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NTA NET Archaeology September-2013 Solved Paper III
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- Digging of canal by a Nanda King is mentioned in (A) Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I (B) Aihole inscription of Pulkeshin II (C) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela (D) Gwalior inscription of Mihirabhoja
- Answer: c
- Which of the following stupas was built on the relics of Buddha՚s famous disciples “ariputra and Maudgalyāyana”
- Sarnath Stupa
- Sanchi Stupa
- Bharhut Stupa
- Amaravati Stupa
- Answer: b
- Which Pillar Edict of Ashoka informs us about the birth place of Buddha?
- Sarnath
- Sanchi
- Rummindei
- Gurjara
- Answer: c
- Which of the following sites has yielded the ruins of Ghoshitaram monastery?
- Nagarjunikonda
- Taxila
- Kaushambi
- Patliputra
- Answer: c
- Which of the following is not a Mesolithic site of Ganga Valley?
- Sarai Nahar Rai
- Bagor
- Mahadaha
- Damdama
- Answer: b
- Who devised the Carbon-14 dating method?
- A. Daniel
- Willard F. Libby
- K. V. Raman
- K. P. Oakley
- Answer: b
- The principle of stratigraphy is borrowed from which of the following disciplines?
- Geology
- Zoology
- Anthropology
- Geography
- Answer: a
- Middle Palaeolithic artefacts have been found in association with fresh Acheulian artefacts at
- Sihawal
- Patpara
- Dhaba
- Khuteli
- Answer: b
- The earliest Hindu temple was erected at
- Aihole
- Pattadakal
- Vidisha
- Mahabalipuram
- Answer: c
- Which of the following Neolithic site has produced earliest remains of cotton?
- Lahuradeva
- Burzahome
- Mehargarh
- Chirand
- Answer: c
- Who among the following issued Aihole inscription?
- Harshavardhana
- Prabhavati Gupta
- Rudersen – 1
- Pulkeshin – 2
- Answer: d
- Find out association of the ashmounds among the following
- Mesolithic
- Neolithic of Gangetic Valley
- Neolithic of South India
- Neolithic of Kashmir
- Answer: c
- Which of the following metals played an important role in the development of the first urbanization?
- Iron
- Copper
- Tin
- Silver
- Answer: b
- Whose of the following coins bear the legend ‘Lichchhavayah’
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Chandragupta 1
- Samudragupta
- Ramagupta
- Answer: b
- Which of the following is suitable for Potassium Argon dating?
- Burnt clay
- Volcanic ash
- Burnt bone
- Burnt wood
- Answer: b
- In which of the following inscriptions ‘Ahichchhatrabhukti’ finds mention?
- Haraha inscription of Ishanavarman
- Banskhera copper plate inscrption of Harshavardhana
- Gwalior inscription of Mihirbhoja
- Mandsore inscription of Yashodharman
- Answer: b
- Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions says to maintain discipline in Samgha for the monks and nuns?
- Sarnath Minor Pillar Edict
- Girnar Rock Edict XII
- Shahabazgarhi Rock Edict XIII
- Delhi-Topra Pillar Edict VII
- Answer: a
- Dharmarajika stupa is located at
- Taxila
- Hastinapur
- Sanchi
- Sarnath
- Answer: a
- The site Mehargarh is located on which of the following river?
- Bolan
- Indus
- Beas
- Helman
- Answer: a
- Thermoluminescence method is used to date
- Shell
- Metal
- Wood
- Pottery
- Answer: d
- Who composed the Mandsore pillar inscription of Yashodharman?
