdatoli
III. Kayatha
IV. Noh
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) III and II
(C) I and III
(D) II and IV
Ans: C
28. Punch marked coins were made from which of the following metals?
I. Copper
II. Silver
III. Bronze
IV. Iron
Codes:
(A) II and IV
(B) I and II
(C) II and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: B
29. Which of the following inscriptions refer to the Sudarshan Lake?
I. Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka
II. Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman
III. Girnar record of Skandagupta
IV. Allahabad Prasasthi of Samudragupta
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I and IV
(C) II and III
(D) III and IV
Ans: C
30. Which of the following sites have yielded evidence for iron technology in eastern Uttar Pradesh?
I. Rajghat
II. Paisra
III. Agiabir
IV. Narhan
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I, II and III
(C) I, II, III and IV
(D) I, III and IV
Ans: D
31. The Ghositarama Vihara at Kausambihas yielded which of the following terracotta images?
I. Hariti
II. Tara
III. Gajalakshmi
IV. Maitreya
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and III
(D) II and IV
Ans: B
32. Which of the following were capitals of the Avanti Kingdom?
I. Mahishmati
II. Vidisha
III. Ujjaini
IV. Tripuri
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I and IV
Ans: C
33. On which of the following the Ujjainisymbol has been found?
I. Panchala coins
II. Punch marked coins
III. Copper cast coins
IV. Naga coins
Codes:
(A) II and IV
(B) I and II
(C) I and III
(D) II and III
Ans: D
34. Assertion (A): India has not contributed fossil evidence to the study of human evolution.
Reason (R): There are no well-dated hominid sites in India.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(C) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
35. Assertion (A): The domestication of plants and animals took place only once and spread to other parts of the world from Southwest Asia.
Reason (R): All the domesticated plants and animals are native to South-west Asia.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong, (R)is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong, (R) is correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Ans: B
36. Assertion (A): There are two phases of urbanisation in ancient India.
Reason (R): The first urbanisation declined around 1900 B.C.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
37. Assertion (A): The Harappans had trade contact with Mesopotamians.
Reason (R): The Sargon inscription refers to the Indus Valley as Meluha.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is wrong but (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
38. Assertion (A): The Indus Valley Civilization people did not build cities.
Reason (R): They did not have resources.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
39. Assertion (A): Roman coins have been found from a large number of early Historic sites in South India.
Reason (R): Early Historic rulers of South India had maintained flourishing trade with the Roman world.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct, and (R) is not correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
40. Assertion (A): There is an impressive depiction of Salabhanjika in the SanchiStupa.
Reason (R): She represents a fertility cult.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
41. Assertion (A): There are thirty rockcutcaves at Ajanta.
Reason (R): There is no Chaitya hall at Ajanta.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct (R) is wrong and (R) is not correct explanation.
Ans: D
42. Assertion (A): The number of gold coins started decreasing after Kumargupta I.
Reason (R): Gold was not available in India in abundance.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
43. Assertion (A): The Guptas built only structural temples.
Reason (R): Because they did not know iron technology.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
44. Assertion (A): The canons of Hindu iconography were fully developed during the Gupta period.
Reason (R): During the Gupta period all the canonical literature was committed to writing.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: A
45. Assertion (A): The Elephanta caves were got made by the Rashtrakutas.
Reason (R): The region was under the Rashtrakuta rule.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
Ans: B
46. Assertion (A): The great historical importance of the Copper Plate Charter lies in the fact that they contain the name of the granter.
Reason (R): The name of the granter and his geneology is not available in other records.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is correct explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
Ans: C
47. Assertion (A): The Tamil record relating to the organisation known as Chitramalippariyanattavar was inscribed on a miniature copper plough.
