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NTA NET Archaeology June-2013 Solved Paper II

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  1. The first systematic and scientific attempt to put Indian pre-history on a proper foundation was made by
    1. Meadows Tailor
    2. Yale-Cambridge Expedition
    3. Archaeological Survey of India
    4. Deccan College, Poona

    Answer: b

  2. Who pioneered the Arial photography in Archaeology?
    1. Glyn Daniel
    2. Wooley
    3. O. G. S. Crawford
    4. Pitts River

    Answer: c

  3. Experiments in the realm of domestication of animals and cultivation of plants were made in
    1. Lower Palaeolithic period
    2. Middle Palaeolithic period
    3. Upper Palaeolithic period
    4. Mesolithic period

    Answer: d

  4. Abripataud in France has yielded a very rich sequence of
    1. Lower Palaeolithic
    2. Middle Palaeolithic
    3. Upper Palaeolithic
    4. Mesolithic

    Answer: c

  5. Which of the following is synonymous with the second urbanisation in Indian subcontinent?
    1. Stone Age
    2. Bronze Age
    3. Iron Age
    4. Golden Age

    Answer: c

  6. Which of the following inscriptions mentions ‘Devanampiya Piyadasi’ as Ashok?
    1. Rupnath rock edct
    2. Maski rock edict
    3. Sanchi pillar edict
    4. Bairat rock edict

    Answer: b

  7. Who among the following issued the Potin coins?
    1. Yaudheyas
    2. Satavahanas
    3. Parthians
    4. Western Kshatrapas

    Answer: b

  8. Which of the following sites has yielded the oldest remains of Ostrich egg shell beads in India?
    1. Chambal Valley
    2. Bhimbetka
    3. Patne
    4. Chaturbhuj Nala

    Answer: c

  9. The King who introduced the figure of Buddha with the legend “BODDO” on the gold and “SAKAMANO BODO” on the copper coins?
    1. Demetrius
    2. Huvishka
    3. Kanishka I
    4. Wima kadphises

    Answer: c

  10. The composer of the Aihole inscription of Pulakesin – II was
    1. Harisena
    2. Ravikirti
    3. Chapada
    4. Banabhatta

    Answer: b

  11. Which of the following inscriptions dated both in Saka era and Kali era?
    1. Junagadh Inscription
    2. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
    3. Aihole Inscription
    4. Besnagar Garuda Pillar Inscription

    Answer: c

  12. Which of the following is known as bifacial tool?
    1. Chopper
    2. Chopping
    3. Blade
    4. Parallel sided blade

    Answer: b

  13. Find out why the early man could use copper first?
    1. It was easy to work on it.
    2. It was a pure metal.
    3. Its deposits were easily accessible.
    4. It was available frequently.

    Answer: c

  14. Lakulisa is an incarnation of
    1. Mahavira
    2. Shiva
    3. Visnu
    4. Indra

    Answer: b

  15. Which of the following Harappan site is not in Gujarat?
    1. Rojdi
    2. Lothal
    3. Manda
    4. Surkotda

    Answer: c

  16. Which one of the following places has recently yelded an inscribed sculpture of Ashoka?
    1. Sannati
    2. Junagadh
    3. Mathura
    4. Saranath

    Answer: a

  17. The Harappan bricks were mainly
    1. Hand-made
    2. Made in an open mould
    3. Cut with the help of chisel
    4. Sawn with the help of a saw

    Answer: b

  18. Who built the Rath Temples of ‘Mahabalipuram’
    1. Mahendravarman Pallav
    2. Mahendravarman
    3. Narshinhvarman-I
    4. None of these

    Answer: c

  19. Which of the following inscription states that image of Jinasena was brought back from Pataliputra to Utkalapradesha?
    1. Barabar Cave Inscription
    2. Hathigumpha Inscription of King Kharavela
    3. Kalinga Edict of Ashoka
    4. Sravanabelagola Inscription

    Answer: b

  20. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the name of Kalidasa and Bharavi?
    1. Hathigumpha Inscriptions
    2. Banskhera Copper Plate
    3. Aihole Inscription
    4. Allahabad Pillar Inscription

    Answer: c

  21. Of the following epigraphs which one is significant for the history of Bhagavatism?
    1. Besanagar Pillar Inscription ofHeliodorus
    2. Rumindei Pillar Inscription of Ashoka
    3. Mathura Pillar Inscription of Chandragupta 2
    4. Talagunda Pillar Inscription of Kakustha Varma