- Ravikirti
- Vasula
- Govind
- Harisena
- Answer: b
- Singi Talav is a Palaeolithic site of
- Vindhyan Plateau
- Konkan Cost
- Thar Desert
- Deccan Plateau
- Answer: c
- Australopithecus man manufactured
- Acheulian Hand-axes
- Levalloisian flakes
- Pebble tools
- Cleavers
- Answer: c
- The Madrasian culture is also known as
- Olduvan
- Levalloisian
- Acheulian
- Patzitanian
- Answer: c
- The earliest Yaksha image is found in the
- Tunga period
- Mauryan period
- Kushana period
- Gupta period
- Answer: b
- Palaeontology is a science which deals with
- Ancient bones
- Ancient plants
- Ancient coins
- Ancient potteries
- Answer: a
- Orthostates is related with
- Hut floor
- Harappan culture
- Megalithic burial
- None of the above
- Answer: c
- The first Indian Palaeolithic tool was discovered by
- B. L. Rice
- M. Sheshadri
- F. R. Allchin
- Robert Bruce Foote
- Answer: d
- Which ceramic evidence is found in the lowest levels of Hastinapur?
- Black and Red Ware
- Ochre Coloured Pottery
- Painted Grey Ware
- Northern Black Polished Ware
- Answer: b
- Who of the following introduced the die-struc technique of minting the coins in India?
- Mauryas
- Shungas
- Indo-Greeks
- Kushanas
- Answer: c
- Identify among the following metals that was used first by the early man:
- Silver
- Copper
- Gold
- Iron
- Answer: b
- Arrange the following inscriptions in a chronological order and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- Sanjan copper plate
- Taxila copper plate
- Poona copper plate
- Banskhera copper plate
- Codes:
- 2 3 4 1
- 3 4 2 1
- 1 2 4 3
- 4 1 3 2
- Answer: a
- Which method of excavation is employed for obtaining cultural sequence of a site?
- Quadrant
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Salvage
- Answer: b
- Which of the following Mesolithic site has not yielded the evidence of human burials?
- Chopani Mando
- Langhnaj
- Damdama
- Mahadaha
- Answer: a
- Which of the following sites has revealed the Copper Hoard tool ‘Harpoon’ from regular excavations?
- Bisauli
- Jakhera
- Saipai
- Gungeria
- Answer: c
- Pit-dwellings are known from which of the following site?
- Gilund
- Mahadaha
- Burzahome
- Rakhigarhi
- Answer: c
- Identify the correct meaning of the term Lakshanadhyaksha among the following:
- Chief religious officer
- Chief revenue officer
- Chief of mint
- Chief of royal treasury
- Answer: c
- Crescent represents one of the following:
- Clactonian tool
- Abbevillian tool
- Acheulian tool
- Composite tool
- Answer: d
- Which of the following is a single culture site?
- Chopani Mando
- Koldihwa
- Mahagava
- Tokwa
- Answer: c
- Identify among the following the earliest mode of subsistence:
- Agriculture
- Gathering
- Pastoralism
- Gathering and Scavenging
- Answer: d
- Gravel III formation of the Belan section has been dated by
- Potassium organ dating method
- Thermoluminescence dating
- Carbon-14 dating method
- Dendrochronology
- Answer: c
- The earliest figure of bull was found at
- Rajgrih
- Dhouli
- Khandagiri
- Rampurwa
- Answer: d
- The Neolithic culture of the Gangetic plain may have some contact with that of the eastern India and south-east Asia is indicated by
- Celts of rounded variety
- Cultivation of rice
- Cord impressed pottery
- Pit dwelling
- Codes:
- 1,2 and 3
- 2,3 and 4
- 1,2 and 4
- 1,3 and 4
- Answer: a
- Following are the additional source of information for Mesolithic cultures in India, rarely found in earlier cultures. Select the answer using the code:
- Human burials
- Faunal remains
- Lithic artefacts
- Rock paintings
- Codes:
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 3 and 4
- 1 and 4
- Answer: d
- Which one of the following are associated with Middle Palaeolithic technology?
- Indirect percussion technique
- Hard hammer technique
- Levalloisian
- Mousterian
- Codes:
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 3 and 4
- 1 and 4
- Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : The domestication of plants and animals took place only once and spread to other parts of the world from South-West Asia.
