1.

Co
nsi
dert
hefo
ll
owi
ngs
tat
eme
nts
:
Tracesofashhavebeenfo
u ndi
nallPalaeo
li
thi
csi
tesexc
eptinKurnoo
lcav
es.
2.Natu
ralcav
esand
rockshel
ter
sarefoundintheVindhyasandtheDeccanpl
ate
au.Whic
ho ft
hestat
ementsgi
ven
aboveis
/arecorr
ect?
A)1o
nly
B)2o
nly
C)Bo
th1and2
D)Ne
ithe
r1no
r2
2.Whic
ho fthefo
ll
owi
ngar
chae
olo
gic
als
ite
shav
efo
undt
hee
vide
nceo
fpal
aeo
li
thi
cpe
opl
e(hu
nte
r
-gather
ers)
?
1
.Bhi
mbe
tka2
.Hu
nsgi3
.Ku
rno
ol4
.Chi
rand
Se
lec
tthec
orr
ectans
weru
singt
hec
ode
sgi
venbe
low:
A)1and2o
nly
B)1o
nly
C)1
,2and3o
nly
D)1
,2,
3and4
3.Cons
ide
rt hefoll
owingstatements
:1.ThePalaeol
ithi
cpe
rio
dc ov
ers99%ofhumanhi
stor
y.2.The
peri
odwhenwefi ndenvir
onme nt
alchanges,
beginni
ngabout12,
000year
sagoi
scall
edtheNeo
li
t hi
c.
Whic
ho fthestat
e mentsgive
nabo v
eis/arecor
r ect
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
4.Co
nsi
dert
hefo
ll
owi
ngs
tat
eme
nts
:
1
.Hu
nsgii
sthel
arge
stNe
oli
thi
csi
tel
ocat
edi
nMahar
asht
ra.
2
.Mo
sto
fthet
ool
sfo
undi
nHu
nsgiwe
remadefr
oml
ime
sto
ne.
Whi
cho
fthes
tat
eme
ntsgi
venabo
vei
s/ar
einc
orr
ect
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
5.Consi
derthefol
lo
wingst
atement
s:1.
Os t
riche
swerefo
undinI
ndi
aduri
ngt
hePalaeo
li
thi
cperi
od.
2.Evide
nceofostr
icheggshe
ll
swerefoundinMadhyaPr
ades
h.Whi
cho
fthestat
ementsgi
ven
abov
ei s
/areinc
orr
ect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
6.
Cons
ide
rthefo
ll
owi
ngs
tat
eme
nts
:
1
.The
rewasnot
rac
eso
fhu
tso
rho
use
swe
refo
undi
nBu
rzaho
m.
2
.Ar
chae
olo
gis
tshav
eal
sofo
undc
ook
inghe
art
hsi
nBu
rzaho
m.
Whi
cho
fthes
tat
eme
ntsgi
venabo
vei
s/ar
eco
rre
ct?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
7.
Consi
derthefoll
owi
ngsta
tement
sregar
dingNeol
it
hicage:1
.Thepeo
plebe
ganweav
ingcott
on
cl
othes
.2.I
nt hi
speri
od,
thetoo
lsoft
hePalaeo
li
thi
cagec o
nti
nued.
Whic
hofthest
atement
sgive
n
abovei
s/ar
eco r
rect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
8.Consi
dert
hefoll
owi
ngs t
atements
:1.I
nMe hr
garht
hedeadpers
onwasbur
iedwi
thgoats.2.
The
peopl
eofMehrgarhbel
ie
vedthattherei
sso
mefo r
mo fl
ifeaft
erdeat
h.Whi
chofthes
t at
e ment
s
giv
enabovei
s/arecor
rect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
9.Cons
iderthefoll
owi
ngs tat
ementsregar
dingVedi
cp er
iod:1
.Thepe
opl
ehav ebee
ndiv
idedint
o
fourgrou
ps,cal
ledvarnas2.Onl
yKshatri
yahadtherighttoperfo
rmsac
rifi
ce.Whi
cho
ft he
stat
ementsgive
nabo v
ei s
/areinc
orre
ct?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
10.Cons
ide
rt hefol
lo
wingstate
me nt
sregardingtheVedicper
iod:1.Manypeopledidnotaccept
thesyst
emo fVarnalai
ddownbyt heBrahmins.2.Thei
nflu
enceo fthepri
est
sint henortheas
t
regi
onofthes u
bcont
inentwasli
mited.
