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