Reason (R): Iron was not available in South India.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct, but (R) is not correct explanation.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is wrong, but (R) is incorrect explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is incorrect explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
48. Arrange the following in order as they appear in archaeological record:
I. Intensive agriculture
II. Incipient agriculture
III. Intensive foraging
IV. Intensive hunting
Codes:
(A) II, IV, I, III
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: C
49. Arrange the following books in the order in which they appeared:
I. Pre and Protohistory in India and Pakistan
II. Pre and Protohistory of India and Pakistan
III. Born for Archaeology
IV. Prehistory of India
Codes:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, II, IV, III
(C) I, IV, III, II
(D) I, III, II, IV
Ans: B
50. Arrange the following sites in chronological order:
I. Arikamedu
II. Brahmagiri
III. Mahabalipuram
IV. Belur
Codes:
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) IV, II, I, III
(C) III, IV, II, I
(D) II, III, I, IV
Ans: A
51. Match the item of List-I with those of List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Saranath inscription (i) Rock
(b) Junagarh inscription (ii) Stone Pillar
(c) Mehrauli inscription (iii) Copper
(d) Sangli inscription (iv) Iron
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
52. Match the items of List-I with those of List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Pista (i) Shikhara
(b) Bada (ii) Bedi
(c) Gandi (iii) Mandovara
(d) Mastaka (iv) Jagati
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
53. Match the books given in List-I with authors given in List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Environment and Archaeology (i) D. L. Clarke
(b) Models in Archaeology (ii) K. W. Butzer
(c) The Copper-Bronze Age in India (iii) O.G.S. Crawford
(d) Archaeology in the Field (iv) D. P. Agrawal
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Ans: C
54. Match the artifacts of List-I with their medium of List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Harpoon (i) Bone
(b) Needle (ii) Ivory
(c) Willendorf female figure (iii) Autler
(d) Chatel Perronnian Knife (iv) Flint
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
55. Arrange the following sites in a chronological order:
(i) L’Azil
(ii) Willendorf
(iii) Toralba-Ambrona
(iv) L’Abbeville
Codes :
(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Ans: B
56. Arrange the following ceramics in chronological order:
(i) Ochre coloured pottery
(ii) Black and Red ware
(iii) Glazed ware
(iv) Corded ware
Codes :
(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Ans: A
57. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Siddhamatrika
(ii) Brahmi
(iii) Oriya
(iv) Gaudi
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Ans: B
58. Arrange the following in chronological order as per the year mentioned in the epigraphs:
(i) Rock Edict V
(ii) Rock Edict XIII
(iii) Pillar Edict VII
(iv) Lumbini Pillar inscription
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
59. Arrange the following sites in chronological order.
(i) Tamluk
(ii) Rangpur
(iii) Kot Diji
(iv) Alamgirpur
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
60. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Hoyasala coins
(ii) Coins of Huvishka
(iii) Coins of Gautamiputra Satakarni
(iv) Kadamba coins
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
61. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Teli-Ka-Mandir
(ii) Lingraja temple
(iii) Ladkhan temple
(iv) Brihadisvara temple
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Ans: C
62. Arrange the following cultures in chronological order:
(i) Ochre coloured ware
(ii) Black and Red ware with papal motif
(iii) N. B. P. Ware
(iv) P. G. Ware
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
Ans: B
63. Arrange the following techniques as per their main use in chronological order:
(i) Anvil technique
(ii) Pressure flaking
(iii) Cylindrical hammer technique
(iv) Grinding technique
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Ans: B
64. Arrange the following cultures in chronological order:
(i) Oldowan
(ii) Magdalenian
(iii) Sangoan
(iv) Maglemosian
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: C
65. Assertion (A): The regions where Neolithic subsistence appears late it evidences migration of food producing technology.
Reason (R): Because origin of agriculture is of very early date in Deccan.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is partly correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
66. Assertion (A): Several Kharoshthi characters were identified from the correspondences between the kings’ names in the Greek and Kharoshthi scripts.
Reason (R): Large number of bilingual coins of the Indo-Greek and Indo- Scythian kings with Greek legends on the obverse Kharoshthi on the reverse were reported in Nineteenth century C.E.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): Hiranyagarbha sculpture is a combination of Saiva, Vaishnava, Surya and Brahma.
Reason (R): Combination of Shiva, Vaishnava, Jaina and Buddha was also prevalent.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false but (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
Ans: D
68. Assertion (A): Heleodorus has installed the Garuda-Pillar for the first time in India.
Reason (R): The rulers of other dynasties in India have not followed this practice.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are false.
Ans: A
69. Assertion (A): Banas and Malwa cultures form a Southern Nuclear Region shut-off from direct influence of the Indus Valley but open to such influence via Saurashtra.
Reason (R): The desert was a hindrance in the direct contact of the Harappan culture.
