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| 101. |
logos means ..... |
| A. | science |
| B. | ancient |
| C. | culture |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. science | |
| 102. |
Archaios means.... |
| A. | science |
| B. | ancient |
| C. | culture |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. ancient | |
| 103. |
.a collection of artefacts of one category at a site is called...... |
| A. | industry |
| B. | culture |
| C. | assemblage |
| D. | artefacts . |
| Answer» B. culture | |
| 104. |
Archaeologists calls the smallest cultural unit as an ......... |
| A. | industry |
| B. | culture |
| C. | assemblage |
| D. | artefacts |
| Answer» A. industry | |
| 105. |
Assemblage is close associated with...... |
| A. | industry |
| B. | culture |
| C. | site |
| D. | artefacts |
| Answer» A. industry | |
| 106. |
Who wrote the book entitled Environment and Archaeology |
| A. | k.w.butzer |
| B. | glyn daniel |
| C. | david clarke |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. k.w.butzer | |
| 107. |
Palaeo-ecology is a study on |
| A. | eenvironment |
| B. | society |
| C. | climate |
| D. | forest. |
| Answer» A. eenvironment | |
| 108. |
.The best example of the ethnoarchaeology is |
| A. | eskimos |
| B. | tribals |
| C. | kukis |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. eskimos | |
| 109. |
.Dating the Past was written by |
| A. | zeuner |
| B. | j.g.d.clarke |
| C. | oakly |
| D. | burkitt. |
| Answer» A. zeuner | |
| 110. |
.one example for the historical archaeological site in india. |
| A. | arikamedu |
| B. | kodumanal |
| C. | puhar |
| D. | muziris. |
| Answer» A. arikamedu | |
| 111. |
.The earliest record of excavation and search for antiquities goes back to the times of... |
| A. | nabonidus |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. nabonidus | |
| 112. |
In the 16th and 17th centuries England witnessed for the development of a new trend called... |
| A. | antiquarianism |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | science. |
| Answer» A. antiquarianism | |
| 113. |
Olduvai George was discovered by |
| A. | l.s.b.leakey |
| B. | petrie |
| C. | pitt rivers |
| D. | glyn daniel. |
| Answer» A. l.s.b.leakey | |
| 114. |
.The confessions of a thug was written by ..... |
| A. | m.tylor |
| B. | wheeler |
| C. | r.b.foote |
| D. | j.bugess. |
| Answer» A. m.tylor | |
| 115. |
Augur survey method is mainly used by .... |
| A. | geologists |
| B. | scientists |
| C. | chimists |
| D. | zoologists. |
| Answer» A. geologists | |
| 116. |
The following is not a excavation staff |
| A. | director |
| B. | surveyor |
| C. | photographer |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 117. |
.The following one is an equipment of draughtsman |
| A. | plane table |
| B. | protractors |
| C. | nails |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. plane table | |
| 118. |
The following is not a excavation equipment ... |
| A. | exposure metre |
| B. | angle measure |
| C. | trolley |
| D. | tapes. |
| Answer» A. exposure metre | |
| 119. |
typological method is mainly use in .... |
| A. | science |
| B. | archaeology |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | anthropology. |
| Answer» B. archaeology | |
| 120. |
the glacial varve chronology method of dating was evolved by ........... |
| A. | gerard de geer |
| B. | h.h thomas |
| C. | zeuner |
| D. | cornwall. |
| Answer» A. gerard de geer | |
| 121. |
Archaeomagnetism was developed for the dating of.......... |
| A. | baked structures |
| B. | damp structures |
| C. | rock structures |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. baked structures | |
| 122. |
Palynology is also known as .... |
| A. | pollen analysis |
| B. | chemical analysis |
| C. | phosphate analysis |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. pollen analysis | |
| 123. |
dendrochronology is also known as ...... |
| A. | tree ring counting |
| B. | physical anthropology |
| C. | pedology |
| D. | glacial valve chronology. |
| Answer» A. tree ring counting | |
| 124. |
dendrchronology was developed by |
| A. | a.e.douglass |
| B. | l.s.b.leakey |
| C. | petrie |
| D. | pitt rivers |
| Answer» A. a.e.douglass | |
| 125. |
.palaeontology is the study of ......... |
| A. | fossil |
| B. | clay |
| C. | iron |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. fossil | |
| 126. |
.Palaeopathology is the study of ....... |
| A. | skeletal remains |
| B. | structural remains |
| C. | cultural remains |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. skeletal remains | |
| 127. |
.echo-sounder system is employed for ...... |
| A. | offshore explorations |
| B. | anthropological explorations |
