1. The method of Radiocarbon Dating was
used in India
for the first time at
(A) Deccan College ,
Pune
(B) Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad
(C) School
of Archaeology , New Delhi
(D) Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Mumbai
2. Where were the first Palaeolithic
tools found in India ?
(A) Hallur
(B) Kurnool
(C) Pallavaram
(D) Tekkalkota
3. Arrange the following archaeologists
in the chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the
codes given below:
(i) James Fergusson
(ii) James Princep
(iii) Alexander Cunningham
(iv) Edward Thomas
Codes:
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
4. The Harappa
culture people inherited the knowledge of wheat, barley and cotton cultivation
from their ancestors of the following:
(A) Kot Diji
(B) Amri
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Kalibangan
5. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
List – I
List – II
(Kingdom)
(King)
a. Kuru 1. Nichakshu
b. Kekaya 2. Parikshita
c. Kasi 3. Asvapati
d. Vatsabhumi 4.
Ajatasatru
Codes:
a
b
c
d
(A) 2
3
4
1
(B) 1
4
2
3
(C) 3
2
1
4
(D) 4
1
3 2
6. After Hastinapur was swept away by
floods the Pandavas shifted their capital to
(A) Kausambi
(B) Kurukshetra
(C) Ahichchhatra
(D) Indraprastha
7. Pataligrama, which later became the
famous city of Pataliputra ,
had been fortified initially by
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kalasoka
(C) Ajatasatru
(D) Udayabhadra
8. ‘Dharmaraja’ too was a title of
(A) Ajatasatru
(B) Asoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harshavardhan
9. During Alexander’s invasion of India which of
the following was ruled by two hereditary kings with the help of a council of
elders?
(A) Ashtakaraja
(B) Abhisara
(C) Kshudraka
(D) Pattala
10. ‘Pautavadhyaksha’ was incharge of
which department under the Mauryan administrative system?
(A) Weights and measures
(B) Forest resources
(C) Navy
(D) Shipping
11. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer with the help of the codes given below:
List – I
List – II
(Ancient Places) (Modern Location)
a. Pushkalavati 1. Begram (Afghanistan )
b. Kapisa 2. Halebid
c. Gangavadi 3. Charsadda (Peshawar )
d.
Dvarsamudra 4. Mysore
Codes:
a
b
c
d
(A) 3
2
1
4
(B) 2
1
3
4
(C) 3
1
4
2
(D) 1
3
4
2
12. Identify the Tamil anthology which is
devoted to the praise of Chera Kings
(A) Narrinai
(B) Padirruppattu
(C) Aingurunuru
(D) Kuruntogai
13. Nahapana’s defeat at the hands of
Gautamiputra Satakarni is attested by which of the following coin-hoards?
(A) Erakina
(B) Nasik
(C) Qunduz
(D) Ujjayini
14. Who among the following rulers had
performed the maximum number of Asvamedha sacrifices?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Kumaragupta I
(C) Pushyamitra Sunga
(D) Pravarasena I
15. A drama named ‘Kauntaleshwar Dautya’
has been attributed to Kalidasa by
(A) Kuntalesha
(B) Bharavi
(C) Rajasekhara
(D) Kshemendra
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