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1. Which of the following methods is not a scientific method of exploration of archaeological sites ?
(A) Lerichi periscope
(B) Aerial Photography
(C) Electrical Resistance Surveying
(D) Study of village names

2. Which of the following sites does not belong to the Neolithic period ?
(A) Burzahom
(B) Chirand
(C) Tekkalkotta
(D) Ahichchhatra

3. The evidence of Iron smelting furnace was found in the excavation of Megalithic site ………………….. in Maharashtra.
(A) Mahurjhari
(B) Borgaon
(C) Junapani
(D) Naikund

4. Cemetery of Harappan period is not found at ………………….. .
(A) Farmana
(B) Rakhigarhi
(C) Surkotada
(D) Kuntasi

5. The Harappan site Rakhigarhi is situated in ………………………….. .
(A) Hissar District of Haryana
(B) Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rohtak District of Haryana
(D) Rupnagar District of Punjab

6. In the Vedic texts Vrihi means ………………………………. .
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Barley
(D) Moong

7. In Vedic Samhitas, the term Jana denotes ………………………… .
(A) Dialect
(B) Caste
(C) Tribe
(D) Family

8. The Barabar cave inscriptions of the Mauryan king Dasharath mention the excavation of the caves for the ……………………… .
(A) Jains
(B) Buddhists
(C) Bhagavatas
(D) Ajivikas

9. Who among the following was a royal physician of Bimbisara ?
(A) Chellana
(B) Jivaka
(C) Khema
(D) Chetaka

10. An inscribed image of the Mauryan king Ashok has been found from ……………………. .
(A) Amaravati
(B) Nagarjunakonda
(C) Kanaganahalli
(D) Jggayyapeta

11. The first inscriptional reference of Bharatvarsha is recorded at ………. .
(A) Girnar Inscription of King Ashoka
(B) Hathigumpha Inscription of King Kharavela
(C) Prayag Prashasti of King Samudragupta
(D) Junagadh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman

12. The discovery of ………………. . inscription throws new light on genealogy of the Kushana dynasty.
(A) Rabatak
(B) Kandahar
(C) Taxila
(D) Bamiyan

13. Bodhisattva is the stage when :
(A) A person leaves home and becomes wanderer for knowledge
(B) A person becomes reformer and fight against social evils
(C) A person becomes next to Buddha and generates awakening and compassion
(D) A person becomes supreme head of a monastery and takes care of each one

14. Which of the following is not an example of Buddhist Stupa sites ?
(A) Pavani
(B) Bhitargaon
(C) Bhattiprolu
(D) Vaishali

15. Which of the following cities was located on the junction of Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha, the trade routes of ancient India ?
(A) Mathura
(B) Prayag
(C) Dwarka
(D) Hampi

16. The statue of Poseidon, the Roman sea god was found at the site ……….. in Maharashtra.
(A) Brahmapuri
(B) Bhokardan
(C) Junnar
(D) Adam

17. Which of the following scholars has recently identified the king Chandra mentioned in the Mehrauli Pillar inscription with Gupta king Samudragupta ?
(A) Shriram Goyal
(B) Parameshvarilal Gupta
(C) Ram Sharan Sharma
(D) Amiteshvar Jha

18. A Damodarpur plate describes uparika as …………………
(A) Court official
(B) Provincial official
(C) Village official
(D) Trade official

19. Several images of Bodhisattva ……………………. have been found in Gandhara art.
(A) Maitreya
(B) Manjushri
(C) Samantabhadra
(D) Akashagarbha

20. Which of the following Gupta kings had issued a gold coin which depicts a rhinoceros ?
(A) Chandragupta II
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Kumaragupta I
(D) Skandagupta

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21. Who is the author of the famous Allahabad Prasasti ?
(A) Harisena
(B) Kalidasa
(C) Sudraka
(D) Ravikirti

22. Junagadh Rock Inscription referred to Rudradamana as ………………..
(A) Chakravartin
(B) Lord of Dakshinapatha
(C) King of the sea (Arabian Sea)
(D) Maharaja

23. The second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali under the presidentship of ……………………. .
(A) Sambhuta
(B) Upagupta
(C) Revata
(D) Sabbakami

24. Which of the following is the earliest known epigraphic evidence mentioning the custom of Sati ?
(A) Eran pillar inscription of Bhanugupta
(B) Bilsad pillar inscription of Kumaragupta I
(C) Mathura pillar inscription of Chandragupta II
(D) Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta

25. Amarawati Stupa was constructed during the period of the ………….. .
(A) Satavahana
(B) Chola
(C) Pandya
(D) Cheras

26. Who was the only king of the Vakataka dynasty who took the title of ‘Samrat’ ?
(A) Vindhyashakti
(B) Rudrasen I
(C) Pravarsen I
(D) Pruthvishen I

