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(1) The earliest evidence of hominid fossil in the sub-continent is found in the :
(1) Siwalik hills
(2) Narmada valley
(3) Belan valley
(4) Krishna valley
Answer: Narmada valley
(2) Which of the following Mesolithic sites has provided an extensive evidence of huts ?
(1) Adamgarh
(2) Bagor
(3) Chopni Mando
(4) Loteshwar
Answer: Chopni Mando

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(3) Which of the following crop has no evidence of cultivation from any one of the Indus sites ?
(1) Rice
(2) Barley
(3) Wheat
(4) Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
(4) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Different burial practices have been found at Harappan sites.

Reason (R) : The excavations at Lothal revealed a joint burial of male and female.

In this context of above statements which of the following is correct ?
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(5) Which of the following Harappan sites has supplied strong evidence of the popularity of Mother Goddess ?

(a) Harappa

(b) Kalibangan

(c) Mohenjodaro

(d) Ropar

Select the correct answer from the code below :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (a) and(c)
Answer: (a) and (c)
(6) The Rock painting scene of the chariot Waylaid by a group of men holding bows and arrows is found at :
(1) Sanghao cave
(2) Sanghao cave
(3) Morhana pahar
(4) Gudiyam cave
Answer: Morhana pahar
(7) Which of the following is the smallest book of the Rigveda ?
(1) Book I
(2) Book II
(3) Book IX
(4) Book X
Answer: Book II
(8) Which of the following texts contains the story of Sunahsepa in which his father Ajigarta had sold him to Harischandra ?
(1) Satapatha Brahmana
(2) Aitareya Brahmana
(3) Chhandogya Upanishad
(4) Svetasvatara Upanishad
Answer: Aitareya Brahmana
(9) Which of the following upanishad describes sacrifices as boats as not strong enough ?
(1) Brahadaranyaka upanishad_
(2) Chhandogya upanishad
(3) Mundaka upanishad
(4) Taittiriya upanishad
Answer: Mundaka upanishad
(10) Which of the following Dharmasutras admitted written document as an evidence in the administration of justice ?
(1) Apastamba
(2) Baudhayana
(3) Gautama
(4) Vasishtha
Answer: Vasishtha
(11) The Chakravartin (universal monarch), who represents the Buddhist ideal of kingship, is first shown in an iconographic form at :
(1) Amaravati
(2) Gandhara
(3) Jaggayyapeta
(4) Sanchi
Answer: Jaggayyapeta
(12) Where did Gautama Buddha spend his last Varshavasa ?
(1) Rajagriha
(2) Vaisali
(3) Sravasti
(4) Pava
Answer: Vaisali
(13) Who among the following built a stupa on the embers from the funeral pyre of Gautama Buddha ?
(1) Bulis
(2) Koliyas
(3) Moriyas
(4) Bhaggas
Answer: Moriyas
(14) Which of the following is not correct about the Ajivika sect ?
(1) A corporate organization
(2) Practice of severe asceticism
(3) Not allowed to eat meat
(4) Practice complete nudity
Answer: Not allowed to eat meat
(15) Which of the following form the subject matter of the carvings on the Sanchi gateways ?

(a) Scenes from the Jatakas

(b) Scenes from the life of Gautama Buddha

(c) Events in the subsequent history of Buddhism

(d) Scenes relating to the Manushi Buddhas

(1) (a) alone
(2) (a) and (b)
(3) (b) and
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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