    Answer: a

  22. The two main periods of occupation identified of Hallur (Karnataka) are
    1. Upper Palaeolithic – Microlithic
    2. Neolithic – Chalcolithic and Megalithic
    3. Megalithic – Early historic
    4. Microlithic – Neolithic

    Answer: b

  23. Which of the following styles of temples Saptapagoda represents to?
    1. Nagar style
    2. Mahendravarman style
    3. Mammalla style
    4. Vesar style

    Answer: c

  24. Which of the following period was famous for bronzes?
    1. Pallava
    2. Chola
    3. Gupta
    4. Rashtrakuta

    Answer: b

  25. The manuscript of Kautilya՚s Arthashastra was first discovered and studied by
    1. K. A. Nilakantha Shastri
    2. R. Shama Shastri
    3. J. Buhler
    4. Sir William Jones

    Answer: b

  26. About which ruler՚s attainments is the Mandsaur inscription?
    1. Harshvardhan
    2. Narsingh Baladitya
    3. Mihirkul
    4. Yashodharma

    Answer: d

  27. Which of the following inscriptions refer to the erection of Garuda pillar in front of a temple?
    1. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription
    2. Allahabad Stone Pillar Inscription
    3. Besnagar Pillar Inscrption of Heliodorus
    4. A marble pillar inscription and Dharanikota in Guntur district

    Answer: c

  28. The famous Kailashnath Temple is located at
    1. Ajanta
    2. Ellora
    3. Badami
    4. Belur

    Answer: b

  29. Who introduced the ‘Horseman type of coins’
    1. Harshavardhana
    2. Amoghavarsha Nripatunga
    3. Gautamiputra Satakarni
    4. Chandra Gupta 2

    Answer: d

  30. Arrange the following foreign travellers in chronological order:
    1. Itsing
    2. Fahien
    3. Megasthanes
    4. Hiuen Tsang

    Codes:

    1. 3 2 4 1
    2. 4 3 1 2
    3. 2 4 1 3
    4. 1 2 3 4

    Answer: a

  31. Arrange the following monuments in the order of their chronology:
    1. Arjuna Rath at Mamallapuram
    2. Main Stupa at Sanchi
    3. Virupaksha Temple at Hampi
    4. Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore

    Codes:

    1. 2 1 4 3
    2. 1 2 3 4
    3. 4 3 2 1
    4. 3 4 1 2

    Answer: a

  32. Pleistocene animal fossils have been in abundance in
    1. Narmada Valley
    2. Ganga Valley
    3. Indus Valley
    4. Son Valley

    Codes:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 1 and 4

    Answer: d

  33. Excavation at Nakjharkhurd in the middle Son valley yielded lower and middle Palaeolithic artefacts in successive stratigraphic context in the formations of
    1. Sihawal
    2. Patpara
    3. Beghor
    4. Khetaunhi

    Codes:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 1 and 4

    Answer: a

    • Assertion (A) : The decline of Harappan civilization began from 2000 BC.
    • Reason (R) : It was due to drastic change in climate.
    1. A is true, but R is false.
    2. A is false, but R is true.
    3. Both A and R are true.
    4. Both A and R are false.
    Answer: c
    • Assertion (A) : Neolithic culture developed over the foundation of scarcity of natural food resources.
    • Reason (R) : Food collecting pressure and growth of Mesolithic population resulted in exhaustion of natural food which gave impetus to food production.
    1. Both A and R are false.
    2. Both A and R are correct.
    3. Both A and R are partly correct.
    4. A is correct and R is false.
    Answer: b
    • Assertion (A) : Wherever the works of Harappan art survive, they add greatly to our comprehension of prehistoric cultures.
    • Reason (R) : Because they provide an insight into the minds of the artist.
    1. A is correct and R is false.
    2. A is false and R is correct.
    3. Both A and R are correct.
    4. Both A and R are false.
    Answer: c
    • Assertion (A) : Second urbanisation took place in Ganga-Yamuna doab.
    • Reason (R) : The discovery of iron was the cause for it.
    1. Both A and R are false.
    2. A is correct, but R is false.
    3. A is false, but R is correct.
    4. Both A and R are correct.
    Answer: d
    • Assertion (A) : Decline of Harappan city was not sudden.
    • Reason (R) : There is no evidence of Aryan invasion.
    1. A is false, but R is correct.
    2. A is correct, but R is false.
    3. Both A and R are false.
    4. Both A and R are correct.
    Answer: d
    • Assertion (A) : Ashokan inscriptions are located on ancient major trade routes.
    • Reason (R) : So that common man can read these inscriptions.
    1. Both A and R are false.
    2. Both A and R are true.
    3. A is true, but R is false.
    4. A is false, but R is true.
    Answer: b
  40. Match the following List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
    List-IList-II
    1. The concept of the three age system in Archaeology was first introduced by
    2. The terracotta head rest was first discovered in India by
    3. Dendro chronology was first developed by
    4. The first scientific archaeological excavation in Indian was conducted by
    1. M Sheshadri
    2. AE Douglas
    3. R. E. M. Wheeler
    4. Christian Thomson
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 4
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 2
      • 4
      • 3
      • 1

