Objective General Studies 14000+ Chapterwise Questions PDF

 Objective 1 Chapterwise Questions Complete Coverage Indian History, Art Culture, India World Geography and Environment Ecology, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science Technology and General Knowledge Manohar Pa...

 Objective 1 Chapterwise Questions Complete Coverage Indian History, Art Culture, India World Geography and Environment Ecology, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science Technology and General Knowledge Manohar Pandey ARIHANT PUBLICATIONS (INDIA) LTD. ARIHANT PUBLICATIONS (INDIA) LIMITED All Rights Reserved © Publisher No part of this publication may be re-produced, stored in a retrieval system or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, web or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. Arihant has obtained all the information in this book from the sources believed to be reliable and true. However, Arihant or its editors or authors or illustrators don’t take any responsibility for the absolute accuracy of any information published and the damage or loss suffered thereupon. All disputes subject to Meerut (UP) jurisdiction only. Administrative & Production Offices Regd. 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Book contains all the questions of the uptill now exams. Our specialty is in cracking the hard-nut of competitions and with a view to this, we bring forth this compendium of objective questions which will significantly improve the knowledge of aspiring students by providing them with ready and reliable practice material. For the convenience of the students, the book has been organised into six sections in a chapterwise format. Each chapter offers a variety of questions according to the latest pattern: Assertion-Reason, Matching, Multi–Statements, Arrangements, Pairing etc., which also include the updated previous year’s questions of various examinations. To make the book exhaustive, special emphasis has been laid on Art & Culture, Ecology, Environment and Bio-diversity, e-Governance, Constitutional & Non- Constitutional Organisations, Health and Nutrition and Information Technology which have added another reason for purchasing and refreshing our knowledge on these latest topics. Significantly, many questions based on Current Events which have occurred in the last six months provide an additional advantage at the end. Reader’s suggestions and criticisms directed towards improvements are always welcome..... Author CONTENTS HISTORY Ancient History 1. Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period 1-5 2. Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation 6-11 3. The Vedic Era and Mahajanapadas 12-17 4. Religious Movements of 6th Century BCE 18-26 5. Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period 27-34 6. The Gupta and the Post-Gupta Period 35-43 7. Early Medieval Period (800-1200 CE) 44-52 8. Sangam Period 53-56 Medieval History 9. Arab and Turkish Invasion 57-59 10. Delhi Sultanate 60-69 11. Vijaynagara and Bahmani Kingdoms 70-73 12. Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms (North and South India) 74-77 13. Religious Movements of 15th and 16th Century CE 78-84 14. Mughal Empire 85-97 15. Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857) 98-100 16 The Maratha Empire and Confederatory 101-105 Modern History 17. Rise of New States 106-109 18. Advent of European Companies in India 110-113 19. British Policies and Its Economic Impact in India 114-119 20. Peasants, Tribal and Trade Union Movements 120-126 21. Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms 127-135 22. Development of Press and Education System in Modern India 136-141 23. Revolt of 1857 142-148 24. Indian National Movement Phase-I (1885-1905) 149-158 25. Indian National Movement Phase-II (1905-1919) 159-164 26. Indian National Movement Phase-III (1919-1947) 165-183 27. Communalism and Leftist Politics 184-187 28. The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys 188-194 l Art, Culture and Cultural Traditions 195-216 l World History 217-227 GEOGRAPHY World Geography 1. Universe and Solar System 228-232 2. The Earth 233-238 3. Geomorphology 239-244 4. Climatology 245-253 5. Oceanography 254-261 6. Biogeography 262-267 7. Agriculture Geography 268-274 8. Minerals and Energy Resources 275-279 9. Industry and Transport 280-284 10. Social and Cultural Geography 285-289 11. Continent and Countries 290-298 Indian Geography 12. General Introduction of India 299-300 13. Geological Structure of India 301-303 14. Physical Division of India 304-308 15. Drainage System of India 309-317 16. Climate of India 318-323 17. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 324-331 18. Soils of India 332-335 19. Agriculture, Irrigation and Animal Husbandry in India 336-346 20. Minerals and Energy Resources 347-353 21. Industries and Research Centres in India 354-360 22. Transportation and Communication 361-365 23. Human Resources 366-371 24. States and Union Territories of India 372-374 Environment & Ecology 25. Environment and Ecology 375-380 26. Pollution 381-389 27. Climate Change 390-399 28. Biodiversity 400-406 29. Environmental Planning and Management 407-410 30. Sustainable Development and Natural Disaster 411-416 INDIAN POLITY 1. Constitutional Development 417-420 2. Framing of Indian Constitution 421-427 3. The Preamble 428-430 4. Citizenship and Union and Its Territory 431-436 5. Fundamental Rights 437-446 6. Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) 447-450 7. Fundamental Duties 451-452 8. Union Executive 453-460 9. The Union Legislature 461-471 10. Judiciary 472-477 11. State Administration 478-483 12. Centre-State Relationship 484-487 13. Local Self Government 488-493 14. Electoral System and Party System 494-498 15. Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies 499-505 16. Emergency Provisions 506-508 17. Official Language 509-510 18. Constitutional Amendment and Special Provisions for States 511-514 INDIAN ECONOMY 1. Basic Concepts and Structure of Indian Economy 515-517 2. National Income and Economic Development 518-523 3. Economic Planning 524-528 4. Poverty, Unemployment and Related Schemes 529-540 5. Indian Agriculture 541-548 6. Indian Industries and Industrial Policy 549-554 7. Money and Banking 555-564 8. Financial Market 565-569 9. Public Finance 570-576 10. Balance of Payment and Foreign Investments 577-582 11. International Financial Institutions 583-587 GENERAL SCIENCE Physics 1. Measurement 588-590 2. Motion 591-593 3. The Forces and Law of Motion 594-596 4. Work, Energy and Power 597-598 5. Gravitation 599-601 6. Mechanical Properties of Matter 602-606 7. Oscillation, Wave and Sound 607-611 8. Heat and Thermodynamics 612-616 9. Wave Optics 617-623 10. Electricity 624-628 11. Magnetism 629-631 12. Photoelectric Effect 632-633 13. Atomic and Nuclear Physics 634-635 14. Electronics or Semiconductor Device 636-637 15. Communication System 638-639 16. Nano Technology 640-641 Chemistry 1. Atomic Structure and Radioactivity 642-646 2. Chemical Bonding 647-648 3. State of Matter 649-652 4. Acids, Bases and Salts 653-655 5. Oxidation, Reduction and Chemical Reaction 656-657 6. Solutions and Surface Chemistry 658-660 7. Thermochemistry 661-663 8. Periodic Classification of Elements 664-665 9. Metal and its Compounds 666-669 10. Non-metal and its Compounds 670-672 11. Metallurgy 673-674 12. Organic Chemistry 675-679 13. Biomolecules and Polymers 680-682 14. Environmental Chemistry 683-684 15. Chemistry in Everyday Life 685-688 Biology 1. Living World & Classification of Organisms 689-699 2. Cell Biology 700-704 3. Structural Organisation of Plants and Animals 705-709 4. Plant Physiology 710-715 5. Animal and Human Physiology 716-728 6. Genetics : The Science of Heredity 729-732 7. Origin of Life 733-736 8. Health and Disease 737-744 9. Economic Botany and Agricultural Science 745-748 10. Animal Husbandry and Economic Zoology 749-753 11. Biotechnology 754-756 Science & Technology 1. Space Technology 757-762 2. Nuclear Energy 763-766 3. Defence 767-773 4. Introduction to Computer 774-784 5. Network and Internet 785-791 6. Telecommunications 792-800 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1. India and World 801-806 2. National and International Days and Dates 807-811 3. Abbreviations and Acronyms 812-816 4. Books and Authors 817-822 5. Prominent Personalities/Nicknames/Places 823-827 6. Awards and Honours 828-836 7. Organisations and Institutions 837-844 8. Commissions and Committees 845-849 9. Sports 850-856 Collection of Questions Asked in 2021 Exams 1-16  ANCIENT HISTORY 1 Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period 1. With reference to naming of India, 6. Most of important salient features of 11. Match the following. ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in inscription are List I List II which of the following book? (a) they are free from interpolation. (a) Ashtadhyayi (b) Arthashastra (b) found at every place. A. Allahabad 1. Depicts of Inscription Samudragupta’s victory (c) Arjabhattiyam (d) Acharanga Sutra (c) early to study them. over Hunas. (d) All of the above 2. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to B. Aihole 2. Belongs to the period inhabitant of which of the following? 7. Which of the following fall in the Inscription of Chandragupta (a) Bharat (b) Dravida category of commercial inscription? Vikramaditya (c) Aryan (d) Dushyant (a) Junagarh C. Bhitari 3. Describes about Inscription Samudragupta’s (b) Aihole 3. Consider the following statements : Conquests (c) Gwalior I. The naming of India has been done, D. Udaigiri 4. Depicts the name (d) Seal of Indus Valley after the name of one of the major Inscription Kalidasa Jana ‘Bharat’ of Rigvedic period. 8. ……… was an early example of an Codes II. India is said to be one of the part of inscription written in Sanskrit. A B C D A B C D Jambu Dweepa. (a) Uttar Merur (b) Gwalior (a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 3 4 1 2 Select the correct answer using the (c) Aihole (d) Junagarh Rock (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 2 4 1 3 code below. Codes 9. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka 12. Kharosthi script was widely used in is a which region? (a) Only I (a) royal commemorative inscription (a) North-Western (Pakistan) (b) Only II (b) donative inscription (c) Both I and II (b) Eastern India (c) dedicative inscription (d) Neither I nor II (c) Southern India (d) votive inscription (d) Central India 4. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian 10. Which of the following is not correctly Archaeology’? [MPPSC 2017] matched? 13. Which one of the following scripts of (a) Alexander Cunningham ancient India was written from right to Inscription Ruler (b) John Marshall left? [IAS (Pre) 1997] (a) Hathigumpha – Kharavela (c) Mortimer Wheeler (a) Brahmi (b) Nandnagari Inscription (d) James Prinsep (c) Sharada (d) Kharosthi (b) Devpada – Yashodharman 5. Epigraphy is [SSC CPO 2003] Inscription 14. Who deciphered the Brahmi and (a) the study of inscriptions. (c) Prayaga Prashasti – Samudragupta Kharosthi scripts? [CDS 2018] (b) a graphical map. Inscription (a) Piyadassi (b) Colin Mackenzie (c) the detection of epics. (d) Nasik Inscription – Gautamiputra (c) Alexander Conningham (d) the study of epics. Shatkarni (d) James Prinsep 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (d) 2 Objective GENERAL STUDIES 14000+Q 15. The Brahmi script was first deciphered 26. The Principles of classical music has Codes by letters inscribed on been deliberated in A B C D A B C D [UPPSC (Mains) 2008] (a) Rigveda (b) Atharvaveda (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 1 2 3 4 (a) Stone tablets (b) Seal (c) Yajurveda (d) Samaveda (c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 3 4 1 2 (c) Pillars (d) Coins 36. Match List I with List II and choose your 27. Which Veda deal with the details of the 16. The first scholar who read Ashokan performance of rituals? answer from the codes given below. edicts was [UPPSC 2010] (a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda List I List II (a) Bunler (b) Robert Sebal (c) Atharvaveda (d) Samaveda (Vedas) (Associated (c) James Prinsep (d) Cordriguttan Brahmanas Era) 28. Which of the following is a Samhita of 17. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found Shukla Yajurveda? [UPPSC 2018] A. Rigveda 1. Gopatha at [UPPSC 2008] (a) Vajasaneyi (b) Maitrayani B. Samaveda 2. Shatpatha (a) Nagarjunakonda (b) Anuradhapura (c) Taittiriya (d) Kathak C. Atharvaveda 3. Aitariya (c) Brahmagiri (d) Maski D. Yajurveda 4. Panchvisha 29. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and 18. Consider the following statements. Samiti are called as two daughters of Codes I. Kharosthti script was written from left Prajapati? [UPPSC (Mains) 2009] A B C D A B C D to right. (a) Rigveda (b) Samaveda (a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 2 4 3 1 II. Devanagari script is written from left (c) Yajurveda (d) Atharvaveda (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3 to right. 37. 800 BC to 600 BC is related to which 30. ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ Select the correct answer using the era? appeared first in [UPPSC 1994] codes given below. (a) Brahman Era (b) Sutra Era (a) Aranyaka (b) Sunyaveda (a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Ramayana Era (d) Mahabharata Era (c) Yajurveda (d) Atharvaveda (c) I and II (d) Neither I nor II 31. Which one of the following four Vedas 38. The name of scripture in which 19. The study and analysis of coin is known contains an account of magical charms ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned is as [UPPSC (Pre) 2008] and spells? [JPSC (Pre) 2011] (a) Epigraphy (b) Numismatics (a) Krishna Yajurveda (a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Coinology (d) Ethonography (b) Shukla Yajurveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) Samaveda 20. Which of the following is not correctly (c) Shatpath Brahmin 32. ‘Trayi’ is a name for [UPPSC 2010] (d) Panchvish Brahmin match? (a) Three Vedas Coins Period 39. The priest associated with King (b) Dharma Sangha and Buddha (a) Punched mark – 6th Century BCE Videgha Madhava referred in (c) Three Gods in Hindu Pantheon (b) Inscribed coin – 2nd Century BCE Shatapatha Brahmin was (d) Three seasons (c) Dinar – 4th Century CE [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2015] (d) Jital – 16th Century CE 33. Consider the following statements. (a) Rishi Bharadwaj I. Samaveda is the oldest book on (b) Rishi Vashishtha 21. The Rigveda is the Indian classical music. [UP RO/ARO (Pre) 2016] (c) Rishi Vishwamitra II. Samaveda has 1549 versus. (d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana (a) collection of hymns. Which of the above statement/s is/are (b) collection of stories. 40. The teacher who taught ‘Veda correct? (c) collection of words. Vedanga’ for livelihood was called (d) text of war. Codes [UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007] (a) Only I (b) Only II 22. Which one of the following is oldest (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (a) Acharya (b) Adhvaryu Veda? [UPPSC (Pre) 2010] (c) Upadhyaya (d) Purohita (a) Yajurveda (b) Rigveda 34. Consider the following statements. I. There are total 40 ‘Mandalas’ in 41. Upanishads are book on (c) Samaveda (d) Atharvaveda [UPPSC (Mains) 2004] Yajurveda. 23. In which vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is II. ‘Vajsaneyi Samhita’ is related to (a) Religion (b) Yoga found referred for the first time? ‘Shukla Yajurveda’. (c) Law (d) Philosophy [UPPSC (Pre) 2012] Which of the above statement/s is/are 42. Which one of the following Vedic (a) Rigveda (b) Atharvaveda correct? literature talks about salvation? (c) Samaveda (d) Yajurveda Codes [UPPSC (Mains) 2003] 24. The ‘Purush sutra’ related to Varna (a) Only I (b) Only II (a) Rigveda (b) Lata Samhitas system is originally found in (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (c) Brahmins (d) Upanishads [CGPSC (Pre) 2014] 35. Match the following. 43. The famous dialogue between (a) Atharvaveda (b) Samaveda Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in (c) Rigveda (d) Manusmriti List I List II the [IAS (Pre) 1997] A. Atharvaveda 1. God Grace 25. The compilation of which of the (a) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad following Vedas have been based on B. Rigveda 2. Sacrifice process (b) Chhandogyopanishad Rigveda? [UPPSC (Pre) 1997] C. Yajurveda 3. Medicine (c) Kathopanishad (a) Yajurveda (b) Samaveda D. Samaveda 4. Music (d) Kenopanishad (c) Atharvaveda (d) None of these INDIAN HISTORY 3 44. ‘Nachiketa’ legend finds mention in III. Sundara Kanda is biggest among all 63. Which of the following Buddhist texts [UPPSC (Mains) 2006] Kandas in Ramayana. contains the rules of monastic life? (a) Atharvaveda Select the correct answer using the (a) Digha-Nikaya [UPPSC (Pre) 1996] (b) Satapatha Brahmin codes given below. (b) Vinaya Pitaka (c) Kathopanishad Codes (c) Abhidhamma Pitaka (d) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (a) I and II (b) I and III (d) Vibhasha Shastra (c) I, II and III (d) II and III 45. King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period 64. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana is was the ruler of [UPPSC (Pre) 1999] 54. The number of Puranas is [UPPSC 2010] associated with which of the following? (a) Kashi (b) Kekaya (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 21 [MPPSC (Pre) 2012] (c) Panchala (d) Videha (a) Chandragupta’s reign 55. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara 46. From where the word ‘Satyameva and Vanshanucharita are the indicators (b) Anthology of lyrics Jayate’ taken? [IAS (Pre) 2004] of [UPPSC (Pre) 2015] (c) History of Kashmir (a) Manusmriti (b) Bhagavad Gita (a) Vedas (b) Puranas (d) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya (c) Rigveda (d) Mundkopanishad (c) Upanishads (d) Sutras 65. Which of the following is/are not 56. Which of the following is the oldest historical biography/biographies? 47. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being Purana? I. Dipavamsa an unmarried mother, is mentioned in (a) Matsya Purana II. Harshacharita [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2016] (b) Vayu Puranas III. Vikramankadevacharita (c) Markandeya Purana IV. Prithviraja Vijaya (a) Jabala Upanishad (b) Prashnopanishad (d) None of the above Select the correct answer from the (c) Chandogya Upanishad codes given below. [NDA 2018] 57. Kalika Purana is associated with which (a) Only I (b) II and III Only (d) Kathopanishad of the following religion? [MPPSC 2018] (c) II, III and IV Only (d) I, II, III and IV 48. Which of the following is the correct (a) Vaishnav (b) Shaktism order of the Vedic literature? (c) Buddhism (d) Jainism 66. Which of the following books is/are [UPPSC (Mains) 2014] written by Fa-Hien? (a) Vedic Samhitas, Brahmins, 58. Which of the following is the earliest (a) Fo-Kyo-Ki (b) Si-Yu-Ki Holy book of Jain? [BPSC (Pre) 1995] (c) A record of the Buddhist Countries Aranyakas, Upanishads (b) Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, (a) Twelve Angas (d) Both (a) and (c) Aranyakas, Brahmins (b) Twelve Upangas (c) Fourteen Purvas 67. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean (c) Vedic Samhitas, Aranyakas, Sea? [BPSC 2018] (d) Fourteen Uppurva Brahmins, Upanishads (a) Ctesias (b) Pliny (d) Vedic Samhitas, Vedangas, 59. In which one of the following languages (c) Ptolemy Aranyakas, Smritis was the earliest Jain literature (d) None of the above/More than one of compiled? [UPPSC (Mains) 2006] the above 49. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with [UPPSC 2007] (a) Ardh-Magadhi (b) Pali (c) Prakrit (d) Sanskrit 68. Which one of the following is not (a) social order (b) laws correctly matched? (c) economics (d) state-craft 60. