PAPER-III
ARCHAEOLOGY


1. Which of the following pertains to the Omo Industrial Complex, arguably the oldest stone artefacts

(1)Flakes removed from pebbles with the residual core


(2)Flaked and smashed up quartz pebbles


(3)Pointed sticks from Clacton-on-Sea


(4)The Riwat Assemblage


2. A jaw bone from Maur in Germany, a part of leg bone from Boxgrove in England belong to which of the following

(1)Homo habilis


Homo ergaster


(3)Homo heidelbergensis


Homo rudolfensis


3. The fossil record of Neanderthals is much higher than other hominins because

(1)The Neanderthals were the first to regularly bury the dead.


(2)Palaeontologists have encountered mass burials of Neanderthals.


(3)There were frequent wars between Neanderthals and modern humans.


(4)Neanderthal bones petrified faster than other hominins.


4. In the context of complex set of dates for the emergence of Homo erectus from across the old world who suggested "It seems more likely that Homo erectus is an immigrant from Asia to the Eastern African area than an anagenetic, in situ derivative from Homo habilis"

(1)T.D. White


(2)J.D. Clark


Wolpoff


(4)Robin Dennell


5. The first Acheulian site, excavated in India, is located in

(1)Tamil Nadu


(2)Maharashtra


(3)Odisha


(4)Madhya Pradesh


6. Kuliana in the former Mayurbhanj state is an excavated site of

(1)Lower Palaeolithic culture


Upper Palaeolithic culture


(3)Mesolithic culture


Neolithic culture


7. Identify the Harappan site where remains of all the three phases of the Harappan Civilisation are present.

(1)Mirzapur


Hulas


(3)Rojadi


Balu


8. Which of the following Harappan sites is situated on the seasonal Manhar stream

(1)Padari


Bagasara


(3)Dholavira


Kanmer


9. Which of the following Chalcolithic site has yielded the evidence of the use of only copper but not stone tools

(1)Gilund


Ahar


(3)Balathal


Kayatha


10. Which of the following is not a type of stupa

(1)Saririka


Paribhogika


(3)Uddeshika


Vaibhashika


11. The 'second urbanization' is generally associated with which 'Pottery Culture'

(1)O.C.P.


Russet Coated ware


(3)Red Polished Ware


N.B.P.


12. Which of the following is not applicable to a typical Asokan pillar

is polished in a shinning way.


consists of a shaft and a capital.


is made entirely of one single piece of stone.


(4)Its capital is surmounted by one or more animal-figures.


13. Which of the following inscriptions states that Kanishka claims to have obtained kingship through agencies of a number of mostly Zoroastrian deities headed by Goddess Nana

(1)Mathura stone inscription of Huviska


(2)Saranath Buddhist image inscription of Kanisha


(3)The Rabatak inscription


(4)Taxila silver scroll inscription


14. Which of the following coins bear the images of Krishna and Balarama

(1)Coins of Appollodotus


Coins of Agothocles


(3)Coins of Demetrius


Coins of Menander


15. Who has deciphered for the first time Hathigumpha cave inscription of the time of Kharavela

(1)A.S. Altakar


(2)D.C. Sircar


(3)K.P. Jayaswal


(4)R.D. Banerjee


16. An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from which of the following Harappan sites

(1)Kalibangan


(2)Dholavira


(3)Lothal


(4)Rakhigarhi


17. With which period the Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) is associated

(1)Neolithic Period


(2)Chalcolithic Period


(3)Megalithic Period


(4)Mahajanapada Period


18. Who discovered the Bharhut Stupa

(1)James Princep


John Marshall


Cunningham


M. Wheeler



19. Which of the following stupas contained relics of Buddha's famous disciples Sariputta and Maudgalyayana

(1)Bharhut Stupa


Dhamekh Stupa at Sarnath


(3)Sanchi Stupa No. 3


Great Stupa at Sanchi


20. Which of the following events is associated with Asokan's 8th regnal year

(1)Kalinga war


Third Buddhist Council


(3)Visit to Lumbini


Construction of Stupa at Sarnath


21. In which of the following inscription 'Karshapana' is mentioned as a coin

(1)Naneghat inscription of Naganika


(2)Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela


(3)Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman


(4)Eran inscription of Samudragupta


22. Who was the last Kushana king to have issued the bilingual coins of the following

(1)Kujul Kadphises


(2)Wima Kadphises


(3)Kanishka I


(4)Huvishka


23. The earliest Vishnu image was found from which of the following places

(1)Rajim


Sirpur


(3)Tala


Malhar


24. A. anamensis hominin remains are evidenced from which of the following sites

(a)Kanapoi

(b)Alia Bay

(c)Hadar

(d)Laetoli


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25. The hominin fossil from Hathnora on Narmada has been identified variously by different scholars as

