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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 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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