QUESTION BOOKLET A Sr. No. Series Roll No. (in Figures) : _________________________________________________ Roll No. (in Words) : _________________________________________________ : 2 : 85 Time : 2 Hours Screening Test Maximum Marks : 85 PLEASE READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY. Note : Candidate should remove the sticker seal and open this Booklet ONLY after announcement by centre superintendent and should thereafter check and ensure that this Booklet contains all the 24 pages and 24 tally with the same Code No. given at top of first page & the bottom of each & every page. If you find any defect, variation, torn or unprinted page, please have it replaced at once before you start answering. 1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS : 1. The Answer sheet of a candidate who does not write his Roll No., or writes an incorrect Roll No. on the title page of the Booklet and in the space provided on the Answer sheet will neither be 2. 170 evaluated nor his result declared. 3. 2. The paper contains 170 questions. 3. 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Candidate will not leave the examination room till 9. stipulated time is over and only after he has handed over the Answer Sheet to the staff on duty. Code No. : C-452 /2019/Series-A Space For Rough Work / Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 2 QUESTION BOOKLET This question paper contains 170 questions. / 170 All questions are compulsory. One question carries half mark only. Maximum Marks : 85 85 Time : 2 Hours 2 1. The earliest traces of human existence in India go back to (A) 5,00,000 BC (B) 6,00,000 BC (C) 7,00,000 BC (D) None of these ? (A) 5,00,000 .. (B) 6,00,000 .. (C) 7,00,000 .. (D) 2. Microliths are the important tools of the (A) Old stone age (B) Middle stone age (C) New stone age (D) Late stone age (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. The earliest people in India were (A) Negritoes (B) Alpines (C) Mediterraneans (D) Mongoloids (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. Which of the following is the oldest age ? (A) Palaeolithic age (B) Mesolithic age (C) Neolithic age (D) Bronze age ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 5. The early Palaeolithic phase is characterized by the use of (A) hand axes and cleaver mainly for chopping. (B) stone tools made of flakes. (C) stone tools, mainly blades and burins. (D) All of these. ? (A) - (B) (C) , (D) 3 Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 6. In which one of the following periods, the copper and stone implements were used simultaneously ? (A) Neolithic (B) Mesolithic (C) Chalcolithic (D) Microlithic ? (A) (B) (C) (D) - 7. The urbanization of the Ganges valley in the first millennium is often referred to as the (A) first urbanization (B) second urbanization (C) third urbanization (D) fourth urbanization (A) (B) (C) (D) 8. The extent of Geographical knowledge of the Aryans in Rig Vedic time was confined to (A) Indus valley (B) Indo-Gangetic valley (C) Punjab and Delhi region (D) None of these (A) (B) - (C) - (D) 9. At Mehrgarh, the earliest agrarian settlement in the sub-continent, the potters wheel was introduced around (A) 5th millennium B.C. (B) 6th millennium B.C. (C) 3rd millennium B.C. (D) 4th millennium B.C. , ? (A) 5 .. (B) 6 .. (C) 3 .. (D) 4 .. 10. Who among the following worked on the decipherment of the Indus valley script ? (A) H.D. Sankalia (B) B.B. Lal (C) I. Mahadevan (D) V.A. Smith ? (A) .. (B) .. (C) . (D) .. 11. Which site has furnished proof of sea faring activities of the people ? (A) Kot Diji (B) Lothal (C) Suktagendor (D) Harappa ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 12. Lothal and Chanhudaro were the main production centres of (A) carnelian beads (B) bangles and inlay work (C) teak production (D) wheeled carts (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 4 13. The bronze dancing girl, an art piece from Harappan civilization is the evidence of (A) excellence of sculpture (B) the use of bronze (C) both (A) and (B) (D) None of these , ? (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (D) 14. A bronze chariot of Harappan times, yoked to a pair of bullocks and driven by a nude figure was discovered at (A) Sanghol (B) Rojdi (C) Kunal (D) Daimabad , ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 15. The most beautiful brickwork of the Harappans is found in the (A) dockyard (B) great bath (C) fire altars (D) temple