    Answer: b

  41. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    List-IList-II
    1. Indian Architecture
    2. Epigraphical Studes in India
    3. History of Dharmashastra
    4. Catalogue of the Gupta Gold Coins in the Bayana Hoard
    1. PV Kane
    2. Percy Brown
    3. AS Altekar
    4. DC Sirkar
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 4
      • 3
      • 1
      • 2
      • 2
      • 4
      • 1
      • 3
      • 3
      • 1
      • 2
      • 4
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2

    Answer: b

  42. Match the books of List-I with authors of List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. Prehistoric Indian Rock Paintings
    2. Stone Age Cultures of Bellary
    3. The Mesolithic Age in Mirzapur
    4. The Neolithic Origins
    1. RK Varma
    2. B Subbarao
    3. P Singh
    4. E Neumayer
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 2
      • 3
      • 1
      • 4

    Answer: c

  43. Match the following structures of List-I with the site of their finding in List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. Dockyard
    2. Large Tank
    3. Apsidal Temple
    4. Chakra shaped Stupa
    1. Lothal
    2. Sringaverapura
    3. Sankh
    4. Nagarjuna Konda
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 3
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 1
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2

    Answer: b

  44. Match the following sites of List-I with the name of the excavators of List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. Hunsagi
    2. Adamgarh
    3. Nevasa
    4. Chirki
    1. HD Sankalia
    2. Gudrun Carnivas
    3. K Paddayya
    4. RV Joshi
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1

    Answer: c

  45. Match the following regions of List-I with excavated sites of List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. Shillong Plateau in Assam
    2. Garo hills of Meghalaya
    3. North Cachar Hills of Assam
    4. Singhbhum
    1. Daojali Hading
    2. Selbalgiri
    3. Sarutaru
    4. barudih
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1

    Answer: c

  46. Match List-I with items of List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. King and Queen type coins
    2. Chakravikrama type coins
    3. Apratigha type coins
    4. Standard bearer type coins
    1. Samudragupta
    2. Kumaragupta I
    3. Chandragupta II
    4. Chandragupa I
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 2
      • 4
      • 1
      • 3
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 2
      • 3
      • 1

    Answer: a

  47. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List:
    List-IList-II
    1. Draupadi Rath (Mahabalipuram)
    2. Kailasanatha Temple (Ellora)
    3. Gomateshwara Statue (Sravanabelagola)
    4. Durga Temple (Aihole)
    1. Chalukya
    2. Ganga
    3. Pallava
    4. Rashtrakuta
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4

    Answer: b

  48. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
    List-I (Inscription)List-II (Rulers)
    1. Saranath Buddhist Image Inscription
    2. Mathura Pillar Inscription
    3. Besnagar Garuda Pillar Inscription
    4. Junagadh Inscription
    1. Heliodorus
    2. Rudradaman I
    3. Kanishka
    4. Huvishka
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 4
      • 2
      • 3
      • 1
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 3
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1
      • 2
      • 1
      • 3
      • 2
      • 4

    Answer: c

  49. Match the sites of List-I with district of List-II:
    List-IList-II
    1. Sangankal
    2. Tarsang
    3. Putlikarar
    4. Tilwara
    1. Barmer (Rajasthan)
    2. Raisen (M. P.)
    3. Vadodara (Gujarat)
    4. Bellary (Karnataka)
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 4
      • 3
      • 2
      • 1
      • 2
      • 1
      • 4
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1
      • 3
      • 2

    Answer: b

  50. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
    List-IList-II
    1. Dvaja Sthambha
    2. Jaya Sthambha
    3. Kirti Sthambha
    4. Chhaya Sthambha
    1. Image Pillar
    2. Flag-staff
    3. Victory Pillar
    4. Fame Pillar
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1
      • 3
      • 4
      • 1
      • 2
      • 4
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3

    Answer: b