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Section A : HISTORY A-1–A-166

1. Indus Valley Civilization 1-9 2. Vedic Period and Religious Movements 10-26 3. Maurya Period and Post Mauryan Period 27-39 4. Gupta Period and Post Gupta Period 40-66 5. Ancient History (Miscellaneous) 67-72 6. Delhi Sultanate 73-91 7. Mughal Period 92-109 8. Initial Modern History 110-130 9. Indian Freedom Struggle - I (1857-1917) 131-145 10. Indian Freedom Struggle - II (1917-1947) 146-166

Section B : GEOGRAPHY B-1–B-42

1. Astronomy 1-7 2. Physical Geography 8-15 3. Economic Geography 16-23 4. World Geography 24-31 5. Geography of India 32-42

Section C : INDIAN POLITY & GOVERNANCE C-1–C-54

1. Indian Constitution 1-15 2. Political System 16-28 3. Local Government and Public Policy 29-39 4. Judiciary 40-54 Section D : ECONOMICS D-1–D-46 1. Indian Economy 1-12 2. Planning and Economic Development 13-19 3. Agriculture in Indian Economy 20-29 4. Indian Industry 30-37 5. World Economy 38-46

Section E : GENERAL SCIENCE E-1–E-80

1. Physics 1-15 2. Chemistry 16-25 3. Biology 26-58 4. Environment and Ecology 59-70 5. Science and Technology 71-80

Section F : GENERAL AWARENESS F-1–F-40

1. Art and Culture 1-7 2. National and International Awards 8-17 3. Books and Authors 18-24 4. Sports and Games 25-31 5. Miscellaneous 32-40

Section G : CURRENT AFFAIRS G-1–G-60

1. National 1-11 2. International 12-19 3. Economical 20-27 4. Awards and Honours 28-35 5. Sports and Games 36-45 6. Science and Technology 46-52 7. Miscellaneous 53-60 Section A : History 1 Indus Valley Civilization