- Reason (R) : All the domesticated plants and animals are native to South-West Asia.
- Both A and R are true.
- Both A and R are false.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : The famous Kailasanath temple at Ellora was carved by Rastrakuta King Krishna III.
- Reason (R) : Rastrakuta rulers patronized all the religions.
- Both A and R are false.
- Both A and R are true.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : The Badami caves were got made by the Chalukyas.
- Reason (R) : The Region was under the Chalukyan rule.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Both A and R are false.
- Both A and R are true.
- Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : The Satavahanas got rock cut caves excavated.
- Reason (R) : Because they did not know brick technology.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Both A and R are false.
- Both A and R are true.
- Answer: a
- Assertion (A) : The Chalcolithic culture of Western India is supposed to have declined due to aridity.
- Reason (R) : Probably it happened due to invasions of the Megalithic people.
- Both A and R are correct.
- Both A and R are false.
- A is false and R is correct.
- A is correct and R is false.
- Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : The Indo-Greeks spread the Greek culture in India.
- Reason (R) : They had ruled over the large parts of India.
- Both A and R are true.
- Both A and R are false.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Answer: c
- Assertion (A) : The discovery of Persian Gulf seal at Lothal and subsequent import of such finds in Mesopotamia testify to the trade relations among these countries.
- Reason (R) : Evenso there seems to be some latitude in the interpretation of this evidence.
- Both A and R are correct.
- A is correct, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is correct.
- Both A and R are false.
- Answer: a
- Assertion (A) : The presence of very large numbers of ground stone axes in Karnataka in the valleys of the river Krishna and its tributaries was first established by Bruce Foote.
- Reason (R) : The foundation provided by his researches become the best documented of the Neolithic groups of Peninsular India.
- A is correct, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is correct.
- Both A and R are false.
- Both A and R are correct.
- Answer: d
- Assertion (A) : Heliodorus Pillar was erected by Bhagabhadra.
- Reason (R) : This was for the promotion of the Bhagavat Dharma.
- A is correct, but R is false.
- Both A and R are correct.
- A is false, but R is correct.
- Both A and R are false.
- Answer: b
- Assertion (A) : The early rock-cut architecture is based on wooden prototypes.
- Reason (R) : Pre rock-cut structures were mainly constructed of wood.
- Both A and R are false.
- Both A and R are correct.
- A is correct and R is false.
- A is false and R is correct.
- Answer: b
- Arrange the following in chronologcal order:
- Megaliths
- Cemetery-H
- Cemetery R − 37
- Cup marks
- Codes:
- 2 1 4 3
- 4 3 2 1
- 3 2 4 1
- 1 3 4 2
- Answer: b
- Arrange the following in chronological order:
- Ground chissel
- Triangles
- Burin
- Bifacial Pebble tool
- Codes:
- 1 2 3 4
- 4 3 2 1
- 2 1 4 3
- 3 4 1 2
- Answer: b
- Arrange the following books in chronological order of their publication year:
- The Archaeology of India (D. P. Agrawal)
- The Birth of Indian Civilization (Allchin & Allchin)
- Stone Age Cultures of Central India (R. V. Joshi)
- Recent Archaeological Discoveries in India (B. K. Thapar)
- Codes:
- 1 2 3 4
- 4 3 2 1
- 2 1 4 3
- 2 3 1 4
- Answer: d
- Arrange the following in chronological order:
- Kandaria Mahadeva Temple
- Konarka Temple, Konark
- Bhitargaon Temple, Kanpur
- Bodhgaya Temple, Gaya
- Codes:
- 4 3 2 1
- 3 2 1 4
- 4 3 1 2
- 2 1 3 4
- Answer: c
- Match the sites of List-I with the raw materials of List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Kokatch Valley
- Khetri
- Sukkar Hills
- Chhotta Nagpur
- Iron
- Chert
- Copper
- Lapislazuli
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- Answer: b
- Match the following sites in List-I with those of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Burzahom
- Langhnaz
- Ahar
- Pallavaram
- Palaeolithic
- Neolithic
- Mesolithic
- Chalcolithic
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- Answer: c
- Match the sites of List-I with excavators of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Imlidihkhurd
- Chechar Kutubpur
- Senuwar
- Gufkral
- ₹ Bisht
- BP Singh
- P Singh
