210+ Principles and Methods of Archaeology Solved MCQs

1.

‘Royal Cemetery’ was related to----------

A. ur
B. kish
C. memphis
D. nippur
Answer» A. ur
2.

Leonard Woolley conducted excavation at---------

A. ur
B. mohenjo-daro
C. harappa
D. memphis
Answer» A. ur
3.

‘Digging up the past’ is the work of-----------

A. woolley
B. wheeler
C. marshall
D. pitt rivers
Answer» A. woolley
4.

‘A guide to Taxila’ is a work of----------

A. woolley
B. wheeler
C. marshall
D. pitt rivers
Answer» C. marshall
5.

Marshall was the Director General of--------

A. asi
B. isi
C. csi
D. irdp
Answer» A. asi
6.

‘The monuments of Sanchi’ was written by---------

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. mackay
D. woolley
Answer» A. marshall
7.

Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus civilization is a work of--------

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. mackay
D. woolley
Answer» A. marshall
8.

‘Civilization of the Indus valley and Beyond’ was written by ----------

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. mackay
D. woolley
Answer» B. wheeler
9.

Early India and Pakistan is a work of----------

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. mackay
D. woolley
Answer» B. wheeler
10.

Schliemann was belongs to----------

A. germany
B. england
C. france
D. canada
Answer» A. germany
11.

‘Trojan Antiquities is a work of---------

A. schliemann
B. woolley
C. wheeler
D. petrie
Answer» A. schliemann
12.

Who excavated the city of Troy --------

A. schliemann
B. woolley
C. wheeler
D. petrie
Answer» A. schliemann
13.

‘Ithaca’ was a work of------------

A. schliemann
B. woolley
C. wheeler
D. petrie
Answer» A. schliemann
14.

Pitt Rivers was a---------

A. ethnologist
B. sociologist
C. philologist
D. none
Answer» A. ethnologist
15.

Pitt Rivers museum is at-------------

A. oxford
B. cairo
C. alexandria
D. none
Answer» A. oxford
16.

Flinders Petrie was a-------------

A. egyptologist
B. sinologist
C. indologist
D. chemist
Answer» A. egyptologist
17.

‘The Greek pyramid of Giza’ is related to----------

A. petrie
B. schliemann
C. rivers
D. marshall
Answer» A. petrie
18.

Father of modern Archaeology ‘is ----------

A. petrie
B. schliemann
C. rivers
D. marshall
Answer» A. petrie
19.

The site Merneptah stele was excavated by------

A. petrie
B. schliemann
C. rivers
D. marshall
Answer» A. petrie
20.

The temple of Tanis was in---------

A. egypt
B. china
C. sumeria
D. england
Answer» A. egypt
21.

‘Methods and Aims of Archaeology ‘was a work of-------

A. petrie
B. schliemann
C. rivers
D. marshall
Answer» A. petrie
22.

Caral is located at--------

A. peru
B. mexico
C. usa
D. india
Answer» A. peru
23.

Caral is a---------

A. urban centre
B. land of buddha
C. a lake
D. none of these
Answer» A. urban centre
24.

Nekhen is a site of------------

A. egypt
B. china
C. sumeria
D. mesopotamia
Answer» A. egypt
25.

God Horns was a patron of--------

A. nekhen
B. caral
C. nippur
D. ur
Answer» A. nekhen
26.

.Nekhen was the capital of--------

A. upper egypt
B. lover egypt
C. middle kingdom
D. none of these
Answer» C. middle kingdom
27.

.Tell Hamoukar was -----------

A. city
B. temple
C. trade
D. none of these
Answer» A. city
28.

The word archaeology is a …………… word?

A. latin
B. greek
C. english
D. none of these.
Answer» A. latin
29.

.Logos means ……………..

A. discussion
B. experiment
C. excavation
D. dig.
Answer» A. discussion
30.

.classical archaeology is related to ………..

A. renaissance
B. civilizations
C. enlightenment
D. revolutions.
Answer» B. civilizations
31.

.The term prehistory was coined by ……….

A. daniel wilson
B. stuart piggot
C. john marshall
D. h.d.sankalia
Answer» A. daniel wilson
32.

.The father of Indian archaeology .

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. cunningham
D. piggot
Answer» A. marshall
33.

.The ancient geography of india is work of ……

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. cunningham
D. piggot
Answer» C. cunningham
34.

.cognitive archaeology is a ………….

A. branch of archaeology
B. science of archaeology
C. discovery of archaeology
D. none of these.
Answer» A. branch of archaeology
35.

.Dwaraka was discovered by

A. s.r.rao
B. h.d sankalia
C. d.p.agarwal
D. sahni.
Answer» A. s.r.rao
36.

Lewis binford was ………..archaeologist

A. ethno
B. salvage
C. marine
D. none of these.
Answer» B. salvage
37.

.shi ji was a work of ………….