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
70. The late Vedic period witnessed the progressive expansion of Aryan settlements down the northern corridor, first into the Doab and then into the Middle Ganges valley. The earliest Aryan homeland in India-Pakistan (Aryavarta or Brahmavarta) was in the Punjab and the valleys of the Saraswati and Drishadvati rivers in the time of the Rigveda. Thereafter is shifted into the Mid-land (Madhyadesa), the Doab (already regarded as the central territory in the Mahabharata), and yet later far to the east, to eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This development must have called for extensive clearance of the forests which formerly covered the Gangetic plains and is likely to have coincided with the general adoption of iron tools for purposes of agriculture. The archaeological evidence for the expansion is to be seen in the spread of Painted Grey ware and black-and-red ware sites and in the growth of cities.
Tick mark the correct answer.
The author is primarily concerned with
(A) Expansion of painted grey ware and black and red ware cultures.
(B) Expansion of Vedic culture in Madhyadesha.
(C) Process of migration of Vedic people from Saraswati and Drishadvati valleys to east.
(D) Division of Vedic culture into Rigvedic and Late Vedic.
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A): In all his inscriptions Ashoka advocates non-violence.
Reason (R): Because victory achieved by violence is not durable.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true (R) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
72. Assertion (A): Arretine ware and Amphorae were reported from Arikamedu.
Reason (R): Perhaps they were dropped by a Roman traveller coming to India.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (R) is correct (A) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is wrong explanation.
Ans: A
73. Assertion (A): Magadh rose to the height of a mighty empire.
Reason (R): Because iron was not there.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: C
74. Assertion (A): The Kayatha ware is fine, sturdy and wheel-made.
Reason (R): It is associated with a red painted buff ware and red combed ware.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
Ans: A
75. Assertion (A): The agricultural tradition that was an important strand of the development led to the Harappan civilization.
Reason (R): Granaries from Harappan cities show the surplus of agricultural production.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
76. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kalibangan i. Maharashtra
b. Rakhigarhi ii. Gujarat
c. Rangpur iii. Haryana
d. Daimabad iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
77. Match the authors of List – I with the books of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kenoyer, J. Mark i. Ancient Cities of the Indus
b. Lal, B.B. ii. Indus Civilization Sites in India
c. Possehl, Gregory L. iii. Ancient Indian Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
d. Chakrabarti, Dilip K. iv. The Earliest Civilization of South Asia
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
78. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dating the Past i. S.R. Rao
b. Archaeology from the Earth ii. J.F. Fleet
c. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum iii. Mortimer Wheeler
d. Lothal and Indus Civilisation iv. Kathleen Kenyon
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: B
79. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Samudragupta i. Besnagar Pillar Inscription
b. Chandragupta-II ii. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
c. Heliodorus iii. Khalimpur Copper Plate Inscription
d. Dharmapala iv. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
80. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Development of Hindu Iconography i. John Allan
b. Indian Buddhist Iconography ii. J.N. Banerjee
c. Elements of Hindu Iconography iii. B. Bhattacharya
d. Catalogue of Coins in the British Museum iv. J.A. Gopinath Rao
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: B
81. Soil associated with human association is called
(A) Palaeosol
(B) Anthrosol
(C) Calisol
(D) Archaeosol
Ans: B
82. Beginning of Holocene is not characterised by
(A) Present day fauna
(B) Appearance of Homo-sapiens
(C) Beginning of the long climatic cold-warm circles
(D) Beginning of the annual climatic cycles
Ans: D
83. Which of the following is a correct statement?
(A) Burzhom had a well-developed iron technology.
(B) Burzhom had a well developed bone tools industry.
(C) Burzhom had produced five quality of copper tools.
(D) Five hand-axes were manufactured at Burzhom.
Ans: B
84. Who were exponents of three ages system in Indian archaeology?
(A) P.E. Suhm and Christian Thomsen
(B) Jacob Worsaae
(C) V. Gordon Childe
(D) George Turner
Ans: A
85. Muchchatla Chintamani Gavi, an upper Palaeolithic cave site is situated in
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: C
86. With which State the Savalda culture is associated?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Ans: B
87. To which techno-cultural phase perigordina culture belongs?
(A) Upper Palaeolithic
(B) Mesolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Lower Palaeolithic
Ans: A
88. Domesticated barley, wheat and other crops appear in Ganga plain
(A) 4th millennium B.C.
(B) 3rd millennium B.C.