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature? [IAS (Pre) 1996] Foreign Writer Book 50. Who was the first law maker? [RRB 2005] (a) Herodotus – Historica (a) Therigatha (b) Acarangasutra (a) Manu (b) Chanakya (c) Sutrakritanga (d) Brihatkalpasutra (b) Pliny – Natural Historica (c) Chandragupta (d) Seleucus (c) Megasthenes – Indica 51. In which language was the ‘Shrimad 61. Consider the following statements. I. Jatakas are the folklore literature of (d) Ptolmey – Periplus of the Bhagavad Gita’ originally written? Erythrean sea [UK UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007] Jainism. (a) Sanskrit (b) Urdu II. Agams are Jain texts based on 69. Consider the following statement. (c) Pali (d) Hindi discourses of Tirthankara. I. Hiuen-Tsang wrote ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ or ‘The Select the correct answer using the Records of Western World’. 52. Originally the Mahabharata was known code below. II. Al-Biruni wrote ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’. as [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014] Codes Select the correct answer from the code (a) Brihatkatha (b) Brahmins (a) Only I (b) Only II below. (c) Brihatsamhita (d) Jayasamhita (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (a) Only I (b) Only II 53. Consider the following statements. 62. Which of the following is not included in (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II I. Ramayana considered as oldest epic ‘Tripitaka’? 70. The earliest evidence of man in India is (Adi Kavya) was written by Valmiki. (a) Vinaya Pitaka found in [UKPSC (Pre) 2006] II. It is divided into 7 Kandas viz-Bala, (b) Sutta Pitaka Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, (a) Nilgiri Hills (b) Shiwalik Hills (c) Abhidhamma Pitaka Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara. (c) Nallamala Hills (d) Narmada Valley (d) Buddhapitaka 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (d) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (d) 31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (c) 41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a) 51. (a) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (a) 61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (c) 70. (d) 4 Objective GENERAL STUDIES 14000+Q 71. The biggest museum of the country 79. Assertion (A) Buddha Pushkar lake Which at the statement given above depicting the story of the development was an ideal region for middle is/are correct? of human civilisation and also known as paleolithic people. (a) Only I (b) Only II Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is Reason (R) Good stone was found in (c) Both I and II (d) None of these situated in [MPPSC 2020] close proximity to a permanent sweet 88. Which site provides the earliest evidence (a) Bhopal (b) New Delhi water source. of the domestication of animals? (c) Mumbai (d) Ahmedabad Codes I. Sohan river valley of Punjab. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the 72. The three-age system was divided into II. Bagor in Rajasthan. correct explanation of A stone, bronze and iron from the III. Belar Valley in Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the collection of Copenhagen museum IV. Adamgarh in Madhya Pradesh. correct explanation of A were coined by [UPPSC 2010] (a) I, II and III (b) II and IV (c) A is true, but R is false (a) Thomsen (b) Lubbock (c) II, III and IV (d) All of these (d) A is false, but R is true (c) Taylor (d) Childe 89. The cultivation of cereals first started in 80. In mesolithic context, evidence of 73. The period in which the events occured animal domestication has been found (a) Neolithic Age [UPPSC (Mains) 2005] before the existence of written records at [UPPSC 2008] (b) Mesolithic Age is called (c) Paleolithic Age (a) Langhnaj (b) Birbhanpur (a) historical period (d) Proto-Historic Age (c) Adamgarh (d) Chopani Mando (b) pre-historic period (c) vedic period 81. From which one of the following sites 90. Which of the following sites has yielded (d) None of the above bone implements have been found? skeleton of the dog along with human [UPPSC (Mains) 2010] skeleton in burial? [UP Lower 2008] 74. Which one of the following places is (a) Chopani-Mando (b) Kakoria (a) Brahmagiri (b) Burzahom famous for pre-historic paintings? (c) Chirand (d) Maski (c) Mahadaha (d) Sarai Nahar Rai [UPPSC (Mains) 2011] (a) Ajanta (b) Bhimbetka 82. Three human skeletons in a single 91. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been (c) Bagh (d) Amravati grave were recovered at [UPPSC 2016] obtained from [UPPSC (Mains) 2011] (a) Sarai Nahar Rai (b) Damdama (a) Burzahom (b) Koldihwa 75. Which of the following Indian (c) Brahmagiri (d) Sanganakallu (c) Mahadaha (d) Langhnaj archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered prehistoric 83. Which among the following sites 92. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a significance of its rock paintings? provides evidence of domestication of maximum number of human skeletons [UPPSC 2020] animals in the mesolithic period? have been found? [UPPSC 2016] (a) Madho Swaroop Vatsa [UPPSC 2018] (a) Morahana Pahar (b) Ghagharia (b) HD Sankalia (a) Odai (b) Bori (c) Bashani khor (d) Lekhania (c) VS Wakankar (c) Bagor (d) Lakhnia 93. The burying pet dogs in the graves of (d) VN Mishra the masters did not seem to be a 84. Which among the following places has 76. The first Paleolithic tool in India was given the earliest evidence of agriculture practice with Neolithic people in any discovered by in Indian sub-continent? [WBCS 2020] part of India except (a) Robert Bruce Foote (a) Pratapgarh (b) Mehargarh (a) Assam (b) Southern India (b) Alexander cunningham (c) Quetta (d) Kalat (c) Kashmir (d) Meghalaya (c) Gordan Childe 94. Ash Mound is associated with the (d) RM Wheeler 85. According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in Neolithic site at [UPPSC (Mains) 2009] 77. At which of the following place, [UPPSC (Mains) 2006] (a) Budihal (b) Sangana Kullu evidence of concrete upper paleolithic (a) Lower Paleolithic Period (c) Koldihwa (d) Brahmagiri art objects has/have been found? (b) Middle Paleolithic Period 95. Which of the Neolithic age site is not I. Patue II. Lohanada Nola (c) Upper Paleolithic Period correctly matched? III. Paisra IV. Nevasa (d) Mesolithic Period Site State Codes (a) Gufkral – Kashmir (a) I and II (b) Only I 86. From which one of the following Mesolithic sites charred and carbonised (b) Chirand – Uttar Pradesh (c) Only II (d) I and IV (c) Paiyampalli – Tamil Nadu grains of wild rice embedded in the 78. Assertion (A) The microlith industry is burnt clay remains of wattle and daub (d) Mehrgarh – Baluchistan rooted in the upper paleolithic industries. walls of huts, has been discovered? 