A. si-ma-qien
B. fa hien
C. huietsang
D. nabonidus.
Answer» A. si-ma-qien
38.

.scientific archaeology started in ………..

A. 19th c
B. 18th c
C. 17th c
D. 16th c.
Answer» B. 18th c
39.

stratigraphy technique is more helpful for the study of ………

A. proto historic archaeology
B. under water archaeology
C. prehistoric archaeology
D. none of these.
Answer» A. proto historic archaeology
40.

.On the origin of species was published in the year…..

A. 1859
B. 1589
C. 1935
D. 1688.
Answer» A. 1859
41.

prehistoric times is written by …..

A. john lubbock
B. edouard lartet
C. darwin
D. charles lyell.
Answer» B. edouard lartet
42.

Asitic society of Bengal was started in the year

A. 1748
B. 1874
C. 1865
D. 1784
Answer» D. 1784
43.

. The Asokan inscription was deciphered by ……

A. james prinsep
B. max muller
C. william jones
D. r.s sharma.
Answer» A. james prinsep
44.

Pallavaram was excavated by...............

A. r.b.foote
B. marshall
C. piggot
D. wheeler.
Answer» A. r.b.foote
45.

.who is hailed as the father of Indian prehistory .?

A. r.b.foote
B. marshall
C. piggot
D. wheeler
Answer» A. r.b.foote
46.

Who was most associated with south Indian archaeology?

A. r.b.foote
B. marshall
C. piggot
D. wheeler
Answer» A. r.b.foote
47.

New archaeology is related to........

A. willey
B. lubbock
C. childe
D. none of these.
Answer» A. willey
48.

.The word culture is derived from ................

A. kulture
B. sculpture
C. latin
D. none of these.
Answer» A. kulture
49.

Lewis binford is related to ............

A. new archaeology
B. cultural archaeology
C. discovery of archaeology
D. none of these.
Answer» A. new archaeology
50.

processualism is also known as ..........

A. new archaeology
B. cultural archaeology
C. discovery of archaeology
D. none of these.
Answer» A. new archaeology
51.

.analytical archaeology is a work of .........

A. davaid clarke
B. dp. dymond
C. binford
D. none
Answer» A. davaid clarke
52.

Behavioral archaeology was coined by ........?

A. m.b.schiffer
B. g,clarke
C. binford
D. none.
Answer» A. m.b.schiffer
53.

.The study of faunal remains is

A. zooarchaeology
B. ethnoarchaeology
C. palaeobotany
D. geoarchaeology
Answer» A. zooarchaeology
54.

The study of plant remains is

A. zooarchaeology
B. ethnoarchaeology
C. palaeobotany
D. geoarchaeology
Answer» C. palaeobotany
55.

The study of human remains is

A. zooarchaeology
B. ethnoarchaeology
C. bioarchaeology
D. geoarchaeology
Answer» A. zooarchaeology
56.

Postprocessual archaeology is also known as

A. contexualarchaology
B. new archaeology
C. cultural archaeology
D. none of these
Answer» B. new archaeology
57.

Archaeology and Society was written by .......

A. m.b.schiffer
B. g,clarke
C. binford
D. none
Answer» A. m.b.schiffer
58.

The term matrix is refers to ...........

A. physical medium
B. physical structure
C. physical mode
D. none
Answer» A. physical medium
59.

surface survey is refers to a variety of ..........

A. methods
B. sites
C. artefacts
D. none
Answer» A. methods
60.

Grid system of excavation was designed by

A. r.b.foote
B. marshall
C. piggot
D. wheeler
Answer» D. wheeler
61.

.stripping is a term in ..........

A. archaeology
B. photography
C. sports
D. site
Answer» A. archaeology
62.

Stratigraphy is the study of ...........

A. strata
B. culture
C. site
D. none
Answer» A. strata
63.

.willard f.libby developed dating method

A. c 14
B. potassium argon
C. t.l
D. none
Answer» A. c 14
64.

Radiocarbon dating is also known as .......

A. c 14
B. potassium argon
C. t.l dating
D. none
Answer» A. c 14
65.

T.L Dating method is use in

A. ceramic
B. glass
C. iron
D. none
Answer» A. ceramic
66.

.Dendrochronology was developed by

A. willard f,libby
B. a.e..douglass
C. g,clarke
D. binford
Answer» B. a.e..douglass
67.

Sextent is mainly used for .......

A. surveying
B. coastal surveying
C. aerial surveying
D. mapping.
Answer» B. coastal surveying
68.

.Father marine archaeology in india.

A. s.r rao
B. h.d sankalia
C. ariyaratnam
D. d.p.agrawal
Answer» A. s.r rao
69.

.National institute of Oceanography is at ..........