like structures (A) (B) (C) (D) 16. The bones of camel were discovered at (A) Lothal (B) Kalibangan (C) Chanhudaro (D) Harappa ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 17. Evidence of a violent death met by some people, comes from the site of (A) Harappa (B) Lothal (C) Kalibangan (D) Mahenjodaro ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 18. How many granaries were found at Harappa ? (A) Two (B) Four (C) Six (D) Eight ? (A) (B) (C) : (D) 19. Which one of the following places has yielded archeological evidence regarding pit dwellings ? (A) Mehrgarh (B) Balakot (C) Gufkral (D) Rakhigarhi ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 20. A hoard of copper images, generally assigned to the Harappan culture period, has been found at (A) Inamgaon (B) Nasik (C) Brahmagiri (D) Daimabad (A) (B) (C) (D) 5 Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 21. The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by (A) M.S. Vats (B) M. Wheeler (C) Charles Mason (D) None of these ? (A) .. (B) . (C) (D) 22. The first ape-man belong to (A) South-east Asia (B) Europe (C) Central Africa (D) North Africa - ? (A) - (B) (C) (D) 23. ‘Zinjanthropus’ is a sub-species of (A) Australopithecus (B) Pithecanthropus (C) Sinanthropus (D) None of these ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 24. Which of the following gave Palaeolithic man a sense of beauty ? (A) Hunting (B) Fish capturing (C) Practice of art (D) Food gathering ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 25. People had developed a high level of Mesolithic culture in (A) South-East Asia (B) Africa (C) Syria, Iraq and Iran (D) West Asia and Palestine ? (A) - (B) (C) , (D) 26. The remains of the earliest hominids in Asia were found in (A) Peking (B) Java (C) Shiwalik Hills (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 27. The collection of Vedic hymns or mantras were known as (A) Brahmanas (B) Samhitas (C) Upanishads (D) Vedanta (A) (B) (C) (D) 28. Yadu and Turvasa referred in the Rig Veda were (A) two generals (B) two brothers (C) two kings (D) two tribes (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 6 29. The Rig Vedic deity assigned to all three spheres of the celestial, atmospheric and terrestrial is (A) Vishnu (B) Tvashtri (C) Dyaus (D) Varuna , (A) (B) (C) (D) 30. The date of the composition of the Rig Veda is between 2500-2000 BC, was put forth by (A) Jacobi (B) Max Mueller (C) Winternitz (D) None of these 2500-2000 .. , (A) (B) (C) (D) 31. An inscription of 1400 BC describing the Vedic gods was found in Asia minor at (A) Cilicia (B) Baghaz Kew (C) Hitti (D) Euphradite 1400 .. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 32. During Vedic period, Tribal Republic were called (A) Vis (B) Gana (C) Rashtra (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D) 33. Which of the following is not included in Vedic literature ? (A) Tripitika (B) Upanishads (C) Samhitas (D) Aranyakas ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 34. The earliest reference to the term ‘Sangam’ is from (A) Tolkappiyam (B) Pannirupadalam (C) Perimbanarruppadai (D) Iraiyanar Agapporul Urai (A) (B) (C) (D) 35. Which port had an artificial harbour during the Sangam age ? (A) Musiri (B) Tondi (C) Uraiyur (D) Puhar ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 36. Who was the ruler of Vatsa in the 6th century BC ? (A) Udayana (B) Prasenajit (C) Brihadratha (D) None of these 6 .. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 7 Code No. : C-452/2019/Series-A 37. Which of the following excavations show that the earliest habitations started around 700 BC ? (A) Tirhut (B) Rajghat (C) Chirand (D) Vriji 700 .. ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 38. Which of the following is identical with Kasia ? (A) Kushinagar (B) Kushipur (C) Kashipur (D) Koshala ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 39. Suryavada i.e. the whole world is an illusion, is the teaching of (A) Vasubandu (B) Dharmakriti (C) Gautam (D) Dignaga ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 40. ‘Purvasailas’ were a branch of the (A) Svetambara sect of Jainism (B) Sthaviravada sect of Buddhism (C) Purva-mimamsakas (D) Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) - (D) 41. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya ? (A) Lalitavistara (B) Dipavamsa (C) Sumangala Vilasini (D) Netti Prakaran “ ” ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 42.