1. Digging of canal by a Nanda King is mentioned in

Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I

Aihole inscription of Pulkeshin II

Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela

Gwalior inscription of Mihirabhoja

2. Which of the following stupas was built on the relics of Buddha's famous disciples Sariputra and Maudgalyayana

Sarnath Stupa

Sanchi Stupa

Bharhut Stupa

Amaravati Stupa

3. Which Pillar Edict of Ashoka informs us about the birth place of Buddha

Sarnath

Sanchi

Rummindei

Gurjara

4. Which of the following sites has yielded the ruins of Ghoshitaram monastery

Nagarjunikonda

Taxila

Kaushambi

Patliputra

5. Which of the following is not a Mesolithic site of Ganga Valley

Sarai Nahar Rai

Bagor

Mahadaha

Damdama

6. Who devised the Carbon-14 dating method

A. Daniel

Willard F. Libby

K.V. Raman

K.P. Oakley

7. The principle of stratigraphy is borrowed from which of the following disciplines

Geology

Zoology

Anthropology

Geography

8. Middle Palaeolithic artefacts have been found in association with fresh Acheulian artefacts at

Sihawal

Patpara

Dhaba

Khuteli

9. The earliest Hindu temple was erected at

Aihole

Pattadakal

Vidisha

Mahabalipuram

10. Which of the following Neolithic site has produced earliest remains of cotton

Lahuradeva

Burzahome

Mehargarh

Chirand

11. Who among the following issued Aihole inscription

Harshavardhana

Prabhavati Gupta

Rudersen I

Pulkeshin II

12. Find out association of the ashmounds among the following

Mesolithic

Neolithic of Gangetic Valley

Neolithic of South India

Neolithic of Kashmir

13. Which of the following metals played an important role in the development of the first urbanization

Iron

Copper

Tin

Silver



14. Whose of the following coins bear the legend 'Lichchhavayah'


Chandragupta Maurya


Chandragupta I


Samudragupta


Ramagupta



15. Which of the following is suitable for Potassium Argon dating


Burnt clay


Volcanic ash


Burnt bone


Burnt wood



16. In which of the following inscriptions 'Ahichchhatrabhukti' finds mention


Haraha inscription of Ishanavarman


Banskhera copper plate inscription of Harshavardhana


Gwalior inscription of Mihirbhoja


Mandsore inscription of Yashodharman



17. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions says to maintain discipline in Samgha for the monks and nuns


Sarnath Minor Pillar Edict


Girnar Rock Edict XII


Shahabazgarhi Rock Edict XIII


Delhi-Topra Pillar Edict VII



18. Dharmarajika stupa is located at


Taxila


Hastinapur


Sanchi


Sarnath



19. The site Mehargarh is located on which of the following river


Bolan


Indus


Beas


Helman



20. Thermoluminescence method is used to date


Shell

Metal


Wood

Pottery



21. Who composed the Mandsore pillar inscription of Yashodharman


Ravikirti


Vasula


Govind


Harisena



22. Singi Talav is a Palaeolithic site of


Vindhyan Plateau


Konkan Cost


Thar Desert


Deccan Plateau



23. Australopithecus man manufactured


Acheulian Hand-axes


Levalloisian flakes


Pebble tools


Cleavers



24. The Madrasian culture is also known as


Olduvan


Levalloisian


Acheulian


Patzitanian



25. The earliest Yaksha image is found in the

Sunga period


Mauryan period


Kushana period


Gupta period




26. Palaeontology is a science which deals with


Ancient bones


Ancient plants


Ancient coins


Ancient potteries



27. Orthostates is related with


Hut floor


Harappan culture


Megalithic burial


None of the above



28. The first Indian Palaeolithic tool was discovered by


B.L. Rice


M. Sheshadri


F.R. Allchin


Robert Bruce Foote



29. Which ceramic evidence is found in the lowest levels of Hastinapur


Black and Red Ware


Ochre Coloured Pottery


Painted Grey Ware


Northern Black Polished Ware



30. Who of the following introduced the die-struc technique of minting the coins in India


Mauryas


Shungas


Indo-Greeks


Kushanas



31. Identify among the following metals that was used first by the early man


Silver


Copper


Gold


Iron



32. Arrange the following inscriptions in a chronological order and select the correct answer using the codes given below
Sanjan copper plate
Taxila copper plate
Poona copper plate
Banskhera copper plate
Codes