1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in: 11. Which of the following animals was unknown in (a) 1911 (b) 1921 Indus Valley Civilization? (c) 1931 (d) 1941 (a) Lion (b) Bull 2. The people of Indus Valley Civilization were (c) Elephant (d) Horse almost : 12. Which one of the following Indus Valley (a) Nigroid (b) Proto-Austroloid Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard? (c) Mediterranean (d) Nordic (a) (b) Mohenjodaro 3. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley (c) (d) Civilization? 13. Which one of the following Indus Valley (a) Gold (b) Silver Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium? (c) Copper (d) Iron (a) Harappa (b) 4. The nature of Indus Valley Civilization was: (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Dholavira (a) Urban (b) Rural 14. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually (c) Agricultural (d) None of these built their houses of: 5. Indus Valley Civilization belongs to: (a) Pucca bricks (b) Wood (a) Pre-historical (b) Historical period (c) Stone (d) None of these (c) Proto-historical (d) Post-historical 15. A seal depicting Mother Goddess with plant 6. A statue of bearded man was found at growing from the womb, has been found from: (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Chanhudaro (d) Dholavira (c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira 7. In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was: 16. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by: (a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji (a) Kharosthi (b) Brahmi (c) Cunningham (d) Wheeler (c) Boustrophedus (d) None of these 17. A lot of beads were discovered from: 8. Which of the following is the latest site found? (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Dholavira (b) Amri (c) Lothal (d) Dholavira (c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan 18. Mostly, beads were made of: 9. Harappa is located on the bank of river: (a) Terracotta (b) Jasper (a) Indus (b) Ravi (c) Lapis (d) Steatite (c) Beas (d) Sutlej 19. Which of the following cannot be considered 10. The local name of Mohenjodaro is: Proto-Harappan culture? (a) Mound of Living (b) Mound of Survivor (a) Sothi culture (b) Jornie culture (c) Mound of Dead (d) Mound of Great (c) Kot-Diji culture (d) Amri culture A-2 || Indus Valley Civilization 20. Which of the following showed the greatest 30. Which of the following is the most common motif uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement? of the Indus seals? (a) Town planning (a) Elephant (b) Bull (b) Bricks (c) Rhinoceros (d) Unicorn 31. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with (c) Religious practices the river: (d) Building (a) Ghaggar (b) Bhogavo 21. The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of (c) Narmada (d) Tapti river: 32. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with (a) Ravi (b) Beas the: (c) Indus (d) Sutlej (a) Romans (b) Parthians 22. The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered by: (c) Mesopotamians (d) Chinese 33. Which of the following was unknown in Indus (a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji Valley Civilization? (c) N.G. Majumdar (d) S.R. Rao (a) Wheat (b) Pulses 23. The largest of sites found in post-independence (c) Barley (d) Cotton India in: 34. Which type of seals was the most popular in (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat Harappan culture? (c) Punjab (d) Haryana (a) Oval (b) Cylindrical 24. The best drainage system (water management) in (c) Rounded (d) Quadrate Indus Valley Civilization was: 35. Remains of horse bares have been found from: (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal (a) Harappa (b) Lothal (c) Surkotada (d) Sutkagendor (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan 36. In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization 25. The famous found in the Mohenjodaro sites, the cotton piece was found ? was made up of: (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal (a) Bronze (b) Red limestone (c) Harappa (d) Chanhudaro (c) Steatite (d) Terracotta 37. Which of the following was unknown in Indus 26. The unique structure in Mohenjodaro was: Valley Civilization? (a) Construction of wells (a) Bathing pool (b) Assembly hall (b) Construction of arches (c) Granary (d) Dockyard (c) Construction of pillars 27. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the (d) Construction of drains famous Bull-seal was found? 38. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro sites provides the evidence of fire-altars? (c) Lothal (d) Chanhudaro (a) Alamgirpur (b) Kalibangan 28. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization (c) Banavali (d) Kunal site was located on the Iranian border? 39. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from: (a) Surkotada (b) Sutkagen Dor (a) Brahmagiri (b) Chirand (c) (d) Balakot (c) Mehargarh (d) Burzahom 29. In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the 40. Which of the following was not worshipped by cemetry R-37 was found? Indus Valley people? (a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Shiva (b) Peepal (c) Harappa (d) Dholavira (c) Mother Goddess (d) Vishnu History || A-3 41. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by 51. A glaring evidence of the art of dance in Harappan (a) John Marshall (b) J.H. Mackay culture comes from: (c) M. Wheeler (d) Aurel Stein (a) Lothal (b) Harappa 42. A granary outside to citadel was found at: (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro 52. Which among the following was the most extensive (c) Lothal (d) Dholavira Harappan city? 43. Which of the following sites of Harappan culture (a) Banavali (b) Ropar gives evidence of ‘Sindoor’? (c) Lothal (d) (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro 53. From which of the Harappan sites has the evidence (c) Naushero (d) Balakote of bead making been found? 44. Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated (a) Dholavira (b) Ropar near the bank of: (c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan (a) Sutlej (b) Jhelum 54. Name the site which has revealed the earliest (c) Chinab (d) Indus evidence of settled life? 45. The archaeological findings from Alamgirpur in (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro district reflect the: (c) Kalibangan (d) Mehargarh 55. The most common form of Harappan seal is: (a) Harappa period (b) Vedic period (a) Cylindrical (b) Rectangular (c) Budha period (d) Mauryan period (c) Square (d) Rounded 46. In which of the following sites has a pre-Harappan 56. Which of the following ethnic races was not found settlement not been found? from skeleton of Harappan sites? (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Alpine (b) Mediteranean (c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira (c) Mongoloid (d) Negrito 47. The Director General of Archaeological Survey 57. Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan at: site was: (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa (a) Dayaram Sahni (c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan (b) R.D. Banerji 58. Which one among the following sites is located in (c) John Marshall the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers? (d) Mortimer Wheeler (a) Alamgirpur (b) Lothal 48. The most suitable name of Indus Valley Civilization (c) Kalibangan (d) Banavali is: 59. Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence (a) Harappan Civilization of two cemeteries? (b) Indus Civilization (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa (c) Saraswati Civilization (c) Kalibangan (d) Ropar (d) Bronze Time Civilization 60. In which of the following sites was found the 49. A clay model of plough has been found from: evidence of ‘Swastik’? (a) (b) Kalibangan (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Rakhigarhi (d) (c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan 50. In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of 61. Which of the following Harappan sites was found camels have been found at: the earliest evidence of surgery? (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Harappa (d) Mohenjodaro (c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira A-4 || Indus Valley Civilization 62. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the 70. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization earliest evidence of Earthquake sites gives evidence of a Lipstick? (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Chanhudaro (b) Banawali (c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira (c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan 63. Three-paired cemetry was found in: 71. The site of Alamgirpur is located on the bank of (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal river: (c) Chanhudaro (d) Mohenjodaro (a) Maskra (b) Hindon 64. Which amongst the following is not a site of Indus (c) Chinab (d) Bhader Valley Civilization? 72. Which one of the following sites has yielded (a) Banawali (b) Rakhigarhi the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan (c) Hastinapur (d) Ropar period? 65. On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions (a) Amri (b) Mehargarh of Harappan civilization? (c) Kotdiji (d) Kalibangan (a) On pillars (b) On rocks 73. In the Indus Valley Civilization period, Lapis- (c) On caves (d) On seals Lazuli was imported from: 66. Which site of Harappan civilization has yielded a (a) Badakhshah (b) Iran beautiful bronze image of a chariot? (c) Mesopotamia (d) Gujrat (a) Daimabad (b) Mohenjodaro 74. The Indus Valley Civilization was: (c) Kalibangan (d) Rakhigarhi (a) Father base 67. Which amongst the following civilizations was not (b) Mother base contemporary with the Harappan civilization? (c) Same rights of mother and father (a) Greek civilization (d) None of these (b) Egyptian civilization 75. Which of the following was one of the causes of (c) Mesopotamian civilization Harappan decline? (d) Chinese civilization (a) Ecological change 68. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, was (b) Earthquakes drainage system absent? (c) Aryan attack (a) Banawali (b) Dholavira (d) All of these (c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi 76. A ploughed field was discovered at: 69. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people (a) Harappa were known to water reservoir technique? (b) Mohenjodaro (a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan (c) Kalibangan (c) Dholavira (d) Chanhudaro (d) Lothal History || A-5 ANSWER KEY 1. (b) 11. (d) 21. (c) 31. (b) 41. (b) 51. (c) 61. (c) 71. (b) 2. (c) 12. (c) 22. (b) 32. (c) 42. (b) 52. (d) 62. (c) 72. (b) 3. (d) 13. (d) 23. (b) 33. (b) 43. (c) 53. (c) 63. (b) 73. (a) 4. (a) 14. (a) 24. (b) 34. (d) 44. (c) 54. (d) 64. (c) 74. (b) 5. (c) 15. (a) 25. (a) 35. (c) 45. (a) 55. (c) 65. (d) 75. (d) 6. (b) 16. (a) 26. (a) 36. (a) 46. (a) 56. (d) 66. (a) 76. (c) 7. (c) 17. (b) 27. (a) 37. (c) 47. (c) 57. (a) 67. (d) 8. (a) 18. (d) 28. (b) 38. (b) 48. (a) 58. (b) 68. (a) 9. (b) 19. (b) 29. (c) 39. (c) 49. (a) 59. (b) 69. (c) 10. (c) 20. (a) 30. (d) 40. (d) 50. (a) 60. (b) 70. (a) Hints & Solutions