| C. | scientific explorations |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. offshore explorations | |
| 128. |
.Acoustic system is also known as..... |
| A. | echo-sounder |
| B. | pedology |
| C. | palynology |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. echo-sounder | |
| 129. |
camden was a ............ |
| A. | antiquarianists |
| B. | medievalist |
| C. | classical archaeologist |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. antiquarianists | |
| 130. |
Naked Ape is a work of ..... |
| A. | desmond moris |
| B. | a.e.douglass |
| C. | a) l.s.b.leakey |
| D. | petrie |
| Answer» A. desmond moris | |
| 131. |
The black soils of india are popularly known as ........ |
| A. | regurs |
| B. | rabi |
| C. | gilgai |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. regurs | |
| 132. |
bioclimatology is the study of climate in relation to...... |
| A. | life |
| B. | culture |
| C. | society |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. life | |
| 133. |
the earliest references to human diversity in the populations of India can be traced back to...... |
| A. | rig-veda |
| B. | itihasa |
| C. | puranas |
| D. | scripts. |
| Answer» A. rig-veda | |
| 134. |
.Morphometry is the ....... |
| A. | study of human population variations |
| B. | climatical change |
| C. | social changes |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. study of human population variations | |
| 135. |
.Taphonomy was proposed by ......... |
| A. | j.a.e fremov |
| B. | a.e.douglass |
| C. | a) l.s.b.leakey |
| D. | desmond moris |
| Answer» A. j.a.e fremov | |
| 136. |
.Son valley is in the state of......... |
| A. | madhya pradesh |
| B. | maharashtra |
| C. | gujarath |
| D. | rajastan. |
| Answer» A. madhya pradesh | |
| 137. |
.Kalibangan is in the state of ...... |
| A. | madhya pradesh |
| B. | maharashtra |
| C. | gujarath |
| D. | rajastan. |
| Answer» D. rajastan. | |
| 138. |
.Man and Environment through Ages is a work of...... |
| A. | davaid clarke |
| B. | d.p. dymond |
| C. | binford |
| D. | agrawal. |
| Answer» B. d.p. dymond | |
| 139. |
.social evolution is written by |
| A. | davaid clarke |
| B. | dp. dymond |
| C. | binford |
| D. | childe. |
| Answer» A. davaid clarke | |
| 140. |
.the Mehragarh culture is related to ..... |
| A. | harappa |
| B. | sumeria |
| C. | mesopotamia |
| D. | assyria. |
| Answer» A. harappa | |
| 141. |
Swat valley is a .........site |
| A. | neolithic |
| B. | palaeolithic |
| C. | mesolithic |
| D. | chalcolithic. |
| Answer» A. neolithic | |
| 142. |
.Gufkral is famous for ......... |
| A. | animal husbandry |
| B. | pottery |
| C. | agriculture |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. animal husbandry | |
| 143. |
.an archaeological perspective is written by .......... |
| A. | l.r.binford |
| B. | davaid clarke |
| C. | dp. dymond |
| D. | daniel. |
| Answer» A. l.r.binford | |
| 144. |
new frontiers of archaeology is a work of........... |
| A. | s.r rao |
| B. | h.d. shankalia |
| C. | chattopadhya |
| D. | h.p.tripathi. |
| Answer» A. s.r rao | |
| 145. |
the following one is not scientific aids in exploration |
| A. | augur survey |
| B. | probe survey |
| C. | abstract |
| D. | drills. |
| Answer» A. augur survey | |
| 146. |
.published references is the ........... |
| A. | recording |
| B. | scientific |
| C. | site survey |
| D. | equipment. |
| Answer» A. recording | |
| 147. |
.antiquity register is a..... |
| A. | documentation tool |
| B. | excavation tool |
| C. | site survey tool |
| D. | historical literature. |
| Answer» A. documentation tool | |
| 148. |
................is the exhibition centre of the archaeological remains. |
| A. | museum |
| B. | field |
| C. | site |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. museum | |
| 149. |
Curator works at.......... |
| A. | museum |
| B. | field |
| C. | site |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. museum | |
| 150. |
.map reading is.......... |
| A. | method of site survey |
| B. | surveyors equipment |
| C. | trial trench |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. method of site survey | |
| 151. |
trial trenching is also known as........... |
| A. | pits |
| B. | bench level |
| C. | drawing board |
| D. | soundages. |
| Answer» A. pits | |
| 152. |
Arial archaeology is the...... |
| A. | arial survey |
| B. | mapping |
| C. | excavation |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. arial survey | |
| 153. |
.Lothal was a.......... |
| A. | port |
| B. | city |
| C. | fort |
| D. | lake. |
| Answer» A. port | |
| 154. |
Scientists don't usually determine an artifact's function by studying its |
| A. | morphology |
| B. | molecular structure |
| C. | location. |
| D. | wear patterns. |
| Answer» B. molecular structure | |