33. Which method of excavation is employed for obtaining cultural sequence of a site


Quadrant

Vertical


Horizontal

Salvage



34. Which of the following Mesolithic site has not yielded the evidence of human burials


Chopani Mando


Langhnaj


Damdama


Mahadaha



35. Which of the following sites has revealed the Copper Hoard tool 'Harpoon' from regular excavations


Bisauli

Jakhera


Saipai

Gungeria



36. Pit-dwellings are known from which of the following site


Gilund


Mahadaha


Burzahome


Rakhigarhi



37. Identify the correct meaning of the term Lakshanadhyaksha among the following


Chief religious officer


Chief revenue officer


Chief of mint


Chief of royal treasury



38. Crescent represents one of the following


Clactonian tool


Abbevillian tool


Acheulian tool


Composite tool



39. Which of the following is a single culture site


Chopani Mando


Koldihwa


Mahagava


Tokwa



40. Identify among the following the earliest mode of subsistence


Agriculture


Gathering


Pastoralism


Gathering and Scavenging



41. Gravel III formation of the Belan section has been dated by


Potassium organ dating method


Thermoluminescence dating


Carbon-14 dating method


Dendrochronology



42. The earliest figure of bull was found at


Rajgrih


Dhouli


Khandagiri


Rampurwa



43. The Neolithic culture of the Gangetic plain may have some contact with that of the eastern India and south­east Asia is indicated by
Celts of rounded variety
Cultivation of rice
Cord impressed pottery
Pit dwelling
Codes


and


and


and


and



44. Following are the additional source of information for Mesolithic cultures in India, rarely found in earlier cultures. Select the answer using the code
Human burials
Faunal remains
Lithic artefacts
Rock paintings
Codes


and


and


and


and



45. Which one of the following are associated with Middle Palaeolithic technology
Indirect percussion technique
Hard hammer technique
Levalloisian
Mousterian
Codes


and


and


and


and




46. Assertion The domestication of plants and animals took place only once and spread to other parts of the world from South-West Asia.
Reason All the domesticated plants and animals are native to South-West Asia.
Codes


Both and are true.


Both and are false.


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



47. Assertion The famous Kailasanath temple at Ellora was carved by Rastrakuta King Krishna III.
Reason Rastrakuta rulers patronized all the religions.
Codes


Both and are false.


Both and are true.


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



48. Assertion The Badami caves were got made by the Chalukyas.
Reason The Region was under the Chalukyan rule.
Codes


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


Both and are false.


Both and are true.



49. Assertion The Satavahanas got rock cut caves excavated.
Reason Because they did not know brick technology.
Codes


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


Both and are false.


Both and are true.



50. Assertion The Chalcolithic culture of Western India is supposed to have declined dueto aridity.
Reason Probably it happened due to invasions ofthe Megalithic people.
Codes


Both and are correct.


Both and are false.


is false and is correct.


is correct and is false.



51. Assertion The Indo-Greeks spread the Greek culture in India.
Reason They had ruled overthe large parts of India.
Codes


Both and are true.


Both and are false.


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



52. Assertion The discovery of Persian Gulf seal at Lothal and subsequent import of such finds in Mesopotamia testify to the trade relations among these countries.
Reason Even so there seems to be some latitude in the interpretation of this evidence.
Codes


Both and are correct.


is correct, but is false.


is false, but is correct.


Both and are false.



53. Assertion The presence of verylarge numbers of ground stone axes in Karnataka in the valleysof the river Krishna and its tributaries was first established by Bruce Foote.
Reason The foundation provided by his researches become the best documented of the Neolithic groups of Peninsular India.
Codes


is correct, but is false.


is false, but is correct.


Both and are false.


Both and are correct.


54. Assertion Heliodorus Pillar was erected by Bhagabhadra.
Reason This was for the promotion of the Bhagavat Dharma.
Codes


is correct, but is false.


Both and are correct.


is false, but is correct.


Both and are false.



55. Assertion The early rock-cut architecture is based on wooden prototypes.
Reason Pre rock-cut structures were mainly constructed of wood.
Codes


Both and are false.


Both and are correct.


is correct and is false.


is false and is correct.