- AK Sharma
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Answer: b
- Match the following books of List-I with authors of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Pleistocene Fauna of India
- The Idea of Prehistory
- Palaeohistory of India
- Pre and Protohistory of the Berach Basin
- G Daniel
- V Jayashwal
- GL Badam
- VN Mishra
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- Answer: c
- Match the following sites of List-I with States of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Ramapuram
- Piklihal
- Paiyampalli
- Kuchai
- Karnataka
- Orissa
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- Answer: c
- Match the following items of List-I with those of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Man and Environment
- Puratattva
- Purakala
- History today
- Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies
- Indian Archaeological Society
- Indian History and Culture Society
- Rock Art Society of India
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
- Answer: d
- Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Tanjavaur inscription
- Hathigumpha inscription
- Saranath Buddha image
- Gwalior inscription
- Mihira Bhoja
- Kanishka-I
- Rajendra Chola
- Kharvela
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- Answer: d
- Match the following List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - The river system has the maximum concentration of Harappan settlements.
- The Harappan site has recently yielded an cache of slver ware and ornaments.
- The Neolithic site in Kashmir has yielded evidence of early Harappan contacts.
- This site is described as a pure copper age site in India.
- Burzhom
- Ahar
- Kunal
- Ghaggar Hakra
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- Answer: d
- Match the structural remains of List-I with the period of their construction of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Great Bath of Mohenjodaro
- Vishnu Temple at Bhitari
- Pillared Hall at Kumoahar
- Settlement at Khairadih
- Gupta period
- Mauryan period
- Harappa period
- Chalcolithic period
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Answer: c
- Match the Books of List-I with those of Authors in List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Decline of the West
- A History and Culture of the Indian People (Edited)
- The Birth of Indian Civilisation
- Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries
- Bridget and Raymond Allchin
- SR Rao
- Spengler Oswald
- RC Majumdar
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- Answer: d
- Match the sites of List-I with the excavators of List-II and select the correct code given below:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Atranjikhera
- Taxila
- Ahar
- Siswal
- Marshall
- RC Agrawal
- Suraj Bhan
- RC Gaur
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- Answer: c
- Match the sites of List-I with the culture of List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Saipai
- Daulatpur
- Gufakaral
- Kot Dipi
- Late Harappan
- Neolithic
- Early Harappan
- Copper Hoard
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Answer: d
- Match the items of List-I with those of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Maski
- Udaigiri Varaha Temple
- Patanjali
- Bānabhatta
- Chandragupta II
- Ashoka
- Yogasutra
- Harshacharit
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- Answer: c
- Match the items of List-I with those of List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Dharmaraja Rath
- Kandaria Mahadeva Temple
- Brihdishwara Temple
- Kailash Temple
- Chandella Dynasty
- Pallava Dynasty
- Chalukya Dynasty
- Chola Dynasty
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Answer: b
- Match List-I with List-II:
Table Supporting: NTA NET NTA UGC NET Previous Years Papers September-2013 Solved Paper III List-I List-II - Sringavera-pura
- Dholavira
- Bhirrana
- Arikamedu
- LS Rao
- Martimer Wheeler
- BB Lal
- ₹ Bisht
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
- Answer: a
- Match sites of List-I with cultures of Lst – II and select correct answer from the codes given below:
- Digging of canal by a Nanda King is mentioned in (A) Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman I (B) Aihole inscription of Pulkeshin II (C) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela (D) Gwalior inscription of Mihirabhoja
List-I | List-II |
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|
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 1
- Answer: a