| 155. |
which one is the layout of trenches |
| A. | pits |
| B. | bench level |
| C. | drawing board |
| D. | soundages. |
| Answer» D. soundages. | |
| 156. |
Archaeological studies of the Indus Valley cities of Harappa and Mohenjo- Daro show evidence of |
| A. | dynastic rule |
| B. | monotheism |
| C. | social equality |
| D. | urban planning |
| Answer» D. urban planning | |
| 157. |
.which of these Neolithic people were cattle-herders. |
| A. | burzahom |
| B. | piklihal |
| C. | mahagara |
| D. | kili-gul-muhammed. |
| Answer» B. piklihal | |
| 158. |
.The harappan towns and cities were divided into. Large ..............blocks. |
| A. | square |
| B. | rectangular |
| C. | ircular |
| D. | semi-circular. |
| Answer» B. rectangular | |
| 159. |
..The earliest evidence institutionalised burial has been found at.................. |
| A. | mehrgarh |
| B. | anjira |
| C. | harappa |
| D. | kili gul muhammed. |
| Answer» A. mehrgarh | |
| 160. |
the latest harappan site discovered in Gujarath is, |
| A. | dholavira |
| B. | khandia |
| C. | kuntasi |
| D. | manda. |
| Answer» A. dholavira | |
| 161. |
.the first harappan site excavated in india after independence is................... |
| A. | ropar |
| B. | kot diji |
| C. | lothal |
| D. | rakhigarhi. |
| Answer» A. ropar | |
| 162. |
__________ published a series of papers in the 1960s calling for archaeology to become scientific. |
| A. | mortimer wheeler |
| B. | david clarke |
| C. | walter taylor |
| D. | lewis binford. |
| Answer» C. walter taylor | |
| 163. |
When we study how humans adapt to their environment, it is called: |
| A. | evolutionary ecology |
| B. | archaeology. |
| C. | human ecology . |
| D. | processualism |
| Answer» C. human ecology . | |
| 164. |
Fossils are most common in which rock types? |
| A. | sedimentary |
| B. | igneous |
| C. | metamorphic |
| D. | all of these commonly contain fossils. |
| Answer» D. all of these commonly contain fossils. | |
| 165. |
prehistory and protohistory of india and Pakistan is work of |
| A. | h.d.sankalia |
| B. | d.p.agrawal |
| C. | allchin |
| D. | chakrabarti. |
| Answer» C. allchin | |
| 166. |
.the birth of a Indian civilization is a work of |
| A. | h.d.sankalia |
| B. | d.p.agrawal |
| C. | allchin |
| D. | chakrabarti. |
| Answer» C. allchin | |
| 167. |
’pre-historic india’ is a work of ................. |
| A. | stuart piggott |
| B. | subbarao |
| C. | christian lassen |
| D. | h.d.sankalia. |
| Answer» A. stuart piggott | |
| 168. |
The word civilization derived from the Latin word--------- |
| A. | civis |
| B. | civilize |
| C. | civic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. civis | |
| 169. |
Palaeochannel of River Saraswati was discovered by..... a) D.N.Wdia b ) H.D.Sankalia c) D.P.Agrawal d) None of these. 188.Who was responsible for the beginningof archaeological excavations in India. |
| A. | marshall |
| B. | wheeler |
| C. | foote |
| D. | william jones |
| Answer» A. marshall | |
| 170. |
Flavio Biondo lived during ......period. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | historic |
| C. | medieval |
| D. | enlightenment. |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 171. |
How many types of dimensional recordings are there. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» A. 3 | |
| 172. |
What is archaeobotony? |
| A. | Study of plant remains from the archaeological site |
| B. | Study of animal remains from the archaeological site |
| C. | Study of mortal remains from the archaeological site |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Study of plant remains from the archaeological site | |
| 173. |
Any portable manmade object known in archaeology as……… |
| A. | Artifact |
| B. | Feature |
| C. | Eco-fact |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Artifact | |
| 174. |
Which one of the following script was deciphered by James Prinsep in 1837? |
| A. | Grantha |
| B. | Brahmi |
| C. | Kolezhuttu |
| D. | Vattezhuthu |
| Answer» B. Brahmi | |
| 175. |
Find out the absolute dating method |
| A. | Pollen Analysis |
| B. | Stratigraphy |
| C. | Thermoluminesence |
| D. | Geochronology |
| Answer» C. Thermoluminesence | |
| 176. |
What is the meaning of Greek term “arkhaiologia”? |
| A. | Discourse about ancient things |
| B. | Study of proto historic remains |
| C. | Discussion of written material |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Discourse about ancient things | |
| 177. |
The assemblage of artifacts from an archaeological site is known as-------------- |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Civilization |
| C. | Industry |
| D. | Matirx |
| Answer» C. Industry | |
| 178. |
Which one of the following site is excavated from the Western coast of South India? |
