Q1.

Until his arrival, Indus valley was ​excavated along regular horizontal units, ignoring the
stratigraphy of the site. This meant that all the artefacts recovered from the same unit were
grouped together, even if they were found at different stratigraphic layers resulting in loss of
valuable information. He was:

a) REM Wheeler
b) Alexander Cunningham
c) John Marshall
d) Daya Ram Sahni

Answer: A
Explanation:

Q2. Which of the following cities were ruled under the Mauryan Empire?

1) Tambapanni
 2) Suvarnagiri
3) Tosali

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B
Explanation: ​Tambapanni is the ancient name of Sri Lanka.

Q3. Which of the following ancient cities was located at the coast?

a) Puhar
b) Kodumanal
c) Paithan
d) Mahasthan

Answer: A
Explanation:
Q4. The ​Votive inscriptions​ were a useful source of information for:

1) Name and occupation of donors to religious institutions.

2) Details about war waged by Mauryan kings
3) Organizations of crafts producers and merchants.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: C
Explanation:

Q5. Jaina scholars used which of the following languages to write Jaina
manuscripts/literatures?

a) Prakrit
b) Sanskrit
c) Tamil
d) All of the above

Answer: D
Explanation: