Q. The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in

(a) Hastinapur

b) Ahichatra

(c) Nuh

(d) Red Fort

Answer: (a) Hastinapur

Q. Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic site which supplied copper objects to Harappan sites is in

(a) Swat Valley

(b) Kashmir

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c) Rajasthan

Q. Which among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

(a) Mesolithic

(b) Chalcolithic

(c) Neolithic

(d) Iron age

Answer: (b) Chalcolithic

Q. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?

(a) Nevasa

(b) Daimabad

(c) Navdatoli

(d) Jorwe

Answer: (c) Navdatoli

Q. Megaliths have been identified as

(a) caves for hermits

(b) burial sites

(c) temple sites

(d) None of these

Answer: burial sites

Q. In July 2019, experts visited for the first documentation of a Megalithic site of Bihar in which of the following district?

(a) Patna

(b) Kaimur

(c) Madhubani

(d) Banica

Answer: (b) Kaimur

Q. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?

(a) Ashtadhyayi

(b) Arthashastra

(c) Arjabhattiyam

(d) Acharanga Sutra

Answer: (a) Ashtadhyayi

Q. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?

(a) Bharat

(b) Dravida

(c) Aryan

(d) Dushyant

Answer: (c) Aryan

Q. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?

(a) Alexander Cunningham

(b) John Marshall

(c) Mortimer Wheeler

(d) James Prinsep

Answer: (a) Alexander Cunningham

Q. Epigraphy is

(a) the study of inscriptions.

(b) a graphical map.

(c) the detection of epics.

(d) the study of epics.

Answer: (a) the study of inscriptions.

Q. Most of important salient features of inscription are

(a) they are free from interpolation.

(b) found at every place.

(c) early to study them.

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Q. Which of the following fall in the category of commercial inscription?

(a) Junagarh

(b) Aihole

(c) Gwalior

(d) Seal of Indus Valley

Answer: (d) Seal of Indus Valley

Q. ……… was an early example of an inscription written in Sanskrit.

(a) Uttar Merur

(b) Gwalior

(c) Aihole

(d) Junagarh Rock

Answer: (d) Junagarh Rock

Q. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a

(a) royal commemorative inscription

(b) donative inscription

(c) dedicative inscription

(d) votive inscription

Answer: (a) royal commemorative inscription

Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched? Inscription Ruler

(a) Hathigumpha – Kharavela Inscription

(b) Devpada – Yashodharman Inscription

(c) Prayaga Prashasti – Samudragupta Inscription

(d) Nasik Inscription – Gautamiputra Shatkarni

Answer: (b) Devpada – Yashodharman Inscription

Q. Kharosthi script was widely used in which region?

(a) North-Western (Pakistan)

(b) Eastern India

(c) Southern India

(d) Central India

Answer: (a) North-Western (Pakistan)

Q. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

(a) Brahmi

(b) Nandnagari

(c) Sharada

(d) Kharosthi

Answer: (d) Kharosthi

Q. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts?

(a) Piyadassi

(b) Colin Mackenzie

(c) Alexander Conningham

(d) James Prinsep

Answer: (d) James Prinsep

Q. The Brahmi script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on

(a) Stone tablets

(b) Seal

(c) Pillars

(d) Coins

Answer: (a) Stone tablets

Q. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was

(a) Bunler

(b) Robert Sebal

(c) James Prinsep

(d) Cordriguttan

Answer: (c) James Prinsep

Q. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at

(a) Nagarjunakonda

(b) Anuradhapura

(c) Brahmagiri

(d) Maski

Answer: (b) Anuradhapura

Q. The study and analysis of coin is known as

(a) Epigraphy

(b) Numismatics

(c) Coinology

(d) Ethonography

Answer: (b) Numismatics

Q. Which of the following is not correctly match? Coins Period

(a) Punched mark – 6th Century BCE (b) Inscribed coin – 2nd Century BCE

(c) Dinar – 4th Century CE

(d) Jital – 16th Century CE

Answer: (d) Jital – 16th Century CE

Q. Which Veda deal with the details of the performance of rituals?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Yajurveda

(c) Atharvaveda

(d) Samaveda

Answer: (b) Yajurveda

Q. Which of the following is a Samhita of Shukla Yajurveda?

(a) Vajasaneyi

(b) Maitrayani

(c) Taittiriya

(d) Kathak

Answer: (a) Vajasaneyi

Q. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Yajurveda

(d) Atharvaveda

Answer: (d) Atharvaveda

Q. ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in

(a) Aranyaka

(b) Sunyaveda

(c) Yajurveda

(d) Atharvaveda

Answer: (d) Atharvaveda

Q. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Yajurveda

(c) Atharvaveda

(d) Samaveda

Answer: (c) Atharvaveda

Q. ‘Trayi’ is a name for

(a) Three Vedas

(b) Dharma Sangha and Buddha

(c) Three Gods in Hindu Pantheon

(d) Three seasons

Answer: (a) Three Vedas

Q. 800 BC to 600 BC is related to which era?

(a) Brahman Era

(b) Sutra Era

(c) Ramayana Era

(d) Mahabharata Era

Answer: (a) Brahman Era

Q. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned is

(a) Krishna Yajurveda

(b) Shukla Yajurveda

(c) Shatpath Brahmin

(d) Panchvish Brahmin

Answer: (c) Shatpath Brahmin

Q. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was

(a) Rishi Bharadwaj

(b) Rishi Vashishtha

(c) Rishi Vishwamitra

(d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana

Answer: (a) Rishi Bharadwaj

Q. The teacher who taught ‘Veda Vedanga’ for livelihood was called

(a) Acharya

(b) Adhvaryu

(c) Upadhyaya

(d) Purohita

Answer: Answer:

