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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) .
| 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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