(C) 2nd millennium B.C.
(D) 1st millennium B.C.
Ans: B
89. Rice husk clot is found in 7th millennium B.C. in the mid-Ganga plain at
(A) Malhar
(B) Damdama
(C) Kunjhun
(D) Lahuradeva
Ans: D
90. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of Ostrich egg-shell beads in India?
(A) Bhimbetka
(B) Chambal valley
(C) Patne
(D) Attirampakkam
Ans: C
91. Hoof marks of Sambar indicating a Sambar walking through the Mesolithic habitation were found at
(A) Mahadaha
(B) Chopani mando
(C) Baghor – II
(D) Paisra
Ans: C
92. The date for lower Palaeolithic Achsulian in India is
(A) 2,00,000 B.P.
(B) 1,50,000 B.P.
(C) 3,00,000 B.P.
(D) 1,03,800 B.P.
Ans: D
93. The brick core of the largest stupa, known as Stupa No. I or Great Stupa at Sanchi was built during times of
(A) Kanishka – I
(B) Ashoka
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Menander
Ans: B
94. Hoyashaleshwara Temple is located at
(A) Beluru
(B) Halebidu
(C) Badami
(D) Hampi
Ans: B
95. Who among the following is the author of The Roots of Ancient India?
(A) Stuart Piggot
(B) Walter Fair
(C) V.G. Childe
(D) A. Ghosh
Ans: B
96. Karle Rock-cut Cave was excavated in
(A) 2nd Century B.C.
(B) 1st Century B.C.
(C) 1st Century A.D.
(D) 2nd Century A.D.
Ans: B
97. The name of goddess Uma appears on the coins of which dynasty?
(A) Indo-Greeks
(B) Sakas
(C) Kushanas
(D) Guptas
Ans: C
98. Which of the following inscriptions states that generation of mutual respect among people of different communities was an important aspect of Dhamma?
(A) Pillar Edict-V
(B) Rock Edict-XIII
(C) Rock Edict-XII
(D) Rummindie Pillar Inscritpion
Ans: C
99. A terracotta boat model was found from
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Bhirrana
(D) Farmana
Ans: A
100. From which of the following site a cloth impression on a silver jar found?
(A) Prabhas patan
(B) Alangirpur
(C) Banawali
(D) Mohenjodaro
Ans: D
List – I List – II
(a) Saranath inscription (i) Rock
(b) Junagarh inscription (ii) Stone Pillar
(c) Mehrauli inscription (iii) Copper
(d) Sangli inscription (iv) Iron
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
52. Match the items of List-I with those of List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Pista (i) Shikhara
(b) Bada (ii) Bedi
(c) Gandi (iii) Mandovara
(d) Mastaka (iv) Jagati
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
53. Match the books given in List-I with authors given in List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Environment and Archaeology (i) D. L. Clarke
(b) Models in Archaeology (ii) K. W. Butzer
(c) The Copper-Bronze Age in India (iii) O.G.S. Crawford
(d) Archaeology in the Field (iv) D. P. Agrawal
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Ans: C
54. Match the artifacts of List-I with their medium of List-II.
List – I List – II
(a) Harpoon (i) Bone
(b) Needle (ii) Ivory
(c) Willendorf female figure (iii) Autler
(d) Chatel Perronnian Knife (iv) Flint
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
55. Arrange the following sites in a chronological order:
(i) L’Azil
(ii) Willendorf
(iii) Toralba-Ambrona
(iv) L’Abbeville
Codes :
(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Ans: B
56. Arrange the following ceramics in chronological order:
(i) Ochre coloured pottery
(ii) Black and Red ware
(iii) Glazed ware
(iv) Corded ware
Codes :
