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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following are true of the Mesolithic period?
Select your answer form the code given below :
(i) Microliths are found in general.
(ii) Bagor, Langhnaj and Bhim-betka are some important sites.
(iii) Bones of wild and domesticated animals are found.
(iv) Rock-paintings are available during this period.
Code :
  1. A
    (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  2. B
    (i), (ii), and (iii)
  3. C
    (ii ), (iii), and (iv)
  4. D
    (i), (ii) and (iv)
Question 2Single Answer
Which of the following Neolithic archaeological sites is not known for ash-mounds? 
  1. A
    Utnur
  2. B
    Pallavoy
  3. C
    Kupgal
  4. D
    Burzahom
Question 3Single Answer
Which of the following sites has yielded a short inscription written in Harappan script with huge alphabets?
  1. A
    Banawali
  2. B
    Dholavira
  3. C
    Kalibangan 
  4. D
    Mohenjodaro
Question 4Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
  1. A
    List-I                       List-II
    (Mahajanapada)      (Capital)
    Panchala     —        Mathura
  2. B
    Matsya       —          Bairat
  3. C
    Kosala    —              Sravasti
  4. D
    Magadha    —           Girivraja
Question 5Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List-I                                    List-II
(System of Philosophy)    (Advocates)
(a) Yoga                            (i) Kapila
(b) Mimamsa                     (ii) Patanjali
(c) Sankhya                      (iii) Kumarila
(d) Vaiseshika                    (iv) Kanada
Code :
  1. A
    (a)    (b)    (c)     (d)
    (i)    (ii)    (iii)     (iv)
  2. B
    (ii)    (iii)    (i)     (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)    (iv)    (iii)    (i)
  4. D
    (iv)    (i)    (ii)    (iii)
Question 6Single Answer
With which of the following departments was Kantaka-Sodhana connected?
  1. A
    Taxation
  2. B
    Industry
  3. C
    Tolls
  4. D
    Judiciary
Question 7Single Answer
Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
  1. A
    Tax-term    Connotation
    Vishti     — Forced labour
  2. B
    Bhaga     — Local tax
  3. C
    Kara    — Tax
  4. D
    Pranaya     — Emergency tax
Question 8Single Answer
Which of the following is not a part of the Buddhist architecture?
  1. A
    Anda
  2. B
    Medhi
  3. C
    Chhatra
  4. D
    Antarala
Question 9Single Answer
Which of the following statements is true of the Kushan period?
  1. A
    Issue of silver coins on a large scale
  2. B
    Flourishing of the Gandhara art.
  3. C
    Patronage of Amarasimha.
  4. D
    Extension of the empire up to Bengal.
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following statements are known from the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela?
Select your answer from the code given below :
(i) He was a ruler of Kalinga. 
(ii) He describes himself as a Mahameghavahana.
(iii) He conveced a Council of Jain scholars.
(iv) He enlarged the canal originally excavated by a Nanda King, up to the city. 
    Code :
  1. A
    (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  2. B
    (i), (ii), and (iii)
  3. C
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  4. D
    (i), (ii) and (iv)
Question 11Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List-I                              List-II 
(Author)                    (Definition of History)
(a) E.H. Carr              (i)     All history is theihis-tory of thought.
(b) G.R. Elton            (ii)    History is science no less no more.
(c) J.B. Bury              (iii)    History is what the historian writes.
(d) R.G. Colling-wood   (iv)    History is an endless dialogue between the  historian and his facts.
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)    (b)    (c)     (d)
    (i)    (iii)    (ii)    (iv)
  2. B
    (ii)    (i)    (iv)    (iii)
  3. C
    (iv)    (iii)    (ii)    (i)
  4. D
    (iv)    (ii)    (iii)    (i)
Question 12Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
 Assertion (A) : Harrapan civilization was in close trade relations with South Turkmenistan.
Reason (R) : Harappan objects or those produced under Harappan influence have been found at Kish, Ur, Nippur etc. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 13Single Answer
The discovery of metal was a revolutionary event in human history. Richest copper mines occurred in which part of India?
(i) Bihar    (ii) Gujarat
(iii) Rajasthan     (iv) Tamil Nadu 
  1. A
    (i) only  
  2. B
    (ii) and (iii) only
  3. C
    (i), (ii) and (iii)  
  4. D
    (ii), (iii) and (iv) 
Question 14Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List-I                         List-II 
(Mesolithic site)       (Location)
(a) Birbhanpur         (i) Bihar
(b) Loteshwar          (ii) Gujarat
(c) Paisra                (iii) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Sarai Nahar Rai   (iv)    West Bengal
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)    (b)    (c)    (d)
    (h)    (i)    (iv)    (iii)
  2. B
    (iv)    (ii)    (iii)    (i)
  3. C
    (i)    (ii)    (iii)    (iv)
  4. D
    (iv)    (ii)    (i)    (iii)
Question 15Single Answer
The earliest evidence of transition from hunting and food gathering to animal domestication and agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been found at :
  1. A
    Anjira       
  2. B
    Damb Sadat
  3. C
    Kile Gul Mohammad    
  4. D
    Mehrgarh
Question 16Single Answer
Which Rigvedic deity is more frequently invoked as being the most useful as also the most fearsome of the gods?