(a)Homo erectus
Homo heidelbergensis
(c)Homo indeterminate
Homo ergaster



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26. Quaternary palaeoclimate changes reconstructed from which of the following are considered as standard

(a)Pollen spectra from Quaternary deposits O16

(b)ratio in foraminifera of deep sea cores O18

(c)Glacial terraces in the Alpine region

(d)Loess-palaeosol stratigraphy



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27. Evidence of structural activity in the Acheulian context has been found from

(a)Isampur
Hunsgi
(c)Attirampakkam
Paisra


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28. Stratified evidence of Upper Palaeolithic fossil wood industry have been found at

(a)About 20 sites in Tripura

(b)Lalmai in Bangladesh

(c)Chopani Mando in the Belan valley

(d)Patne in Maharashtra



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29. Which of the following archaeological findings are not associated with Harappan Civilization

(a)Steatite beads
(b)Punch marked coins
(c)Chert blades
(d)Stupas


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30. Which of the following Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of fire-alters

(a)Tarakhanwala Dera

(b)Rojadi

(c)Kalibangan

(d)Lothal



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31. Whose inscriptions are engraved on the same rock on which Ashokan Rock Edict-II is engraved at Girnar (Junagarh)

(a)Rudradaman

(b)Kumaragupta I

(c)Skandagupta

(d)Toramana



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32. Ravikirti, the composer of Aihole Inscription, claims to have acquired fame in the field of poetry equal to which of the following

(a)Harishena

Kalidasa

(c)Bharavi

Vatsabhatti



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33. Which of the following Harappan sites could not be excavated up to the natural soil because of the sub-soil ground water

(a)Harappa

(b)Mohenjodaro

(c)Kalibangan

(d)Lothal


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34. Which of the sites in Bihar are not Palaeolithic centres

(a)Paisra

Bhimbandh

(c)Chechar

(d)Maner



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35. The Gandhara school of sculpture has images of the

(a)Buddha
Bodhisattvas
(c)Hindu deities
Tirthankaras



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36. The Chhatra type coins were issued by which of the following Gupta rulers

(a)Samudragupta

(b)Chandragupta II

(c)Kumargupta I

(d)Skandagupta



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37. The Gangavataran scene is found depicted at which of the following

(a)Elephanta
Ajanta
(c)Ellora
Mahabalipuram



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38. Arrange the following excavations in correct chronological order

(a)Inamgao
Sanganakallu
(c)Langhnaj
Brahmagiri



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39. Arrange the following African hominins in increasing chronological order

A. africanus

A. anamensis

A. garhi

H. habilis



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40. Arrange the geological formations of the middle Son valley in correct chronological order

Patpara

Baghor

Khetauhi

Sihawal



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41. Arrange the following sites in chronological order
Pirak

Manheru

Bhagwanpura

Agaroha


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42. Arrange the following items in chronological order

Cremation

Burial

Pot burial

Cairm Circle



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43. Arrange the following Director Generals of the Archaeological Survey of India in
chronological order in post-independent India

N.P. Chakravarty
M.S. Nagarajarao
Debala Mitra
M.N. Deshpande

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44. Arrange the following books in chronological order of their publication year

South Indian Megaliths (A. Parpola)
Potteries in Ancient India (B.P. Sinha)
Prehistoric India (S. Piggot)
The Personality of India (B. Subbarao)

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45. Arrange the following inscriptions in chronological order
Eran stone pillar inscription of Buddhagupta
Damodarpur copper plate inscription of Buddhagupta
Sarnath Buddhist stone image inscription of Kumargupta I
Kahaum stone pillar inscription of Skandagupta