(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Ans: A
57. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Siddhamatrika
(ii) Brahmi
(iii) Oriya
(iv) Gaudi
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Ans: B
58. Arrange the following in chronological order as per the year mentioned in the epigraphs:
(i) Rock Edict V
(ii) Rock Edict XIII
(iii) Pillar Edict VII
(iv) Lumbini Pillar inscription
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
59. Arrange the following sites in chronological order.
(i) Tamluk
(ii) Rangpur
(iii) Kot Diji
(iv) Alamgirpur
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
60. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Hoyasala coins
(ii) Coins of Huvishka
(iii) Coins of Gautamiputra Satakarni
(iv) Kadamba coins
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
61. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Teli-Ka-Mandir
(ii) Lingraja temple
(iii) Ladkhan temple
(iv) Brihadisvara temple
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Ans: C
62. Arrange the following cultures in chronological order:
(i) Ochre coloured ware
(ii) Black and Red ware with papal motif
(iii) N. B. P. Ware
(iv) P. G. Ware
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
Ans: B
63. Arrange the following techniques as per their main use in chronological order:
(i) Anvil technique
(ii) Pressure flaking
(iii) Cylindrical hammer technique
(iv) Grinding technique
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Ans: B
64. Arrange the following cultures in chronological order:
(i) Oldowan
(ii) Magdalenian
(iii) Sangoan
(iv) Maglemosian
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: C
65. Assertion (A): The regions where Neolithic subsistence appears late it evidences migration of food producing technology.
Reason (R): Because origin of agriculture is of very early date in Deccan.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is partly correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
66. Assertion (A): Several Kharoshthi characters were identified from the correspondences between the kings’ names in the Greek and Kharoshthi scripts.
Reason (R): Large number of bilingual coins of the Indo-Greek and Indo- Scythian kings with Greek legends on the obverse Kharoshthi on the reverse were reported in Nineteenth century C.E.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): Hiranyagarbha sculpture is a combination of Saiva, Vaishnava, Surya and Brahma.
Reason (R): Combination of Shiva, Vaishnava, Jaina and Buddha was also prevalent.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false but (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
Ans: D
68. Assertion (A): Heleodorus has installed the Garuda-Pillar for the first time in India.
Reason (R): The rulers of other dynasties in India have not followed this practice.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are false.
Ans: A
69. Assertion (A): Banas and Malwa cultures form a Southern Nuclear Region shut-off from direct influence of the Indus Valley but open to such influence via Saurashtra.
Reason (R): The desert was a hindrance in the direct contact of the Harappan culture.
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
70. The late Vedic period witnessed the progressive expansion of Aryan settlements down the northern corridor, first into the Doab and then into the Middle Ganges valley. The earliest Aryan homeland in India-Pakistan (Aryavarta or Brahmavarta) was in the Punjab and the valleys of the Saraswati and Drishadvati rivers in the time of the Rigveda. Thereafter is shifted into the Mid-land (Madhyadesa), the Doab (already regarded as the central territory in the Mahabharata), and yet later far to the east, to eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This development must have called for extensive clearance of the forests which formerly covered the Gangetic plains and is likely to have coincided with the general adoption of iron tools for purposes of agriculture. The archaeological evidence for the expansion is to be seen in the spread of Painted Grey ware and black-and-red ware sites and in the growth of cities.
Tick mark the correct answer.
The author is primarily concerned with
(A) Expansion of painted grey ware and black and red ware cultures.
(B) Expansion of Vedic culture in Madhyadesha.
(C) Process of migration of Vedic people from Saraswati and Drishadvati valleys to east.
(D) Division of Vedic culture into Rigvedic and Late Vedic.
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A): In all his inscriptions Ashoka advocates non-violence.
Reason (R): Because victory achieved by violence is not durable.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true (R) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
72. Assertion (A): Arretine ware and Amphorae were reported from Arikamedu.
Reason (R): Perhaps they were dropped by a Roman traveller coming to India.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (R) is correct (A) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is wrong explanation.
Ans: A
73. Assertion (A): Magadh rose to the height of a mighty empire.
Reason (R): Because iron was not there.
Codes:
(A) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: C
74. Assertion (A): The Kayatha ware is fine, sturdy and wheel-made.
Reason (R): It is associated with a red painted buff ware and red combed ware.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
Ans: A
75. Assertion (A): The agricultural tradition that was an important strand of the development led to the Harappan civilization.