Whicho ft
hes ta
tementsgivenabo
veis/arecorr
e c
t ?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
11.Consi
derthefol
lo
wingstatement
s:1.TheRigVedainc
lude
smo r
et hanat ho
us andhymns,
cal
led
Sukta.2.
Thesehymnsareinprais
eofvariousgo
dsandgoddesses.3.AlltheSuktaswerecompos
ed
bybo t
hme nandwomen.Whichofthest
at e
me nt
sgi
v e
naboveis/arecor r
e c
t?
A)
1and3o
nly
B)
2onl
y
C)
2and3o
nly
D)
1,2and3
12.Cons
ide
rt hefol
lo
wings t
atementsre
gardi
ngRigVedi
cbattl
e s
:1.Horseswer
eyokedtochari
ots
thatwereuse
di nbat
t l
es,
whichwerefoughtt
ocaptu
recatt
le.2.Therewasnoregul
ararmy.3.
The
battl
eswerefoughtonl
yfo rcat
tleandnotforl
and.
Whic
ho fthes t
atementsgi
venabov
eis/ar
e
corr
ect?
A)
1and2o
nly
B)
2and3o
nly
C)
1and3o
nly
D)
1,2and3
13.Cons
ide
rthefoll
owingstatementsregardi
ngVe di
cperi
od:1
.Rajashav
ecapi
talc
iti
es,
pal
ace
s
andtheycol
le
cttaxes
.2 .Usual
lys
o nsauto
matical
lysucc
eedfathe
rsasRajas
.Whi
chofthe
stat
ementsgi
venaboveis/arecor
re ct
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
14.Consi
derthefo l
lo
wings
t ate
me nt
s:1.Thepeopl
ewhoc omposedt
hehymnsde sc
r i
bedthemse
lves
asAryas.2.Theycall
edthe
iro ppo
nentsDasasorDasyu
s3 .Dasaswerethep
e o
plewhodidnot
perfo
r msacri
fice
s,andprobabl
ys po
kediffere
ntlanguages.
Whichofthestat
eme ntsgi
venabove
is
/arec o
rrect?
A)
1and2o
nly
B)
2and3o
nly
C)
1and3o
nly
D)
1,2and3
15.
Consi
derthefoll
owi
ngs t
ateme ntsr
egardi
ngI namgaon:1
.Inamgaonisasi
teo
ntheri
verGhod,
a
tr
ibutar
yoft heKosi
.2.Here,adult
sweregenerall
ybu r
iedi
nt hegro
und,so
meti
mesbu
rial
swer
e
wi
thintheho
u se
s.Whic
ho fthestatement
sgivenabo v
eis/arecorr
ect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
16.Consi
derthefoll
owingstatementsregardingtheGreatBat
h:1.Thi
swasline
dwithbrick
sand
coate
dwi thpl
aste
r.2.Top reve
ntleaka
geo fwat erini
t,i
twasmadewater-ti
ghtwithalayero
f
naturaltar
.3.I
no r
dert ofil
lthewater,smallcanal
sweremadefr
o mtheriv
erSindhu.Whi
chofthe
stat
eme ntsgi
venaboveis/arecor
rect?
A)
1and2o
nly
B)
2and3o
nly
C)
1and3o
nly
D)
1,2and3
17.Co
nsiderthefoll
owingstateme ntsregardingHarappa’
surbanlife:1.Therul
erswerepl
anned
thecons
tructi
onofs peci
albui
ldingsinthec it
y.2.Therewerescri
be s
, p
eoplewhoknewhowtowrit
e,
whohelp
e dprepar
et heseal
s,andp e
rhapswr oteonothermateri
alsthathavenotsurvi
ved.
