1. Where do we find the three phases, viz. Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Cultures
in sequence?
Correct : D. krishna valley
2. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from:
Correct : C. mehrgarh
3. Ochre Coloured Pottery is closely connected with:
Correct : C. late harappans
4. Which one of the following is the latest Indus city discovered in India?
Correct : B. dholavira
5. Majority of the Indus terracotta figurines were
Correct : A. hand-modelled
6. The religious iconography of Indus people consists of
(i) Seals and Sealings
(ii) Images and Statues
(iii) Terracotta figurines
(iv) Amulets and Tablets
Choose the answer from the codes given below
Correct : D. all of them
7. The majority of the Harappan pottery was
Correct : D. plain pottery
8. Bones of camel are discovered at:
Correct : A. kalibangan
9. For which one of the following crops there is no evidence of cultivation fromanyone
of the Indus sites?
Correct : B. sugarcane
10. Which of the following were the most standardised products of the Harappans?
Correct : C. bricks
11. Which one of the following Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
Correct : A. lothal
12. The whole area of Harappan culture represents a
Correct : D. triangle area
13. Which has the earliest ploughed field in the world?
Correct : B. kalibangan
14. The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by
Correct : A. charles mason
15. What was kharaj?
Correct : A. a tribute
16. The most common materials used for the Harappan stone sculptures are
(i) Hard sandstone
(ii) Soft limestone
(iii) White marble
(iv) Steatite
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Correct : A. ii and iv
17. Of the all Harappan sites, which has the most impressive drainage system?
Correct : D. mohenjodaro
18. The reason for the spread of Harappan culture and settlement of new colonies in far
off places was
Correct : C. the population expansion
19. Which one of the following places had a culture, called Jhangar culture, in its
late Harappan phase?
Correct : D. amri
20. Which one of the following Indus sites was destroyed by fire?
Correct : D. amri
21. Which one of the following Vedic texts, apart from the Rig Veda Samhita, cites Indra
as the destroyer of the Indus civilisation?
Correct : B. taittiriya brahmana
22. Majority of the Indus beads meant for export to Mesopotamia were made of
Correct : C. carnelian
23. What is Epigraphy?
Correct : C. study of inscriptions
24. Indus civilisation belongs to which of the following periods?
Correct : D. proto-historical period
25. Which is the oldest age
Correct : D. palaeolithic age
26. What was Dasarajna?
Correct : C. battle of the ten kings
27. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women
enjoyed an equal status with men in the early Vedic period?
Correct : D. vidata
28. Which priest was responsible for the organisation of the confederacy of ten
kings when he was dismissed by Sudas, the Tritsu ruler of the Bharata tribe?
Correct : B. visvamitra
29. How many times is the word varna used in the Rig Veda in the sense of a
birth-based social division?
Correct : D. nil
30. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Correct : D. surpa—axe
31. According to the Rig Veda, Panis were indulged in
Correct : B. trade and commerce
32. The word kusidin used in the Satapatha Brahmana was a designation for the
Correct : A. usurer
33. How many times does the term jana in the sense of a tribe occur in the Rig
Veda?
Correct : B. 275
34. The Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas are together known as
Correct : D. trayi veda
35. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Correct : C. rig veda samhita—earliest prose
36. Which one of the following Vedic texts deals with the ploughing rituals at length?
Correct : B. satapatha brahmana
37. Who was the first to discover close affinities between Sanskrit and some of the
principal languages of Europe?
Correct : B. sir william jones
38. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
Correct : C. yajur veda
39. Which of the following Vedic Samhitas is partly in verse and partly in prose?
Correct : B. sama veda
40. Which of the following does not come under sruti literature?
Correct : C. aranyakas
41. Which of the following animals was probably not known to the Vedic
people?
Correct : C. tiger
42. Which of the following Rig Vedic gods is said to be the upholder of the Rta
or cosmic order?
Correct : C. varuna
43. Which of the following later Vedic gods is said to have evolved from the
Harappan cult of Pasupati Mahadeva?
Correct : B. rudra
44. Which one of the following tribal assemblies is considered as the oldest of all?
Correct : C. vidata
45. Which of the four Vedic Samhitas is considered as the least useful for the purpose of
reconstruction of the history of the Aryans?
Correct : B. sama veda
46. Jaina philosophy is known as
Correct : D. syadvada
47. Which one of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy closely resembles the Jaina
philosophy?
Correct : B. samkhya
48. Which one of the following four Agnikula families was known for its
patronage of Jainism.