96. Consider the following statements Reason (R) The archaeological (a) Chopani Mando (b) Mahadaha about the Neolithic people. findings/evidences continued from the (c) Bharukachchha (d) Langhanaj I. Neolithic people never ventured far upper paleolithic into the mesolithic. from the hills. Codes 87. Consider the following statements. I. Bagor in Rajasthan is the largest II. They produced that was just enough (a) Both A and R are true and R is the for base subsistence. Mesolithic site in India. correct explanation of A Which of the statements given above II. Mehrgarh in Baluchistan (Pakistan) is (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the is/are correct? the oldest Neolithic site in India correct explanation of A (a) Only I (b) Only II Sub-continent. (c) A is true, but R is false (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (d) A is false, but R is true INDIAN HISTORY 5 97. Match the following. (b) They mostly used stone and copper (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the objects and occasionally low grade correct explanation of A List I List II bronze. (c) A is true, but R is false (Neolithic Site) (State) (c) A large number of them appeared (d) A is false, but R is true A. Pynthor Langtein 1. West Bengal after the end of the bronze Harappan B. Sarutaru 2. Manipur culture. 111. Match the following Chalcolithic age C. Kuchai 3. Assam (d) They were restricted to the site using the given codes. D. Napchik 4. Meghalaya Ganga-Yamuna doab and foothills of List I List II E. Pandu Rajan Dhibi 5. Odisha the Himalayas. (Site) (State) Codes A B C D E A B C D E 107. Consider the following statements in the A. Banas 1. Madhya Pradesh context of Neolithic Chalcolithic culture. B. Kayatha 2. Maharashtra (a) 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 3 2 1 4 5 I. The people of Neolithic Chalcolithic C. Nevasa 3. Rajasthan (c) 4 3 5 2 1 (d) 4 3 1 5 2 culture used stone implements. Codes 98. Which one of the following periods is II. The post Harappan sites representing A B C A B C also known as Chalcolithic age? Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture, out (a) 1 2 3 (b) 3 1 2 [BPSC (Pre) 2000] number those of pre-Harappan. (c) 2 1 3 (d) 3 2 1 (a) Old stone age (b) New stone age III. Some important sites representing this (c) Copper age (d) Iron age culture are Ahar, Gilund and Balathal. 112. Match the following. Which of the above statement(s) is/are 99. In the Chalcolithic period people of correct? List I List II Maharashtra buried their dead under (a) I, II and III (b) II and III A. Fractional Burial 1. Maharashtra the floor of their houses in the following (c) Only III (d) None of these Chalcolithic orientation [UPPSC 1997] B. Complete 2. South Indian (a) North to South position 108. Which of the following statements Extended Burial Chalcolithic (b) South to North position regarding Stone-Copper Age are true? C. Dead body in 3. West Indian (c) South to North position I. Stone-Copper culture had an East-West Portion Chalcolithic (d) West to East position essentially urban background. D. Dead body in 4. East Indian II. Inspite of food producing economy, the North-South Portion Chalcolithic 100. Navdatoli was excavated by rate of infant morality was very high. (a) KD Bajpai (b) V.S. Wakankar III. People were not aware of the art of Codes (c) HD Sankalia (d) Mortimer Wheeler mixing tin with copper and thus A B C D A B C D forging the much stronger and useful (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 2 1 4 3 101. In which State, the Navdatoli is (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1 metal called bronze. located? [UPPSC (Mains) 2009] IV. People of this age were familiar with 113. Megaliths have been identified as (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra the art of writing and they used to live [UPPSC (Mains) 2005] (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Madhya Pradesh in the cities as people of bronze age. (a) caves for hermits (b) burial sites 102. The ochre-coloured pottery was (a) I, III and IV (b) I and IV (c) temple sites (d) None of these christened in [UPPSC (Mains) 2006] (c) II and III (d) All of these (a) Hastinapur (b) Ahichatra 114. In July 2019, experts visited for the first 109. Consider the following statements and documentation of a Megalithic site of (c) Nuh (d) Red Fort find out which one is/are correct? Bihar in which of the following district? 103. Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan I. In Deccan, the first Iron object [BPSC 2019] Chalcolithic site which supplied copper appears after the late Jorwe (a) Patna (b) Kaimur objects to Harappan sites is in Chalcolithic phase (900 BC-800 BC). (c) Madhubani (d) Banica (a) Swat Valley (b) Kashmir II. The sites in Deccan such as Nevasa, (c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh Chandoli, Inamgaon, Prakash shown 115. Consider the following statements continuity between the iron phase about Stone Age in India. [CDS 2019] 104. Which among the following cultures were and the Chalcolithic phase. the first to paint their pottery? [CDS 2012] (i) Different periods are identified on the (a) Only I (b) Only II basis of the type and technology of (a) Mesolithic (b) Chalcolithic (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor III stone tools. (c) Neolithic (d) Iron age (ii) There are no regional variations in the 110. Assertion (A) The internal pattern of 105. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites settlements and the burial practices type and technology of tools in does not fall in the Godavari Pravara different periods. suggest the beginning of social system? inequalities in the Chalcolithic society. (iii) Stone Age cultures of different (a) Nevasa (b) Daimabad periods evolved uniformly in a neat Reason (R) The chiefs living in (c) Navdatoli (d) Jorwe unilinear fashion all over the rectangular houses and his kinsmen subcontinent. 