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46. Arrange the following coins in chronological order

King and Queen type gold coins
Rhinoceros slayer type coins
Chakravikrama type coins
Asvamedha type gold coins

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47. Arrange the following temple-complexes of Malaprabha and Tungabhadra basins in the chronological order

(a)Aihole

Alampur

(c)Mahakutesvara

Pattadkal


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48. Arrange the following in chronological order

(a)Apratighah

(b)Lichchhavayah

(c)Apratirathah

(d)Chakravikramah



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49. Match the items of List I with those of List II

List I List II

Small and specialized stone tools, composite tools, shaped bone tools, objects of personal decoration Southern Dispersal
Very large brain size, thick and arched brow ridges, projecting nose and mid-face, large incisor teeth, curved limb bones, etc. Behavioural modernity in Homo sapiens
Steep forehead, taller brain cases¸ flat faces Neanderthal
Rapid dispersal of modern humans Lake Mungo Man

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50. Match the items of List I with those of List II

List I List II

Limestone Chirki Acheulian
Basalt Hunsgi Valley Acheulian
Granite Kortallaiyyar Valley Acheulian
Quartzite Baichbal Valley Acheulian

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51. Match the items of List I with those of List II

List I List II

Upper Palaeolithic shrine Hiregudda-Sanganakallu
Mother goddess casket Jwalapuram 9
Uniserial harpoon Inamgaon
Largest celt factory Baghor I

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52. Match the items of List I with those of List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Paruldanga Andhra Pradesh
Lotapahar Uttar Pradesh
Gaurigundam West Bengal
Lahariadih Bihar

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53. Match the sites of List I with Grain remains of List II

List I List II

Kalibangan Rice husk impression
Rangpur Rice
Harappa late levels Wild rice
Lahuradeva Horse gram

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54. Match the sites of List I with the excavators of List II

List I List II

Bhorgarh J.P. Joshi
Desalpur Suraj Bhan
Surkotada B.S.R. Babu
Siswal K.V. Soundrarajan

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55. Match the items of List I with List II

List I List II

(Temple) (Location)
Ananta-Vasudeva Amarakantaka
Pataleshvara Bhuvanesvara
Papanatha Java
Prambanan Pattadakala

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56. Match the authors of List I with Books of List II
List I List II
Ajay Mitra Shastri Parshurameshwar Temple at Gudimallam
I.K. Sharma Kaveripattinam Excavation Port-city on
the Tamil Nadu Cost)
K.V. Soundrarajan Early Chamber Tombs of South India
A. Sundara Vakatakas Sources and History
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57. Match the items of List I with those of List II

List I List II

Erragudi Chitradurga district (Karnataka)
Siddapura Kurnool district (A.P.)
Gujjara Raichur district (Karnataka)
Gavimatha Datia district (M.P.)
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58. Match the excavated sites of List I with excavators of List II

List I List II

Adam K. Paddayya
Sonkh John Marshall
Bhita H. Hartel
Isampur Amarendra Nath

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59. Match the books of List I with the authors of List II

List I List II

Indus Script Deciphered S.R. Rao
Has the Indus Script Been Deciphered M.V.N. Rao
The Decipherment of the Indus Script G.L. Possehl
Indus Age The Writing System B.B. Lal

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60. Match the books of List I with the authors of List II

List I List II

The Copper Bronze Age in India A. Ghosh
The Iron Age in India Vibha Tripathi
The City in Early Historical India D.P. Agrawal
Painted Grey Ware An Iron Age
Culture of Northern India
N.R. Banerjee

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61. Match types of Shiva-Lingas in List I and Material used for making them in List II
List I List II

Dhatuja linga Clay
Shailaja linga Wood
Mranmaya linga Metal
Daruja linga Stone

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62. Match the kings of List I with the Queens of List II

List I List II

Prabhakaravardhana Apsarodevi
Adityavardhana Vajrinidevi
Naravardhana Yashomatidevi
Rajyavardhana Mahasenaguptadevi

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63. Match the items of List I with those of List II in the context of Nataraja

List I List II

Upper right hand Eternal fire
Upper left hand Holding drum
Lower right hand Points towards upraised foot as the path salvation
Lower left hand Abhayamudra
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64. Consider these statements

Assertion The vast majority of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites are situated in
the inland regions.