  1. A
    Agni  
  2. B
    Dyaus
  3. C
    Indra    
  4. D
    Marut
Question 17Single Answer
Which text makes it evident that the Vedic Sabha and Samiti were two separate institutions?
  1. A
    Aitareya Brahmana
  2. B
    Atharva Veda
  3. C
    Satapatha Brahmana
  4. D
    Yajurveda
Question 18Single Answer
The followers of the Ajivika sect were also known by which other names?
(i) Hatthapalekhana 
(ii) Ekadandika
(iii) Magandika
(iv) Tedandika 
  1. A
    Codes :
    (i) and (ii) only   
  2. B
    (i) and (iii) only
  3. C
    (i), (ii) and (iii)  
  4. D
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Question 19Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below :
List-I                       List-II
(Mahajanapada)      (Capital)    
(a) Asmaka            (i) Hataka
(b) Avanti              (ii) Mahishmati
(c) Chedi              (iii) Potali
(d) Kamboja          (iv) Suktimati
  1. A
     Codes :
    (a)    (b)    (c)    (d)
    (iii)    (ii)    (iv)    (i)
  2. B
    (ii)    (iii)    (i)    (iv)
  3. C
    (i)    (iv)    (iii)    (ii)
  4. D
    (i)    (ii)    (iv)    (iii)
Question 20Single Answer
The ‘Indica’ of Megasthenes is lost, but it survives in fragments in the writings of which Greeco-Roman authors?
(i) Ktesias
(ii) Pliny the Elder
(iii) Diodorus Siculus    
(iv) Strabo
  1. A
    Codes :
    (i) and (ii)
  2. B
    (i), (ii) and (iii)
  3. C
    (ii), (iii) and (iv) 
  4. D
    (i) and (iv)
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following is not a Neolithic site?
  1. A
    Brahmagiri
  2. B
    Sanganakallu
  3. C
    Arikamedu
  4. D
    Piklihal
Question 22Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                            List-II                                     
(a) Mohenjodaro                 (i) Citadel and a lower town
(b) Lothal                             (ii) Large granary
(c) Kalkibangan                   (iii) Brick dockyard
(d) Sutkagen-dor                 (iv) Citadel and a lower fortified settlement 
  1. A
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iv)       (ii)        (i)         (iii)
  4. D
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment og cash to officers as salary?
  1. A
    Kamandaka Nitisara
  2. B
    Arthasastra
  3. C
    Manu Smriti
  4. D
    Nitivakyamitra
Question 24Single Answer
On whose coins do the symbols on the reverse generally match with the names of the kings on the obverse?
  1. A
    Arjunayanas
  2. B
    Maghas
  3. C
    Malavas
  4. D
    Panchalas
Question 25Single Answer
Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar?
  1. A
    Ahananuru
  2. B
    Kural
  3. C
    Tolkappiyam
  4. D
    Padirruppattu
Question 26Single Answer
Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the content of the Rummindei Pillar Inscription of Asoka?
  1. A
    Reference to the King’s dharma
  2. B
    Reference to the conquest of Kalinga
  3. C
    Reduction of tax due from the village
  4. D
    Non-slaughter of animals in the royal kitchen
Question 27Single Answer
Who, among the following, are mentioned in the Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela ?
Use the code given below :
i.Satakarni
ii.Bahasatimita
iii.Sakas
iv.Rathikas 
  1. A
    (i) and (ii)
  2. B
    (i), (iii) and (iv)
  3. C
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  4. D
    (i), (ii) and (iv)
Question 28Single Answer
Which of the following is a coin-term ?
  1. A
    Nivartana
  2. B
    Martur
  3. C
    Drama
  4. D
    Gocharma
Question 29Single Answer
Which of the following temples was constructed of bricks?
  1. A
    Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho
  2. B
    Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
  3. C
    Lingaraja temple at Bhubhaneshwar
  4. D
    Martanda temple in Kashmir
Question 30Single Answer
Who, among the following, founded a teaching institution called ‘Saraswati Mandira’ at Ajmer?