Correct : B. solankis
49. Mahavira preached in the
Correct : B. ardha-magadhi
50. What is Mahabhinishkramana?
Correct : C. the renunciation of worldly life by buddha
51. Who is the author of the JainaKalpasutra, an invaluable source for the early
history of Jainism?
Correct : B. bhadrabahu
52. Nandas, the rulers of Magadha, were probably patrons of
Correct : C. jainism
53. Rummindei pillar of Asoka is put up to mark Buddha’s
Correct : A. birth
54. The Buddha can best be described as an
Correct : D. agnostic
55. Who is said to have destroyed the original pipal tree at Bodh Gaya?
Correct : C. sasanka
56. The first systematic exposition of Yoga is attributed to
Correct : A. patanjali
57. Who was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty?
Correct : C. bimbisara
58. Which Magadhan ruler is said to have shifted the capital from Rajgil to
Pataliputra?
Correct : B. kakavarin
59. Arrange the following Magadha dynasties in the chronological order
(i) Nandas (ii) Sisunagas (iii) Mauryas (iv) Haryankas
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
Correct : D. iv, ii, i and iii
60. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct : A. kalinga—jaugada
61. Sanchi stupa was said to be originally built by the following king of Mauryan empire
Correct : C. asoka
62. Which of the following about the Arthasastra is/are incorrect?
(i) It is divided into 15 parvas.
(ii) It was originally written in Prakrit language.
(iii) It is a treatise on Mauryan political economy and administration.
(iv) Its evidence is not corroborated by any other source.
Select the answer from the codes below:
Correct : A. i, ii and iv
63. Which of the following southern kingdoms were contemporaries of Asoka?
(i) Keralaputras (ii) Cholas (iii) Pallavas (iv) Pandyas (v) Satyaputras Select the answer from the codes below:
Correct : B. i, ii, iv and v
64. Didarganj in Bihar is known for:
Correct : C. stone figure of chauri-bearer
65. The name of the currency which was in circulation in the Mauryan empire is:
Correct : A. pana
66. Kantakasodhanas of the Mauryan period were
Correct : C. criminal courts
67. Which one of the following was not a source of law in the Mauryan period?
Correct : B. prajavakya
68. Who is the queen of Asoka, mentioned in the Queen’s Edict, as making religious and
charitable donations?
Correct : D. karuvaki
69. Who among the following was not a Greek ambassador staying at the Mauryan
court?
Correct : B. diodorus
70. Who among the following Mauryan emperors entered into a marriage alliance with
Seleucus Nikator, the Greek ruler of West Asia?
Correct : A. chandragupta maurya
71. When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions deciphered for the first time?
Correct : D. 1837—james prinsep
72. Which of the following classes is conspicuous by its absence in the list of seven classes given
by Megasthenes for India?
Correct : B. traders
73. Which material was extensively used in the construction work during theMauryan
Age?
Correct : A. wood
74. Asoka was stationed as viceroy (governor) at the time of Bindusara’s death at
Correct : B. suiarnagiri
75. Which among the following gives a graphic account of south Indian tradewith
theRomans?
Correct : B. silappadigaram
76. According to the Periplus and Sangam texts, particularly Maduraikkanji, apearl
fishery was located at
Correct : C. korkai
77. Who were the viralis and panars of the Sangam age?
Correct : B. folk singers and dancers
78. Which one of the following Sangam works deals exclusively with the Cherarulers?
Correct : B. padirrupattu
79. Maduraikkanji, which contains a full-length description of the Pandyancapital of Madurai,
was written by
Correct : C. mangudimarudan
80. The first sangam was presided over by
Correct : D. agastya
81. Temple of Augustus was built at:
Correct : D. muziris
82. The predominant burial practice of the Sangam age was:
Correct : D. inhumation
83. On which of the following imports from India did the Roman Senate lay anembargo
as it was a menace to the city’s morals?
Correct : D. muslin
84. The main cause of conflict between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas duringthe
Sangam age was
Correct : A. the desire to control the fertile deltas
85. What is a prasasti?
Correct : C. eulogy of a king
86. Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar?
Correct : B. mehrauliprasasti
87. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playingthe lute
or veena?
Correct : C. samudragupta
88. Which of the following works tells us about the succession of Chandragupta Ito the
throne?
Correct : B. kaumudimahotsava
89. Who is the author of the famous Allahabad prasasti?
Correct : C. harisena
90. Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer?
Correct : C. varanasi
91. Debasement and disappearance of coins in late Gupta period indicates:
Correct : C. decline of trade and commerce
92. The Gupta charters contained royal seal with an emblem. What is the figurein the
emblem?
Correct : A. garuda
93. Which one of the following terms does not refer to a land measure?