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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following is not a Neolithic site?
  1. A
    Brahmagiri
  2. B
    Sanganakallu
  3. C
    Arikamedu
  4. D
    Piklihal
Question 2Single 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 3Single 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 4Single 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 5Single Answer
Which of the following works relates to Tamil grammar?
  1. A
    Ahananuru
  2. B
    Kural
  3. C
    Tolkappiyam
  4. D
    Padirruppattu
Question 6Single 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 7Single 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 8Single Answer
Which of the following is a coin-term ?
  1. A
    Nivartana
  2. B
    Martur
  3. C
    Drama
  4. D
    Gocharma
Question 9Single 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 10Single 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 11Single 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 12Single 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 13Single 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 14Single 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 15Single 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 16Single Answer
Which of the following is a Sanhita of Suklayajurveda?
  1. A
    Kathaka
  2. B
    Maitrayaniya
  3. C
    Taittiriya
  4. D
    Vajasanai
Question 17Single 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 18Single 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 19Single Answer
Who among the following was the President of third Sangam?
  1. A
    Irundayar
  2. B
    Tiripuramerittha
  3. C
    Nakkirar
  4. D
    Mudinagarayar
Question 20Single 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 21Single 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 22Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
  1. A
    Homo sapiens
  2. B
    Homo erectus
  3. C
    Homo neanderthalensin
  4. D
    Homo habilis
Question 23Single 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 24Single 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 25Single 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 26Single 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 27Single Answer
Which of the following priest composed Gayatri Mantra?
  1. A
    Vasistha
  2. B
    Vishvamitra
  3. C
    Atri
  4. D
    Bharadwaj
Question 28Single Answer
Which of the following Vedang is associated with metrics?
  1. A
    Shiksha
  2. B
    Kalpa
  3. C
    Nirukta 
  4. D
    Chhanda   
Question 29Single Answer
The Greek settlement ‘Boukephala’ was situated on:
  1. A
    Ravi
  2. B
    Chenab
  3. C
    Jhelum
  4. D
    Sindhu
Question 30Single 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
Question 31Single Answer
Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?
  1. A
    Padre
  2. B
    Kuntasi
  3. C
    Birrana
  4. D
    Jakhera
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1. A
    Vedas            Their Brahmanas
    Rigveda    - Aitareya  Brahmana
  2. B
    Samarveda    - Taittiriy  Brahmana
  3. C
    Yajurveda  - Satapatha  Brahmana
  4. D
    Atharvaveda  - Gopatha  Brahmana
Question 33Single Answer
Asvapati of the Upanishadic age was the ruler of ?
  1. A
    Kekaya
  2. B
    Madra
  3. C
    Panchala
  4. D
    Usinara
Question 34Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                             
(States)                                                          (Capitals)                             
(a)Matsya                                                     (i) Vaisali
(b)Vatsa                                                        (ii) Indraprastha
(c)Vriji                                                           (iii) Viratanagara
(d)Kuru                                                         (iv) Kausambi 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
  4. D
    (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)
Question 35Single Answer
Which among the following contemporary sects is said to have played a role in the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty?
  1. A
    Ajivaka
  2. B
    Bauddha
  3. C
    Charavaka
  4. D
    Jaina
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following was an administrative centre of the southern part of Ashokan Empire?
  1. A
    Tosali
  2. B
    Samapa
  3. C
    Suvarnagiri
  4. D
    Ujjayini
Question 37Single Answer
In which of the following forms of ancient Indian marriages was the payment of bride price a condition
  1. A
    Arsha
  2. B
    Asura
  3. C
    Daiva
  4. D
    Prajapatya
Question 38Single Answer
The Padirruppattu is a collection of poems in praise of:
  1. A
    Chera Kings
  2. B
    Pandya Kings
  3. C
    Chola Kings
  4. D
    Tondaiman Kings 
Question 39Single Answer
Kayarohana, said to be dwelling place of Lakulisa, the founder of the Lakulisa-Pasupata cult, is located in which one of the following?
  1. A
    Bengal
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. D
    Gujarat 
Question 40Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II 
(Dynasties)                                                   (Founders)                          
(a)Satavahanas                                          (i) Vindhyasakati
(b)Vakatakas                                               (ii) Indravarman - I
(c)Eastern Gangas                                     (iii) Sri Gupta
(d)Guptas                                                     (iv) Simuka 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (i)         (ii)        (iii)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii) 
Question 41Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                              List-II                                     
(a) Grid system of excavation                                (i) Pitt Rivers
(b) Principle of stratigraphy                                   (ii) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) Radiocarbon method of dating                        (iii) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Three dimensional method of recording          (iv) F.W. Libby 
  1. A
    Codes. (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  2. B
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  3. C
    (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)
Question 42Single Answer
In which area the Neolithic man lived in underground pits ?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Assam
  3. C
    Kashmir
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
Question 43Single Answer
Match List-I(items found in harappan sites) with List-II (possible sources) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                   List-II                                     
(a)Copper                                         (i) Deccan
(b)Shell                                             (ii) Rajasthan
(c)Lapis Lazuli                                (iii) Kutch
(d)Gold                                              (iv) Afghanistan 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)
  2. B
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)
  4. D
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
Question 44Single Answer
Which among the following weapons of war have not been found in the remains of the Harappan culture?
(i) Bows and Arrows
(ii) Swords
(iii) Shields
(iv) Helmets 
Select the correct answer with the help of the code given below:
  1. A
    (i) only
  2. B
    (i) and (ii)
  3. C
    (ii) and (iii)
  4. D
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Question 45Single Answer
Who among the following priests had the duty to supervise the performance of a sacrifice ?
  1. A
    Hota
  2. B
    Brahma
  3. C
    Udgata
  4. D
    Adhvaryu
Question 46Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II                                     
(a) Srautasutra                                             (i) Measuring of fire-altars
(b) Grihyasutra                                             (ii) Rules relating to sacrifices
(c) Dharmasutra                                           (iii) Domestic Rights
(d) Sulvasutra                                               (iv) Dharma or Law 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  2. B
    (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)
  4. D
    (iv)       (i)         (ii)        (iii) 
Question 47Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                                           List-II                                     
(a)Surya Siddhanta                                                  (i) Romans
(b)Pudgala                                                               (ii) Greeks
(c)Horashastra                                                        (iii) Aryabhatta
(d)Arretine Ware                                                     (iv) Jainism 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)
  2. B
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  3. C
    (ii)        (iii)       (iv)       (i)
  4. D
    (i)         (ii)        (iv)       (iii)
Question 48Single Answer
Match List-I (Officials) with List-II (Departments) and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I                                                               List-II 
(Officials)                                                      (Department)
(a) Lakshana-dhyaksha                 (i) Superintendent of Mints
(b) Sitadhyaksha                             (ii) Superintendent of Commerce
(c) Pautava-dhyaksha                    (iii) Superintendent of Agriculture
(d) Panya-dhyaksha                       (iv) Superintendent of Weights and Measures 
  1. A
    Codes.
    (a)      (b)       (c)        (d)
    (iv)       (i)         (ii)        (iii)
  2. B
    (i)         (iii)       (iv)       (ii)
  3. C
    (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)
  4. D
    (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv) 
Question 49Single Answer
Who among the following rulers is the last ruler of the Satavahana dynasty?
  1. A
    Siri Yajna
  2. B
    Siri Satakarni
  3. C
    Pulumavi IV
  4. D
    Siva Siri Pulumavi
Question 50Single Answer
The earliest available Indian coins were made of
  1. A
    Gold
  2. B
    Silver
  3. C
    Copper
  4. D
    Copper and Silver
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