A. gujarat
B. goa
C. andhra pradesh
D. orissa.
Answer» B. goa
70.

........is responsible for the accurate recording of all objects recovered at the site.

A. cataloguer
B. surveyor
C. draftsmen
D. photographer.
Answer» A. cataloguer
71.

.Archaeology in India is a work of .........

A. s.r rao
B. h.d sankalia
C. ariyaratnam
D. d.p.agrawal.
Answer» D. d.p.agrawal.
72.

.The development of systematic study of archaeological finds on scientific line was started in ........

A. 18th c
B. 19th c
C. 17th c
D. 20th c.
Answer» A. 18th c
73.

john lubbock’s prehistoric times was published

A. 1865
B. 1886
C. 1785
D. 1856.
Answer» A. 1865
74.

Brahmi was identified by Prinsep in the year .....

A. 1837
B. 1876
C. 1856
D. 1845.
Answer» A. 1837
75.

Alexander Cunningham became the first archaeological surveyor of the ASI in

A. 1861
B. 1676
C. 1885
D. 1789.
Answer» A. 1861
76.

corpus inscriptionum indicarum is associated to.......

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. cunningham
D. piggot
Answer» C. cunningham
77.

epigraphia indica is associated to.......

A. marshall
B. wheeler
C. cunningham
D. jamess burgess.
Answer» D. jamess burgess.
78.

A hundred and fifty years of archaeology is work of

A. glyn daniel
B. thomson
C. edward harris
D. kenyon.
Answer» B. thomson
79.

.Map is related in archaeology

A. site
B. artefact
C. assemblage
D. industry.
Answer» A. site
80.

pottassium -argon dating method was developed by the scientists of university of ..........

A. california
B. newyork
C. cambridge
D. none of these.
Answer» A. california
81.

pottassium -argon dating method is also known as ......

A. k-ar
B. tl
C. c14
D. none of these.
Answer» A. k-ar
82.

amino acid dating method is on......

A. bone
B. clay
C. stone
D. glass.
Answer» A. bone
83.

flurine dating method is on......

A. bone
B. clay
C. stone
D. glass.
Answer» A. bone
84.

Nitrogen method is on......

A. bone
B. clay
C. stone
D. glass.
Answer» A. bone
85.

Amino acid dating method was developed by..........

A. jeffrey l.bada
B. baron gerard
C. binford
D. none of these.
Answer» A. jeffrey l.bada
86.

Pollen dating is to the dating of ..........

A. plant
B. river
C. flakes
D. strata.
Answer» A. plant
87.

. Theodolite is an equipment in ..........

A. archaeology
B. epigraphy
C. numismatics
D. demonology.
Answer» A. archaeology
88.

echo-sounder is an instrument in .....

A. archaeology
B. epigraphy
C. numismatics
D. celonology
Answer» A. archaeology
89.

The field director is responsible for the design of the........

A. excavation
B. project
C. site
D. industry.
Answer» A. excavation
90.

which one of the followings are not a excavation tools.

A. shade cloth
B. planks
C. theodolite
D. hammer.
Answer» C. theodolite
91.

which one of the followings are the survey equipment tools

A. shade cloth
B. planks
C. theodolite
D. hammer.
Answer» C. theodolite
92.

village map is ............

A. survey equipment
B. excavation equipment
C. site equipment
D. none of these.
Answer» A. survey equipment
93.

who defined culture as knowledge ,belief ,art etc ...........

A. edward taylor
B. gordon childe
C. thompson
D. none of these.
Answer» A. edward taylor
94.

The study of colonial and post colonial settlements is known as ......

A. historical archaeology
B. cultural archaeology
C. classical archaeology
D. marine archaeology.
Answer» A. historical archaeology
95.

settlement archaeology deals with ......

A. human actions
B. colonialism
C. engineering
D. industry.
Answer» A. human actions
96.

.salvage archaeology deals with........

A. method of retrieving data from archaeological sites
B. methods of calculation
C. methods photography
D. none of these.
Answer» A. method of retrieving data from archaeological sites
97.

.theoretical perspectives in Indian archaeology is a work of .....

A. dk .chakraborthy
B. rajan k.
C. basker .p
D. a.ghosh.
Answer» A. dk .chakraborthy
98.

indian archaeology today is a work of ........

A. dk .chakraborthy
B. rajan k.
C. basker .p
D. h.d.shankalia.
Answer» D. h.d.shankalia.
99.

.rise of civilization in india and Pakistan written by ..............

A. dk .chakraborthy
B. rajan k.
C. r.allchin
D. h.d.shankalia.
Answer» C. r.allchin
100.

field director is responsible for .............

A. publication of reports
B. publication of photos
C. publication of surveys
D. none of these.
Answer» A. publication of reports
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