56. Arrange the following in chronological order
Megaliths
Cemetery-H
Cemetery R-37
Cup marks
Codes















57. Arrange the following in chronological order
Ground chissel
Triangles
Burin
Bifacial Pebble tool
Codes















58. Arrange the following books in chronological order of their publication year
The Archaeology of India (D.P. Agrawal)
The Birth of Indian Civilization (Allchin Allchin)
Stone Age Cultures of Central India (R.V. Joshi)
Recent Archaeological Discoveries in India (B.K. Thapar)
Codes















59. Arrange the following in chronological order
Kandaria Mahadeva Temple
Konarka Temple, Konark
Bhitargaon Temple, Kanpur
Bodhgaya Temple, Gaya
Codes















60. Match the sites of List I with the raw materials of List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Kokatch Valley Iron
Khetri Chert
Sukkar Hills Copper
Chhotta Nagpur Lapislazuli

Codes











61. Match the following sites in List I with those of List II
List I List II
Burzahom Palaeolithic
Langhnaz Neolithic
Ahar Mesolithic
Pallavaram Chalcolithic

Codes












62. Match the sites of List I with excavators of List II
List I List II
Imlidihkhurd R.S. Bisht
Chechar Kutubpur B.P. Singh
Senuwar (iii) P. Singh
Gufkral A.K. Sharma

Codes
















63. Match the following books of List I with authors of List II
List I List II
Pleistocene Fauna of India G. Daniel
The Idea of Prehistory V. Jayashwal
Palaeohistory of India G.L. Badam
Pre and Protohistory of the Berach Basin V.N. Mishra

Codes
















64. Match the following sites of List I with States of List II
List I List II
Ramapuram Karnataka
Piklihal Orissa
Paiyampalli Andhra Pradesh
Kuchai Tamil Nadu

Codes
















65. Match the following items of List I with those of List II
List I List II
Man and Environment Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies
Puratattva Indian Archaeological Society
Purakala Indian History and Culture Society
History today Rock Art Society of India

Codes















66. Match the following List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
List I List II
Tanjavaur inscription Mihira Bhoja
Hathigumpha inscription Kanishka-I
Saranath Buddha image Rajendra Chola
Gwalior inscription Kharvela

Codes
















67. Match the following List I with the List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
List I List II
The river system has the maximum concentration of Harappan settlements. Burzhom
The Harappan site has recently yielded an cache of silver ware and ornaments. Ahar
The Neolithic site in Kashmir has yielded evidence of early Harappan contacts. Kunal
This site is described as a pure copper age site in India. Ghaggar Hakra

Codes
















68. Match the structural remains of List I with the period of their construction of List II
List I List II
Great Bath of Mohenjodaro Gupta period
Vishnu Temple at Bhitari Mauryan period
Pillared Hall at Kumoahar Harappa period
Settlement at Khairadih Chalcolithic period

Codes
















69. Match the Books of List I with those of Authors in List II
List I List II
Decline of the West Bridget and Raymond Allchin
A History and Culture of the Indian People (Edited) S.R. Rao
The Birth of Indian Civilisation Spengler Oswald
Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries R.C. Majumdar

Codes
















70. Match the sites of List I with the excavators of List II and select the correct code given below
List I List II
Atranjikhera Marshall
Taxila R.C. Agrawal
Ahar Suraj Bhan
Siswal R.C. Gaur

Codes
















71. Match the sites of List I with the culture of List II and select the correct answer from the codes givenbelow
List I List II
Saipai Late Harappan
Daulatpur Neolithic
Gufakaral Early Harappan
Kot Dipi Copper Hoard

Codes
















72. Match the items of List I with those of List II
List I List II
Maski Chandragupta II
Udaigiri Varaha Temple Ashoka
Patanjali Yogasutra
Banabhatta Harshacharit

Codes
















73. Match the items of List I with those of List II
List I List II
Dharmaraja Rath Chandella Dynasty
Kandaria Mahadeva Temple Pallava Dynasty
Brihdishwara Temple Chalukya Dynasty
Kailash Temple Chola Dynasty

Codes
















74. Match List I with List II
List I List II
Sringavera-pura L.S. Rao
Dholavira Martimer Wheeler
Bhirrana B.B. Lal
Arikamedu R.S. Bisht

Codes
















75. Match sites of List I with cultures of List II and select correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Chirand Grey ware
Raja Karan ka Qila Neolithic
Ganeshwar NBPW
Jakhera OCP

Codes