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(1) Which of the following prehistoric sites has yielded a mother goddess figure made of bone from the upper Palaeolithic context ?
(1) Godavari Valley
(2) Son Valley
(3) Narmada Valley
(4) Belan Valley
Answer: Belan Valley
(2) Which of the following Harappan sites has yielded a large number of wells ?
(1) Harappa
(2) Mohenjodaro
(3) Kalibangan
(4) Lothal
Answer: Mohenjodaro

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(3) Which one of the following statements regarding the Rigveda is not correct ?
(1) The Rigveda is a collection of Hymns of many Rishis.
(2) Indra is the most popular deity of the Rigveda.
(3) The books of the Rigveda usually begin with the praise of Agni.
(4) Gayatri is the most used metre of the Rigveda.
Answer: Gayatri is the most used metre of the Rigveda.
(4) Which among the following was considered to be a Soma Yajna ?
(1) Chaturmasya
(2) Rajasuya
(3) Sautramani
(4) Vajapeya
Answer: Vajapeya
(5) From which of the following texts we learn that Gautama Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries ?
(1) Acharanga
(2) Kalpasutra
(3) Buddhacharita
(4) Vinayapitaka
Answer: Vinayapitaka
(6) Which of the following Mauryan Officers was incharge of weights and measures ?
(1) Pautavadhyaksha
(2) Panyadhyaksha
(3) Rupadarsaka
(4) Rajjuka
Answer: Pautavadhyaksha
(7) Which of the following was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ?
(1) Agroha
(2) Bayana
(3) Mathura
(4) Rohtak
Answer: Rohtak
(8) Which of the following was an ancient port of the Pandyas ?
(1) Kaveripattanam
(2) Korkai
(3) Tondi
(4) Uraiyur
Answer: Korkai
(9) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(1) Dasaratha – Devanampriya
(2) Kanishka – Devaputra
(3) Samudragupta – Parakramanka
(4) Harsha – Parama-Saugata
Answer: Harsha – Parama-Saugata
(10) Archaeological excavations have brought to light the remains of a Jain stupa at
(1) Mathura
(2) Pava
(3) Sarnath
(4) Vaishali
Answer: Mathura
(11) A Chaitya hall was constructed for the monks of Simhala during early centuries of Christian era at
(1) Ajanta
(2) Junnar
(3) Karle
(4) Nagarjunakonda
Answer: Nagarjunakonda
(12) Which of the following Mamallapuram Rathas is apsidal ?
(1) Dharmaraja Ratha
(2) Arjuna Ratha
(3) Draupadi Ratha
(4) Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha
Answer: Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha
(13) Who among the following had constructed the Lakshman temple at Khajuraho ?
(1) Harsha
(2) Yasovarman
(3) Dhanga
(4) Vidyadhara
Answer: Yasovarman
(14) Which of the following Orissan temples has the Khakhara type of Sikhara ?
(1) Lingaraj
(2) Jagannath
(3) Rajarani
(4) Vaital Deul
Answer: Vaital Deul
(15) Which school of art used spotted red sand stone as material for sculpture ?
(1) Amaravati
(2) Gandhar
(3) Mathura
(4) Sarnath
Answer: Mathura

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