106. Which one of the following statements used to dominate others who lived in round huts. Which of the statements given above is not true about the Chalcolithic is/are correct? cultures of India? Codes (a) Only I (b) I and II (a) They were primarily communities in (a) Both A and R are true and R is the (c) Only III (d) 1, II and III the hilly and riverine areas. correct explanation of A 71. (a) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (a) 77. (a) 78. (d) 79. (a) 80. (c) 81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b) 91. (a) 92. (d) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (b) 96. (c) 97. (c) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (b) 105. (c) 106. (d) 107. (a) 108. (c) 109. (c) 110. (a) 111. (b) 112. (d) 113. (b) 114. (b) 115. (a) 6 Objective GENERAL STUDIES 14000+Q 2 Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation 1. The source of knowledge about Harappan 8. Which of the following statements II. During this period, cotton was used culture is [UPPSC (Pre) 1996, 1994] about the Indus Civilisation is not for manufacturing textiles in India. (a) rock edicts true? [UPPSC (Pre) 1992] Which of the statements given above (b) writing in terracotta seals (a) Accurate drainage system in cities. is/are correct? [MPPSC (Pre) 2012] (c) archaeological excavations (b) Trade and commerce were in an (a) Only I (d) All of the above advanced stage. (b) Only II (c) Worshipping of Mother Goddess. (c) Both I and II 2. The site of Harappa is located on the (d) People knew about iron. (d) Neither I nor II bank of river [CDS 2012] (a) Saraswati (b) Indus 9. Which one of the following is not the 12. The Harappan Civilisation covered an (c) Beas (d) Ravi characteristic feature of the Harappan expensive area of present South Asia. settlement? [NDA 2012] The geographic area covered by this 3. The discovery of Harappan Civilisation (a) Doorways and windows generally civilisation included was in....... [SSC 2004] faced the side lanes and rarely (a) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and North- (a) 1942 (b) 1921 (c) 1901 (d) 1935 opened into the main streets. Eastern Frontier 4. Two Indians who were associated with (b) Houses generally had separate (b) Punjab, Sindh, North-Western Frontier discovery of Indus Valley Civilisation, bathing areas and toilets. and Kashmir are [CGPSC (Pre) 2003] (c) The citadel was walled but the lower (c) Punjab, Sindh and a part of (a) Rakhaldas Banerjee and Dayaram towns was not walled. North-Western Frontier Sahni (d) Drains and water chutes from the (d) Punjab, Sindh, a part of North- (b) John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad second storey were often built Western Frontier, Kathiawar and a (c) Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and inside the wall. part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab Rangnath Rao 10. The following sentence describe one of 13. Shortugai is located in which country? (d) Madhosarup Vats and VB Rao the sites of the Harappan Civilisation. [SSC CPO 2017] 5. Which of the following is related to ‘‘The settlement is divided into two (a) Bharat (b) Pakistan Harappa civilisation? [MPPSC (Pre) 1990] sections, one smaller but higher and the (c) Tibet (d) Afghanistan other much larger but lower. (a) Sumerian Civilisation Archaeologists, designate these as the 14. Which of the following match is not (b) Indus Valley Civilisation correct regarding the origin of Harappan citadel and the lower town respectively. (c) Vedic Civilisation Both were walled. Several buildings civilisation? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013] (d) Mesopotamian Civilisation were built on platforms, which served (a) M. Rafique – Harappan 6. Indus Civilisation existed in..... as foundations.’’ Mughal civilisation was [UPPSC (Pre) 1996, BPSC (Pre) 1994] Which of the following sites does it inspired by (a) Pre-historical age refer to? Mesopotamian (b) Early historical age (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro civilisation (c) Historical age (c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan (b) EJH Mackay – Migration of people (d) Later Historical age from Sumer 11. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilisation, consider the following (c) Mortimer – Migration of ‘Idea of 7. In the Mesopotamian records, which one civilisation’ of the following terms was used for the statements. I. It was predominantly a secular (d) Amalananda – Pre-Harappan Indus Valley Civilisation? [NDA 2017] civilisation and the religious Ghosh culture matured to (a) Dilmum (b) Meluha make Harappan element, though present, did not (c) Magan (d) Failaka civilisation dominate the scene. INDIAN HISTORY 7 15. Which of the following is a correct 20. A Harappan site being surrounded by 29. A highly advanced water management statement about Indus Valley flood barriers in order to protect it with system of Harappan times has been Civilisation? [WBCS 2020] the aid of UNESCO funds is unearthed at [UPPSC (Pre) 2006] (a) Both Harappa and Mohenjodaro are (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Dholavira (a) Alamgirpur located on the banks of river Ravi (c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi (b) Dholavira (Irabati). (c) Kalibangan (b) Both Chanhudaro and Kalibangan 21. Which of the following sites of (d) Lothal Harappan culture are located in Sindh? were located within the boundaries of present day Rajasthan. [UPPSC 2010] 30. From where the evidence of rock-cut (c) Both Surkotada and Dholavira are I. Harappa II. Mohenjodaro architecture were found, with reference located in the Kutch region of III. Chanhudaro IV. Surkotada to Harappa civilisation? Gujarat. Indicate the correct answer from the [UPPSC (Pre) 2006] (d) Lothal site was located on the bank codes given below. (a) Kalibangan (b) Dholavira of Narmada river. (a) I and II (b) II and III (c) Kot Diji (d) Amri (c) II, III and IV (d) I, IV, III and IV 16. Many sites of Indus Valley Civilisation 31. In which of the following site remnant of was placed on the bank of rivers. 22. Assertion (A) Mohenjodaro and three townships have been revealed? Identify the rivers associated with this Harappa cities are dead now. [CG PSC (Pre) 2015] civilisation. [UPPSC (Pre) 2009] Reason (R) They were discovered (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Sanghol I. Sindhu II. Chenab during excavations. (c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira III. Jhelum IV. Ganga In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct? 32. Which city of Indus Valley Civilisation Choose the correct answer from the was divided into three parts? [UPPSC (Pre) 2009] codes given below. [UPRO/ARO 2013] (a) I and II (b) I, II and III Codes (a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan (c) II, III and IV (d) All of these (a) Both A and R are true and R is the (c) Dholavira (d) Suskotda correct explanation of A 17. With reference to the difference between (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the 33. From where the copper chariot of the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and correct explanation of A Harappan times was found? Indus valley people, which of the (c) A is true, but R is false [CGPSC 2013] following statement is/are correct? (d) A is false, but R is true (a) Kunal (b) Rakhigarhi (i) Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail (c) Daimabad (d) Banawali and helmet in warfare, whereas the 23. Which of the following is a Harappan site people of Indus valley civilisation did located in Rajasthan? [WBCS 2017] 34. Which among the following Harappan not leave any evidence of using them. (a) Mohenjo-Daro (b) Suktagen Dor sites is not located in Gujarat? (ii) Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver (c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal [WBCS 2018] and copper, whereas Indus valley (a) Surkotada (b) Lothal 24. A ploughed field was discovered at people knew only copper and iron. (c) Dholavira (d) Banawali [UPPSC (Mains) 2005] (iii) Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Kalibangan 35. Which among the following Harappan the horse, whereas there is no (c) Harappa (d) Lothal site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found? evidence of Indus valley people (a) Dholavira (b) Banawali having been aware of this animal. 