27. In early medieval Deccan, Upakriti and Kanika were …………………….. .
(A) Names of queens
(B) Customary taxes
(C) System of checking metal purity
(D) Practice of saluting the feudal lord

28. The phrase – ‘Dushtanigraha- Shishtapratipalana’, occurs constantly in the inscriptions of ……………………….. .
(A) The Hoysalas
(B) The Chalukyas
(C) The Rashtrakutas
(D) The Yadavas

29. The famous Chaurapanchasika (The Love Thief) of 11th Century was composed by ………………….. .
(A) Bilhana
(B) Kalhana
(C) Hemadri
(D) Someshwara

30. The poets Periyalvar and Nammalvar belonged to which of the following religious traditions ?
(A) Mahanubhav
(B) Ajivika
(C) Alvar
(D) Nayanmar or Nayanar

31. In early medieval Deccan, portion of freshly yielded paddy given to temple, brahmanas, rulers and the various kinds of labourers of the village, were indicated by the term……………………….. .
(A) Sarvabharanam
(B) Bhrtyavargaposanam
(C) Gramposanam
(D) Sarvajivanam

32. What is the subject matter of the following texts – Mayamata, Manasara, Kamikagama ?
(A) Political philosophy
(B) Varna-jati samskara
(C) Ritual practices in central India
(D) Temple architecture

33. Tevaram belonged to ………………. .
(A) Tantrik Buddhism
(B) Tantrik Jainism
(C) Shaivism
(D) Vaishnavism

34. In the fourteenth century, the route from Ghazni and Kabul to Delhi was via ……………………….. .
(A) Lahore
(B) Multan
(C) Amritsar
(D) Udaipur

35. After Qutbuddin Aibak’s death, who among the following asserted independence in Sindh ?
(A) Bakhtiyar Khilji
(B) Jalaluddin Mangarbarani
(C) Ali Mardan
(D) Qubacha

36. Other than at Daulatabad, where in the Deccan can we find examples of Tughlaq architecture ?
(A) Khush Mahal in Warangal
(B) Durgam Cheruvu in Hyderabad
(C) Taj Bawadi in Bijapur
(D) Madrasa in Bidar

37. In the 15th century, the …………… tried to replace the Tamil peasant elite by granting lands to the temples.
(A) Pandya rulers
(B) Vijayanagar rulers
(C) Nayakas
(D) Palaiyakarars

38. Of the five Deccani Sultanates, which ones were founded by Afaqi nobles ?
(A) Only Ahmednagar and Bidar
(B) Bidar, Berar and Golconda
(C) Bijapur, Berar and Ahmednagar
(D) Bijapur, Golconda and Bidar

39. Who wrote the Dandanitiprakaranam ?
(A) Keshav Pandit
(B) Gagabhatta
(C) Nischalapuri
(D) Venkatadhvari

40. Who among the following historians said that the Kakatiya king Prataparudra marks the beginning of two different state systems in the Deccan ?
(A) Richard Eaton
(B) John F. Richards
(C) Kenneth R. Hall
(D) Stewart Gordon

41. The Maduravijayam is a Sanskrit source that describes ………………. .
(A) The attack on the Pandya kingdom of Madurai by Malik Kafur
(B) Rajaraja Chola’s expedition into north India
(C) The expansion of the Vijayanagar kingdom into Madurai territory
(D) The trade links between Madurai and Indonesia

42. The establishment of the Sultanate is seen as marking a distinct phase of history in North India because of …………………………. .
(A) The expansion of urban centres
(B) The rise of the Rajputs to power
(C) Economic decline
(D) The end of the caste system

43. Why is Iltutmish regarded as the first independent Muslim sovereign of India ?
(A) He had the khutba read in his name
(B) He defeated all his opponents
(C) He was officially designated as Sultan by Aibak
(D) He was given a letter of investiture by the Caliph

44. The iqtadari system was introduced in North India by ………………… .
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Jalaluddin Khilji
(D) Alauddin Khilji

45. In the period of the Delhi Sultanate, what was meant by usar land ?
(A) Rich and fertile land
(B) Land that was irrigated by canals
(C) Land that was irrigated by wells and tanks
(D) Barren or uncultivable land

46. Which Sufi poet talks of printed cloth as khand chap ?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mulla Daud
(C) Dadu Dayal
(D) Mir Maqbul

47. Where is the Qila Rai Pithora located ?
(A) In Delhi
(B) In Jaunpur
(C) In Chittor
(D) In Kanauj

48. Jahangir visited Ujjain to :
(A) Meet the ruler of the region
(B) Visit the Vaishnava ascetic Jadrup
(C) Reorganise the administration of the province
(D) Establish a southern capital

49. Who wrote Gitawali, Kavitawali and Vinaya Patrika ?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas
(C) Chaitanya
(D) Namadeva

50. In medieval Maharashtra, ma gatak a was a tax on …………… .
(A) Weavers
(B) Dyers
(C) Carpenters
(D) Share croppers