Reason They were generally associated with springs which are now extinct. Codes

(1)Both and are correct, but is incorrect explanation of


(2)Both and are correct, and is correct explanation of


is wrong, is correct.


(4)Both and are incorrect.


65. Consider these statements

Assertion Although in recent years isotopic dating of the Lower Palaeolithic in
India has been done, a vast majority of sites have proved difficult to date.

Reason The available dates reveal two short-comings

(a)They are single determinations and

(b)They were done by the 234Th 230U methods.


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(1)Both and are correct, but is incorrect explanation of


(2)Both and are correct, and is correct explanation of


(3)Both and are incorrect.


is wrong, is correct.


66. Consider the following statements

Assertion The genomes of several modern humans and a few chimpanzees have been sequenced, which suggest that modern humans and chimpanzees are more closely related to each other than either is to gorilla.

Reason Developments in molecular anthropology have facilitated a shift in
traditional morphology to the morphology of molecules such as DNA and Y-chromosome.

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(1)Both and are correct, but is incorrect explanation of


(2)Both and are correct, and is correct explanation of


(3)Both and are incorrect.


is wrong, is correct.


67. Assertion The stone age people of the Vindhyas migrated to the Ganga plain in terminal Pleistocene period.

Reason Due to climatic change it was dry phase in this period.
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(1)Both and are correct, but is the correct explanation of


is wrong and is correct.


(3)Both and are incorrect.


is correct and is incorrect.


68. Assertion Carlleyle had no doubt about the association between the microlith­users and the paintings of rock-shelters in the Vindhyas.


Reason There was nothing in the archaeological assemblage of the painted rock shelters except microliths.

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(1)Both and are incorrect.


is correct but is incorrect.


is incorrect but is correct.


(4)Both and are correct, and is correct explanation of


69. Consider the following statements

Assertion Normally Early Harappan remains are absent from Gujarat.

Reason The presence of the Mature Harappan sites in Gujarat is the result of
their eastward expansion from Sind.

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(1)Both and are incorrect.


(2)Both and are correct.


is correct but is incorrect.


(4)Both and are correct but is the correct explanation of


70. Consider the following statements

Assertion The Chakravikarama type gold coins represent the Chakrapurusa as giving three round objects to the king.

Reason The king was a stout devotee of Vaisnavism and three round objects represent three; Mantrasakti, Prabhusakti and Utsahasakti.

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and both are correct.


is correct is wrong.


(3)Both and are wrong.


and both are correct, explanation to is not correct.


71. Consider the following statements

Assertion The Junagarh inscription, dated 150 A.D. is an eloquent eulogy of Saka-Kshatrapa Rudradaman I.

Reason The script of the inscription is Brahmi, the language Sanskrit and the style literary.

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(1)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(2)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


72. Consider the following statements

Assertion From Gupta period onwards river goddesses came to be carved on door jamb of entrance of Brahmanical temples in Northern India.

Reason Because rivers were main life lines of culture and trade in ancient period.

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and both are correct and is correct explanation of


and both are correct and is not correct explanation of


is correct and wrong.


is wrong and is correct


73. Consider the following statements

Assertion A definite attempt was made to depict variegated iconographic forms of Siva on Dharmaraja Rath.

Reason The Pallava sculptures were mainly responsible for innovational work done in the sphere of Siva figures.

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and both are correct and is correct explanation of


and both are correct and is not correct explanation of


is correct and is wrong.


is wrong and is correct.


74. Consider the following statements

Assertion There is an overlap between the Late Harappan and Painted Gray Ware
cultural deposits at all the excavated sites in Haryana.

Reason There is cultural similarity between the two.
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(1)Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of


(2)Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of


(3)Both and are correct.


(4)Both and are incorrect.


75. Consider the following statements

Assertion The largest number and types of gold coins were issued during reign period of Kumaragupta I.

Reason Because trade and commerce was growing in volume in the Gupta period and without gold coins it was not possible to carry on trade.

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and are correct.


and both are correct. Explanation is not correct.


is correct is wrong.


(4)Both and are wrong.