25. A horned deity engraved on a (c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal Select the correct answer using the terracotta cake has been recovered codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2017] from [UP Lower (Pre) 2008] 36. Which one among the following sites is (a) Only I (b) II and III (a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan located in the valley of Ghaggar and its (c) I and III only (d) I, II and III (c) Lothal (d) Surkotada associated rivers? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010] (a) Alamgirpur 18. Mohenjodaro is situated in which of the 26. Which one among the following Indus (b) Lothal following? [MPPSC (Pre) 2012] cities was known for water management? [CDS 2012] (c) Mohenjodaro (a) Gujarat state of India (d) Banawali (b) Punjab state of India (a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Sindh Province in Pakistan (c) Harappa (d) Dholavira 37. Which among the following place is not (d) Afghanistan related to Indus Valley Civilisation? 27. Which Harappan city is divided into three [MPPSC 2014] 19. From which one of the following places, parts? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013] (a) Kalibangan (b) Ropad remains of wells have been found in (a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan (c) Patliputra (d) Lothal houses belonging to the developed (c) Dholavira (d) Sukotada stage of the Indus Valley Civilisation? 38. The copper chariot of Indus Valley [UPPSC (Pre) 2004] 28. Dholavira is located in the state of civilisation was found in which of the [UPPSC (Mains) 2010] (a) Harappa (b) Kalibangan following place? [CGPSC 2013] (a) Gujarat (b) Haryana (c) Lothal (d) Mohenjodaro (a) Kunal (b) Rakhigarhi (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan (c) Diamabad (d) Banawali 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (c) 8 Objective GENERAL STUDIES 14000+Q 39. Which among the following pairs is not 50. What is the most significant feature of the 60. One of the following sites from where correctly matched? [UP UDA/LDA 2006] Indus Valley Civilisation? [BPSC 2018] the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley (a) Alamgipur – Uttar Pradesh (a) Burnt brick buildings Civilisation was found [BPSC 2008] (b) Banawali – Haryana (b) First true arches (a) Harappa (b) Chanhudaro (c) Daimabad – Maharashtra (c) Buildings of worship (c) Lothal (d) Mohenjodaro (d) Rakhigarhi – Rajasthan (d) Art and architecture 61. Which one of the following animals was 40. Which place of Harappan civilisation is 51. From which one of the following factory not represented on the seals and located in Maharashtra? [UPPSC 2010] sites were limestone and chert blades terracotta art of the Harappan culture? I. Harappan mass produced and sent to various [SSC 2005] II. Mohenjodaro Harappan settlement in Sindh? (a) Cow (b) Elephant III. Diamabad [CDS 2020] (c) Rhinoceros (d) Tiger IV. Surkotda (a) Sukkur and Rohri Hills 62. Human Society is unique because it Select the correct answer using codes (b) Khetri in Rajasthan depends mainly on given below. (c) Chagai Hills [UPPSC (Mains) 2004] (a) I and II (b) Only III (d) Hills of Baluchistan (a) culture (b) economy (c) II, III and IV (d) All of these (c) religion (d) science 52. How were the street of cities of Indus 41. The Harappan city represented by the Valley Civilisation? [SSC 2012] 63. Harappan people had a common burial archaeological site of Lothal was (a) Broad and straight system which is proved by [HPPSC 2012] situated on the river (b) Narrow and zig-zag (a) the Earth burial, head of the dead [UPPSC (Mains) 2012] (c) Slippery normally laid towards the North. (a) Narmada (b) Mahi (d) Narrow and dirty (b) the burial of commonly used item (c) Bhogava (d) Bhima with the dead. 53. Which among the following is not 42. An ivory scale in Harappan context was related to Indus Valley Civilisation? (c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’. found at [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014] [MPPSC 2019] (d) the burial of the dead body in the sitting posture. (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (a) Constructions of streets (c) Dholavira (d) Banawali (b) Constructions of pillars 64. What was the main business of IVC’s (c) Constructions of wells people? [SSC 2001] 43. The largest Harappan site of India is (d) Constructions of bows (a) Business (b) Animal Husbandry (a) Harappan (b) Kalibangan (c) Hunting (d) Agriculture (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Mohenjodaro 54. The ‘Great Bath’ was found at the archaeological site of [UPPSC 2010] 65. Which among the following is a port city 44. Which of the following is a Harappan (a) Ropar (b) Harappa of Harappa? [BPSC 2011] port? [BPSC (Pre) 2011] (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan (a) Sikdariya (b) Lothal (a) Alexandria (c) Maharathanagash (b) Lothal 55. Where was the Granary of the Indus (d) Nagpattneus (c) Mahasthangarh Valley Civilisation located? (d) Nagapattinam (a) Lothal 66. Harappan people were first in which (b) Kaliba ngan production? [SSC 2001] 45. Which site of Indus Valley Civilisation is (c) Rakhigarhi (a) Coins (b) Cotton located in India? [UPPSC 1995] (c) Copper tools (d) Wheat (d) None of these (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Lothal (d) None of these 56. In which direction was the gate of 67. Which among the following has not been Assembly Hall? found from Harappan places? 46. Lothal is located in [UKPSC (Pre) 2010] (a) North (b) South [CGPSC 2011] (a) Gujarat (b) Punjab (c) East (d) West (a) Copper (b) Gold (c) Rajasthan (d) Sindh (c) Silver (d) Iron 57. Which among the following pairs is not 47. Surkotada was discovered by correct? 