Wh i
chof
thest
ateme nt
sgivenaboveis/arec orr
ec t
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
18.Consi
derthefo l
lo
wingstate
me ntsr egardi
ngHar
rapans:1
. TheHarappansprobablygotco
pper
fromp r
e s
ent-dayRajast
han,ande v
e nfr omOmaninWestAsia.2.Ti
n,whichwasmi x
edwithcopp
er
toproducebronze
,mayhav ebeenbrou ghtfr o
mprese
nt-dayAfghanistanandIran.Whichofthe
stat
eme ntsgi
venaboveis/arecor
rect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
19.Cons
iderthefollo
wingstat
ementsregardi
ngagr i
cul
tur
alsec
t orint heMahajanapadape r
iod:1
.
Thepeopl
ewe reunawareofironp
lou
ghs har
es.2.Peopl
ebegantransplanti
ngpaddy.Thi sl
edt o
i
ncrease
dp ro
du c
tion,asmanymoreplantssur
viv
e d.Whi
chofthes tat
e mentsgiv
e naboveis/are
cor
rect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
20.Consi
derthefo ll
owi
ngstat
ements:1.TheBuddhataughtinthelanguageoftheordinaryp
eop
le,
Pal
i,sothateve
r ybodycou
ldunder
standhisme s
sage.2.
Bu ddhi
stSanghawasanas s
ociatio
nof
tho
s ewholefttheirhomes
.Whicho
ft hestate
me nt
sgivenaboveis
/ar ec
o rr
ect
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
21.Cons
iderthefoll
owings
tat
e ment
s:1.Vi
haraswe r
etheper
manents
hel
tersofBuddhi
stmonk
s.2.
Theearl
ies
tviharasweremadeo fwoo
d,andtheno fbri
ck.
Someweree
venincavest
hatweredug
outinhi
ll
s,es
p e
cial
lyinwes
ternIndi
a.Whi
choft hestat
ement
sgiv
enabov
eis/areco
rrec
t?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
22.Co
nsidert hefo l
lo
wingstatementsregardi
ngZo roast
er:1.Zoroast
e rwasaChi nesepro
phet.2.
Thebasi
cte achingsofZo r
oasterarecontai
nedint hemax i
m“ Goodtho ughts
,Go o
dWo rdsandGo o
d
Deeds.3
.So meZo r
oastri
ansmigratedfromI r
anands e
ttleddownint hec o
astaltownsofGujarat
andMaharas htra.Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecor
re c
t?
A)1and2o
nly
B)2and3o
nly
C)1and3o
nly
D)1
,2and3
23.Cons
idert
hefo l
lowingstateme ntsr
egardingMau r
yanAdmini
strat
ion:1.Smallar
easo r
provi
nce
sofMau ryanadmi nis
trationwererul
e dfromap r
ovi
nci
alcapi
talsuchasTaxil
ao rUjj
ain.2
.
TheMauryastri
edt ocontrolroadsandr i
ver
s, whi
chwereimpo
rtantfortranspo
rt.Whichofthe
stat
ementsgi
venabo veis/arec o
rrect?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2
24.
Considerthefoll
owi
ngst
at e
me ntsregardingMauryanEmpire
:1.Ujj
ainlaye
nr o
u t
efrom
East
ernt oWe s
ter
nIndi
a.2.Manyo fChandr agup
ta’
sideaswerecompi
le
di nabookcal
ledt
he
Art
hashastra.Whi
chofthestatementsgive
nabo vei
s/arecor
rect?
A)1o
nly
B)2o
nly
C)Bo
th1and2
D)Ne
ithe
r1no
r2
25
. Consi
derthefol
lo
wingstatements
:1.Ashoka’
sdhammadi dnotinv
o l
veworshi
pofagod,
o r
pe
r fo
r manc
eo fasacr
ifi
ce.2.MostofAshoka'
sinsc
ripti
onswerei
nPr akri
tlangu
ageus
ingthe
Brahmiscri
pt.Whi
chofthestatementsgi
venaboveis/arecor
rect
?
A)
1onl
y
B)
2onl
y
C)
Bot
h1and2
D)
Nei
the
r1no
r2