| A. | Pattanam |
| B. | Brahmagiri |
| C. | Arikamedu |
| D. | Alakankulam |
| Answer» A. Pattanam | |
| 179. |
Which one of the following Dating methods is useful for the dating of Terracotta object |
| A. | Pollen Analysis |
| B. | Stratigraphy |
| C. | Thermoluminesence |
| D. | Geochronology |
| Answer» C. Thermoluminesence | |
| 180. |
Which one of the following is an example of an eco-fact? |
| A. | Kiln |
| B. | Hearth |
| C. | Pollen |
| D. | Bead |
| Answer» C. Pollen | |
| 181. |
Assemblage of industry is known as ------------- |
| A. | Industry |
| B. | Culture |
| C. | Civilization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Culture | |
| 182. |
Sondage is a……………….. |
| A. | Test Pit |
| B. | Pit Burial |
| C. | Layer |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Test Pit | |
| 183. |
Which method can be effectively used for the excavation of a structure/feature? |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | Vertical |
| C. | Quadrant |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Horizontal | |
| 184. |
The study of archaeological objects in orderly manner is known as……………….. |
| A. | Antiquarianism |
| B. | Scientific archaeology |
| C. | Ethnoarchaeology |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Antiquarianism | |
| 185. |
Which of the following scholar is associated with antiquarianism |
| A. | William Stukeley |
| B. | Pitt River |
| C. | C J Thomson |
| D. | Trigger |
| Answer» A. William Stukeley | |
| 186. |
The retrieval of the archaeological object from a threaten context is………………….. |
| A. | Salvage Archaeology |
| B. | Sondage |
| C. | Stratigraphy |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Salvage Archaeology | |
| 187. |
Crop marks, soil marks and shadow marks are related to……………….. |
| A. | Ariel Reconnaiscance |
| B. | Stratigraphy |
| C. | Resistivity Survey |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Ariel Reconnaiscance | |
| 188. |
…………….is the study of living people and their material culture undertaken with the aim of improving our understanding of the past |
| A. | Underwater archaeology |
| B. | Linguistic |
| C. | Cognitive archaeology |
| D. | Ethno |
| Answer» D. Ethno | |
| 189. |
What is cognitive archaeology? |
| A. | Study of settlement distribution |
| B. | Study of past cultures |
| C. | Study of past way of thought |
| D. | Study of living people and their culture |
| Answer» C. Study of past way of thought | |
| 190. |
Which of the following study is also known as nautical archaeology? |
| A. | Linguistic archaeology |
| B. | Underwater archaeology |
| C. | Historical Archaeology |
| D. | Public Archaeology |
| Answer» B. Underwater archaeology | |
| 191. |
The scientific archaeology began in………. |
| A. | Scandinavia |
| B. | England |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» A. Scandinavia | |
| 192. |
Who is the advocator of the Three Age System |
| A. | CJ Thomsen |
| B. | Mortimer Wheeler |
| C. | Flinders Petrie |
| D. | S.R. Rao |
| Answer» A. CJ Thomsen | |
| 193. |
Which of the following group is perfectly representing the Three Age System? |
| A. | Stone Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age |
| B. | Bronze Age, Stone Age, Iron Age |
| C. | Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| D. | Stone Age, Mesolithic Age, Iron Age |
| Answer» C. Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age | |
| 194. |
Ur city was part of ………civilization |
| A. | Mesopotamia |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | China |
| Answer» A. Mesopotamia | |
| 195. |
Which one of the following site unearthed the remains of Dockyard from Indus valley? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Ropar |
| D. | Kot Diji |
| Answer» B. Lothal | |
| 196. |
Who is the chief proponent of New Archaeology? |
| A. | Lewis Binford |
| B. | Bruce Trigger |
| C. | Alexander Cunningham |
| D. | Thomsen |
| Answer» A. Lewis Binford | |
| 197. |
Who discovered the first Paleolithic tools of India |
| A. | Robert Bruce Foote |
| B. | F Fawcett |
| C. | Wheeler |
| D. | J Babington |
| Answer» A. Robert Bruce Foote | |
| 198. |
Who authored What happened in History ? |
| A. | V Gordon Childe |
| B. | E H Car |
| C. | Graham Clarke |
| D. | Collingwood |
| Answer» A. V Gordon Childe | |
| 199. |
Who is known as the Father of Indian archaeology |
| A. | Alexander Cunningham |
| B. | Robert Bruce Foote |
| C. | Babington |
| D. | Marshall |
| Answer» A. Alexander Cunningham | |
| 200. |
Which of the following megalithic site was excavated by Mortimer Wheeler? |
| A. | Brahmagiri |
| B. | Porkalam |
| C. | Porunthal |
| D. | Kodumanal |
| Answer» A. Brahmagiri | |
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