68. The first metal used by man was (a) Yagude Sharma (a) Labour Residence – Harappa [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012] (b) Rangnath Rao (b) Granary – Mohenjodaro (a) Gold (b) Silver (c) JP Joshi (c) Assembly Hall – Kalibangan (c) Copper (d) Iron (d) RS Bisht (d) Copper axe – Ropad 69. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first 48. Surkotda is an archaeological site 58. Remains of which animal have not introduced in [UPPSC (Pre) 2006] located in been discovered in the Indus Valley (a) Egypt (b) Mesopotamia (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan Civilisation? [CG PSC (Pre) 2011] (c) Central America (d) India (c) Haryana (d) Uttar Pradesh (a) Lion (b) Horse (c) Cow (d) Elephant 70. The earliest evidence of silver in India 49. Indus Valley Civilisation was is found in the [IAS (Pre) 1994] non-Aryan because [UPPSC 2010] 59. Which one of the following animals is (a) Harappan culture (a) it was an Urban Civilisation. not depicted on the Harappan seal? (b) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India (b) it has its own script. [UPPSC (Mains) 2009] (c) Vedic texts (c) it has an agricultural economy. (a) Bull (b) Elephant (d) Silver Punch-marked coins (d) it extended up to the Narmada valley. (c) Horse (d) Sheep INDIAN HISTORY 9 71. The main source of knowledge about the 79. Which one of the following was not known (c) The Harappan Civilisation was rural inhabitants of Indus Valley Civilisations to the Harappans? [MPPSC 2009] based. is the discovery os (a) Construction of Wells (d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and (a) seals [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1996] (b) Construction of Pillars used cotton. (b) utensils, jewellery, weapons and tools (c) Construction of Drains 87. Consider the following statements (c) temple (d) Construction of Arches about Harappan Culture: [NDA 2014] (d) scripts I. The Harappan Culture matured in 80. The important reason to keep 72. From which one of the following factory Indus-Valley civilisation before Aryan Sind and Punjab. sites were limestone and chert blades Civilisation is [UPPSC (Pre) 1990] I. It spread from there to Southwards mass produced and sent to various (a) Script (b) Town Planning and eastwards. Harappan settlements in Sindh? (c) Copper (d) Potteries III. The area, where it spread, was bigger (a) Sukkur and Rohri Hills than Egypt and Mesopotamia (b) Khetri in Rajasthan 81. Which colour was commonly used in the Which of the statement given above is/ (c) Chagai Hills Harappan Pottery? [BPSC (Pre) 1995] are correct? (d) Hills of Baluchistan (a) Red (b) Blue-grey (a) I and II (b) II and III (c) Yellow (d) Blue (c) Only III (d) I, II and III 73. The Indus Valley people traded with the (a) Chinese (b) Mesopotamians 82. Which of the following throw light on 88. Which of the following statements about Harappan culture? [UPPSC (Pre) 1993] Harappa Civilisation is/are correct? (c) Parthians (d) Romans (a) Inscription I. There is the extraordinary uniformity 74. Match List I with List II and select the (b) Archaeological excavations in artefacts as evident in pottery correct answer using the codes given (c) Handwriting seals on the utensils seals, bricks and weights. below the lists. [UPPSC 2020] (d) Religious books II. The late Harappa sites also List I List II maintained the same construction 83. The first ancient Civilisation to develop techniques as were used in mature A. Indus Valley 1. Pastoral the art of writing in a proper system was Civilisation Harappa sites. [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992] B. Later Vedic 2. Landlordism Select the correct answer using the (a) Indus (b) Egypt codes given below. [Astt. Comm. 2018] Society (c) Sumerian (d) China (a) Only I C. Rigvedic Society 3. Agrarian D. Medieval Period 4. Urban 84. Which one of the following statements (b) Only II about the Harappan Culture is not (c) Both I and II Codes (d) Neither I nor II correct ? [CDS 2017] A B C D A B C D (a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 2 1 4 3 (a) It witnessed the first cities in the 89. Which of the following is not (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 1 2 subcontinent. responsible for the decline of Indus (b) It marks the first use of script, written Valley Civilisation? 75. The people of Indus valley believed in from right to left. (a) Ecological changes [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993] (c) It marks the earliest known use of iron (b) Earthquake (a) Spirit and Brahma as a medium for the art of sculpting. (c) Water Conversion (b) Ritual (d) It marks the earliest known use of stone (d) Aryan Invades (c) Sacrificial system as a medium for the art of sculpting. (d) Mother Goddess 90. According to the report of IIT 85. Harappan craft display an amazing Kharagpur study group continuous low 76. The Indus valley people worshipped degree of standardisation according to rainfall for how many years was the [UKPSC (Mains) 2006] Kenoyer, what was the possible reason cause of fall of the Indus Valley (a) Shiva (b) Indra and Varun for such an achievement? [NDA 2015] Civilisation? [BPSC 2018] (c) Brahma (d) Vishnu (a) Availability of raw materials at local (a) 600 years (b) 700 years level (c) 800 years (d) 900 years 77. The Harappan people worshipped the (b) Centralised market for craft I. Pipal tree II. Humped bull (c) Specialised training centres for 91. Match List I with List II and select the III. Prototype of Shiva IV. Other Goddess craftmen correct answer using the codes given Which of the statements given above (d) State control below the lists. is/are correct? List I List II (a) I, II and IV (b) II, III and IV 86. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilisation is A. MR Saleni 1. Innundation (c) I, III and IV (d) All of these B. KVR Kennedy 2. Epidemic correct? [CDS 2010] 78. Worship of Devi Mata was related to C. Raikes 3. Tactics disturbances (a) The standard Harappan seals were (a) Indus Valley Civilisation [SSC 2012] made of clay. Codes (b) Egyptian Civilisation (b) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither A B C A B C (c) Roman Civilisation knowledge of copper nor bronze. (a) 1 2 3 (b) 3 2 1 (d) Post Vedic Culture (c) 2 3 1 (d) 2 3 2 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (a) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (a) 61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (d) 68. (c) 69. (d) 70. (a) 71. (b) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (d) 75. (d) 76. (a) 77. (d) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (d) 81. (a) 82. (b) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (d) 88. (c) 89. (c) 90. (d) 91. (a) 10