Reason (R): Granaries from Harappan cities show the surplus of agricultural production.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
76. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kalibangan i. Maharashtra
b. Rakhigarhi ii. Gujarat
c. Rangpur iii. Haryana
d. Daimabad iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
77. Match the authors of List – I with the books of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kenoyer, J. Mark i. Ancient Cities of the Indus
b. Lal, B.B. ii. Indus Civilization Sites in India
c. Possehl, Gregory L. iii. Ancient Indian Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
d. Chakrabarti, Dilip K. iv. The Earliest Civilization of South Asia
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
78. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dating the Past i. S.R. Rao
b. Archaeology from the Earth ii. J.F. Fleet
c. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum iii. Mortimer Wheeler
d. Lothal and Indus Civilisation iv. Kathleen Kenyon
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: B
79. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Samudragupta i. Besnagar Pillar Inscription
b. Chandragupta-II ii. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
c. Heliodorus iii. Khalimpur Copper Plate Inscription
d. Dharmapala iv. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
80. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Development of Hindu Iconography i. John Allan
b. Indian Buddhist Iconography ii. J.N. Banerjee
c. Elements of Hindu Iconography iii. B. Bhattacharya
d. Catalogue of Coins in the British Museum iv. J.A. Gopinath Rao
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: B
81. Soil associated with human association is called
(A) Palaeosol
(B) Anthrosol
(C) Calisol
(D) Archaeosol
Ans: B
82. Beginning of Holocene is not characterised by
(A) Present day fauna
(B) Appearance of Homo-sapiens
(C) Beginning of the long climatic cold-warm circles
(D) Beginning of the annual climatic cycles
Ans: D
83. Which of the following is a correct statement?
(A) Burzhom had a well-developed iron technology.
(B) Burzhom had a well developed bone tools industry.
(C) Burzhom had produced five quality of copper tools.
(D) Five hand-axes were manufactured at Burzhom.
Ans: B
84. Who were exponents of three ages system in Indian archaeology?
(A) P.E. Suhm and Christian Thomsen
(B) Jacob Worsaae
(C) V. Gordon Childe
(D) George Turner
Ans: A
85. Muchchatla Chintamani Gavi, an upper Palaeolithic cave site is situated in
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: C
86. With which State the Savalda culture is associated?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Ans: B
87. To which techno-cultural phase perigordina culture belongs?
(A) Upper Palaeolithic
(B) Mesolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Lower Palaeolithic
Ans: A
88. Domesticated barley, wheat and other crops appear in Ganga plain
(A) 4th millennium B.C.
(B) 3rd millennium B.C.
(C) 2nd millennium B.C.
(D) 1st millennium B.C.
Ans: B
89. Rice husk clot is found in 7th millennium B.C. in the mid-Ganga plain at
(A) Malhar
(B) Damdama
(C) Kunjhun
(D) Lahuradeva
Ans: D
90. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of Ostrich egg-shell beads in India?
(A) Bhimbetka
(B) Chambal valley
(C) Patne
(D) Attirampakkam
Ans: C
91. Hoof marks of Sambar indicating a Sambar walking through the Mesolithic habitation were found at
(A) Mahadaha
(B) Chopani mando
(C) Baghor – II
(D) Paisra
Ans: C
92. The date for lower Palaeolithic Achsulian in India is
(A) 2,00,000 B.P.
(B) 1,50,000 B.P.
(C) 3,00,000 B.P.
(D) 1,03,800 B.P.
Ans: D
93. The brick core of the largest stupa, known as Stupa No. I or Great Stupa at Sanchi was built during times of
(A) Kanishka – I
(B) Ashoka
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Menander
Ans: B
94. Hoyashaleshwara Temple is located at
(A) Beluru
(B) Halebidu
(C) Badami
(D) Hampi
Ans: B
95. Who among the following is the author of The Roots of Ancient India?
(A) Stuart Piggot
(B) Walter Fair
(C) V.G. Childe
(D) A. Ghosh
Ans: B
96. Karle Rock-cut Cave was excavated in
(A) 2nd Century B.C.
(B) 1st Century B.C.
(C) 1st Century A.D.
(D) 2nd Century A.D.
Ans: B
97. The name of goddess Uma appears on the coins of which dynasty?
(A) Indo-Greeks
(B) Sakas
(C) Kushanas
(D) Guptas
Ans: C
98. Which of the following inscriptions states that generation of mutual respect among people of different communities was an important aspect of Dhamma?
(A) Pillar Edict-V
(B) Rock Edict-XIII
(C) Rock Edict-XII
(D) Rummindie Pillar Inscritpion
Ans: C
99. A terracotta boat model was found from
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Bhirrana
(D) Farmana
Ans: A
100. From which of the following site a cloth impression on a silver jar found?
(A) Prabhas patan
(B) Alangirpur
(C) Banawali
(D) Mohenjodaro
Ans: D