(c) Upadhyaya

Q. Upanishads are book on

(a) Religion

(b) Yoga

(c) Law

(d) Philosophy

Answer: (d) Philosophy

Q. Which one of the following Vedic literature talks about salvation?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Lata Samhitas

(c) Brahmins

(d) Upanishads

Answer: (d) Upanishads

Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the

(a) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

(b) Chhandogyopanishad

(c) Kathopanishad

(d) Kenopanishad

Answer: (c) Kathopanishad

Q. ‘Nachiketa’ legend finds mention in

(a) Atharvaveda

(b) Satapatha Brahmin

(c) Kathopanishad

(d) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Answer: (c) Kathopanishad

Q. King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period was the ruler of

(a) Kashi

(b) Kekaya

(c) Panchala

(d) Videha

Answer: (b) Kekaya

Q. From where the word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ taken?

(a) Manusmriti

(b) Bhagavad Gita

(c) Rigveda

(d) Mundkopanishad

Answer: (d) Mundkopanishad

Q. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in

(a) Jabala Upanishad

(b) Prashnopanishad

(c) Chandogya Upanishad

(d) Kathopanishad

Answer: (c) Chandogya Upanishad

Q. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with

(a) social order

(b) laws

(c) economics

(d) state-craft

Answer: (b) laws

Q. Who was the first law maker?

(a) Manu

(b) Chanakya

(c) Chandragupta

(d) Seleucus

Answer: (a) Manu

Q. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?

(a) Sanskrit

(b) Urdu

(c) Pali

(d) Hindi

Answer: (a) Sanskrit

Q. Originally the Mahabharata was known as

(a) Brihatkatha

(b) Brahmins

(c) Brihatsamhita

(d) Jayasamhita

Answer: (d) Jayasamhita

Q. The number of Puranas is

(a) 16

(b) 18

(c) 19

(d) 21

Answer: (b) 18

Q. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of

(a) Vedas

(b) Puranas

(c) Upanishads

(d) Sutras

Answer: (b) Puranas

Q. Which of the following is the oldest Purana?

(a) Matsya Purana

(b) Vayu Puranas

(c) Markandeya Purana

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b) Vayu Puranas

Q.Kalika Purana is associated with which of the following religion?

(a) Vaishnav

(b) Shaktism

(c) Buddhism

(d) Jainism

Answer: (b) Shaktism

Q. Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?

(a) Twelve Angas

(b) Twelve Upangas

(c) Fourteen Purvas

(d) Fourteen Uppurva

Answer: (c) Fourteen Purvas

Q. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?

(a) Ardh-Magadhi

(b) Pali

(c) Prakrit

(d) Sanskrit

Answer: (a) Ardh-Magadhi

Q. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature?

(a) Therigatha

(b) Acarangasutra

(c) Sutrakritanga

(d) Brihatkalpasutra

Answer: (a) Therigatha

Q.Which of the following is not included in ‘Tripitaka’?

(a) Vinaya Pitaka

(b) Sutta Pitaka

(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka

(d) Buddhapitaka

Answer: (d) Buddhapitaka

Q. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of monastic life?

(a) Digha-Nikaya

(b) Vinaya Pitaka

(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka

(d) Vibhasha Shastra

Answer: (b) Vinaya Pitaka

Q. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following?

(a) Chandragupta’s reign

(b) Anthology of lyrics

(c) History of Kashmir

(d) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya

Answer: (c) History of Kashmir

Q. Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?

(a) Fo-Kyo-Ki

(b) Si-Yu-Ki

(c) A record of the Buddhist Countries

(d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer: (d) Both (a) and (c)

Q. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?

(a) Ctesias

(b) Pliny

(c) Ptolemy

(d) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (d) None of the above/More than one of the above

Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Foreign Writer Book

(a) Herodotus – Historica

(b) Pliny – Natural Historica

(c) Megasthenes – Indica

(d) Ptolmey – Periplus of the Erythrean sea

Answer: (d) Ptolmey – Periplus of the Erythrean sea

Q. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in

(a) Nilgiri Hills

(b) Shiwalik Hills

(c) Nallamala Hills

(d) Narmada Valley

Answer: (d) Narmada Valley

Q. The biggest museum of the country, Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in

(a) Bhopal

(b) New Delhi

(c) Mumbai

(d) Ahmedabad

Answer: (a) Bhopal

Q. The three-age system was divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum were coined by

(a) Thomsen

(b) Lubbock

(c) Taylor

(d) Childe

Answer: (a) Thomsen

Q. The period in which the events occurred before the existence of written records is called

(a) historical period

(b) pre-historic period

(c) vedic period

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b) pre-historic period

Q. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?