1. (b) The Indus Valley was discovered by Dayaram discovered at Mohenjodaro. His eyes are half closed Sahni in 1921. It is one of the world’s earliest indicating a posture of meditation. Across the left urban civilizations alongside its contemporaries, shoulder is an embroidered cloak. In the opinion of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The Indus Valley some scholars, it could be a bust of a priest. covers modern day Pakistan and the northwest of 7. (c) Indus Scripts are popularly known as India. Boustrophedon scripts which are still not deciphered 2. (c) Indus Valley Civilization had been a combination by the historians, researchers and scholars. of diverse racial elements. Certain anthropological 8. (a) Dholavira is the latest Indus Valley Civilization investigations and examinations of the human site. This site was discovered by J.P. Joshi in 1967-68. remains show that four racial types existed in this Dholavira is located at Kutch district in Gujarat. civilization namely Proto-Australiod, Mediterranean, 9. (b) Harappa was situated on the banks of river Alpinoid and the Mongoloid. Most of the people Ravi in Montgomery district of western Punjab (in belonged to Mediterranean race. Pakistan). 3. (d) Iron was not known to Indus Valley Civilization 10. (c) Mohenjodaro is not the original name, of people. The first evidence of Iron is found about l000 course, but one given by local villagers referring B.C. from Ataranjikhera in Etah district. to the ‘mound of the dead’: the tower and hillocks 4. (a) Indus Valley Civilization was urbanized, highly of abandoned debris of bricks that they had their developed and sophisticated. The ruins exhibit high forefathers had noticed in the surroundings. level of planning in the cities. Excavations have 11. (d) Animals like buffaloes, sheeps and pigs and indicated that the buildings were built with baked the humped bull were bred. Animals like elephant, bricks. The streets were well constructed at right camels and dogs were also domesticated. There is angles with an elaborate and covered drainage no evidence found about horses in the excavation of system. The civilization also had public buildings Indus Valley Civilization. including the vast granaries and the Great Bath at 12. (c) The Indus Valley Civilization site Lothal gives Mohenjodaro. evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by 6. (b) A well-known piece of art of the Harappan S.R. Rao in 1954 A.D. The dockyard is located in period is a stone sculpture of a bearded man eastern side of Lothal. Objective General Knowledge & Current Affairs level 1 for UPSC/ IES/ State PCS/ Bank Clerk/ PO/ SSC/ Rlwys/ Armed Forces/ DSSSB/ MBA 2nd Edition

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