  1. A
    Vakpatiraja
  2. B
    Durlabharaja
  3. C
    Vigraharaja
  4. D
    Prithviraja
Question 31Single Answer
In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from:
  1. A
    Bila Surgam
  2. B
    Hunsgi
  3. C
    Bhimbetaka
  4. D
    Mahagara
Question 32Single Answer
From where in South Asia the earliest evidence of wheat-barley farming has been found?
  1. A
    Punjab
  2. B
    Baluchistan
  3. C
    Sindh
  4. D
    Rajasthan
Question 33Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Rakhigarhi     -     Middle Town
  2. B
    Harappa           -         Cemetery-H
  3. C
    Mohenjo-daro          -        Cemetery R -37
  4. D
    Kalibangan          -         Burial of male and female 
Question 34Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                             List-II                                     
a.Mohenjodaro                  (i) Bronze chariot
b.Harappa                           (ii) Inscribed bronze axe
c.Lothal                               (iii) Terracotta plough
d.Banawali                         (iv) Ivory scale 
  1. A
    Codes: (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
  3. C
    (i)         (i)         (iv)       (iii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i) 
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the following Aryan deities have been invoked in the Boghaz Koi inscription from Asia Minor?
  1. A
    Agni, Rudra, Soma
  2. B
    Indra, Surya, Vishnu
  3. C
    Rudra, Marut, Pushan, Bhaga
  4. D
    Indra, Nasatya, Mitra, Varuna
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following is a Sanhita of Suklayajurveda?
  1. A
    Kathaka
  2. B
    Maitrayaniya
  3. C
    Taittiriya
  4. D
    Vajasanai
Question 37Single Answer
Which of the following states of South-India was mentioned in Megasthenes’s Indica?
  1. A
    Chera
  2. B
    Pandya
  3. C
    Satiyaputta
  4. D
    Chola
Question 38Single Answer
From where the largest apsidal shrine of Indian subcontinent is discovered ?
  1. A
    Sirsukh
  2. B
    Sirkap
  3. C
    Kaushambi
  4. D
    Anuradhapur
Question 39Single Answer
Who among the following was the President of third Sangam?
  1. A
    Irundayar
  2. B
    Tiripuramerittha
  3. C
    Nakkirar
  4. D
    Mudinagarayar
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following dynasties in India introduced date on their coins for the first time ?
  1. A
    Indo - Greek
  2. B
    Indo - Scythians
  3. C
    Kushan
  4. D
    Karddamaka Shakra
Question 41Single Answer
The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:
  1. A
    Homo erectus
  2. B
    Homo habilis
  3. C
    Homo sapiens
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 42Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
  1. A
    Homo sapiens
  2. B
    Homo erectus
  3. C
    Homo neanderthalensin
  4. D
    Homo habilis
Question 43Single Answer
From where the largest number of copper hoards have been found ?
  1. A
    Jodhpura
  2. B
    Bahadrabad
  3. C
    Saipai
  4. D
    Gungeria
Question 44Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan site) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                 List-II                                     
(a) Mohenjodaro                  (i) Terracotta horse fugurine
(b) Lothal                               (ii) Terracotta spoked wheel
(c) Harappa                           (iii) Horse’s fossil
(d) Pirak                                 (iv) Fire alter 
  1. A
    Codes . (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  2. B
    (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)
  3. C
    (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)
  4. D
    (iii)       (ii)        (iv)       (ii) 
Question 45Single Answer
Who amongst the following was the first to propose that Harappan culture had developed in the Indus region itself and was not intrusive from western region?
  1. A
    Daya Ram Sahni
  2. B
    Rakhal Das Benerji
  3. C
    John Marshall
  4. D
    Madho Sarup Vats
Question 46Single Answer
The earliest epigraphical evidence of Indo-European language have been found at:
  1. A
    Bactri
  2. B
    Iraq
  3. C
    Iran
  4. D
    Syria  
Question 47Single Answer
Which of the following priest composed Gayatri Mantra?
  1. A
    Vasistha
  2. B
    Vishvamitra
  3. C
    Atri
  4. D
    Bharadwaj
Question 48Single Answer
Which of the following Vedang is associated with metrics?
  1. A
    Shiksha
  2. B
    Kalpa
  3. C
    Nirukta 
  4. D
    Chhanda   
Question 49Single Answer
The Greek settlement ‘Boukephala’ was situated on:
  1. A
    Ravi
  2. B
    Chenab
  3. C
    Jhelum
  4. D
    Sindhu
Question 50Single Answer
Which of the following dynasty issued largest number of Copper coins in India?
  1. A
    Indo-Greek
  2. B
    Satvahana
  3. C
    Kushan
  4. D
    Gupta
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