(a) Ajanta

(b) Bhimbetka

(c) Bagh

(d) Amravati

Answer: (b) Bhimbetka

Q. Which of the following Indian archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?

(a) Madho Swaroop Vatsa

(b) HD Sankalia

(c) VS Wakankar

(d) VN Mishra

Answer: (c) VS Wakankar

Q. The first Paleolithic tool in India was discovered by

(a) Robert Bruce Foote

(b) Alexander cunningham

(c) Gordan Childe

(d) RM Wheeler

Answer: (a) Robert Bruce Foote

Q. In mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at

(a) Langhnaj

(b) Birbhanpur

(c) Adamgarh

(d) Chopani Mando

Answer: (c) Adamgarh

Q. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?

(a) Chopani-Mando

(b) Kakoria

(c) Mahadaha

(d) Sarai Nahar Rai

Answer: (c) Mahadaha

Q.Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at

(a) Sarai Nahar Rai

(b) Damdama

(c) Mahadaha

(d) Langhnaj

Answer: (b) Damdama

Q. Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period?

(a) Odai

(b) Bori

(c) Bagor

(d) Lakhnia

Answer: (c) Bagor

Q. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent?

(a) Pratapgarh

(b) Mehargarh

(c) Quetta

(d) Kalat

Answer: (b) Mehargarh

Q. According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in

(a) Lower Paleolithic Period

(b) Middle Paleolithic Period

(c) Upper Paleolithic Period

(d) Mesolithic Period

Answer: (d) Mesolithic Period

Q. In which Mesolithic sites charred and carbonised grains of wild rice embedded in the burnt clay remains of wattle and daub walls of huts, has been discovered?

(a) Chopani Mando

(b) Mahadaha

(c) Bharukachchha

(d) Langhanaj

Answer: (a) Chopani Mando

Q. The cultivation of cereals first started in ……..

(a) Neolithic Age

(b) Mesolithic Age

(c) Paleolithic Age

(d) Proto-Historic Age

Answer: (a) Neolithic Age

Q. Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?

(a) Brahmagiri

(b) Burzahom

(c) Chirand

(d) Maski

Answer: (b) Burzahom

Q. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been obtained from

(a) Burzahom

(b) Koldihwa

(c) Brahmagiri

(d) Sanganakallu

Answer: (a) Burzahom

Q. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?

(a) Morahana Pahar

(b) Ghagharia

(c) Bashani khor

(d) Lekhania

Answer: (d) Lekhania

Q. The burying pet dogs in the graves of the masters did not seem to be a practice with Neolithic people in any part of India except

(a) Assam

(b) Southern India

(c) Kashmir

(d) Meghalaya

Answer: (c) Kashmir

Q. Ash Mound is associated with the Neolithic site at

(a) Budihal

(b) Sangana Kullu

(c) Koldihwa

(d) Brahmagiri

Answer: (b) Sangana Kullu

Q. Which of the Neolithic age site is not correctly matched? Site State

(a) Gufkral – Kashmir

(b) Chirand – Uttar Pradesh

(c) Paiyampalli – Tamil Nadu

(d) Mehrgarh – Baluchistan

Answer: (b) Chirand – Uttar Pradesh

Q. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic age?

(a) Old stone age

(b) New stone age

(c) Copper age

(d) Iron age

Answer: (c) Copper age

Q. In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation

(a) North to South position

(b) South to North position

(c) South to North position

(d) West to East position

Answer: (a) North to South position

Q. Navdatoli was excavated by

(a) KD Bajpai

(b) V.S. Wakankar

(c) HD Sankalia

(d) Mortimer Wheeler

Answer: (c) HD Sankalia

Q. In which State, the Navdatoli is located?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh

Q. The Rigveda is the

(a) collection of hymns.

(b) collection of stories.

(c) collection of words.

(d) text of war.

Answer: (a) collection of hymns.

Q. Which one of the following is oldest Veda?

(a) Yajurveda

(b) Rigveda

(c) Samaveda

(d) Atharvaveda

Answer: (b) Rigveda

Q. In which vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Atharvaveda

(c) Samaveda

(d) Yajurveda

Answer: (a) Rigveda

Q. The ‘Purush sutra’ related to Varna system is originally found in

(a) Atharvaveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Rigveda

(d) Manusmriti

Answer: (c) Rigveda

Q. The compilation of which of the following Vedas have been based on Rigveda?

(a) Yajurveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Atharvaveda

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) Samaveda

Q. The Principles of classical music has been deliberated in

(a) Rigveda

(b) Atharvaveda

(c) Yajurveda

(d) Samaveda

Answer: (d) Samaveda