Question Papers

121. Identify the wrong statement.
(a) Original Buddhist religious
texts were compiled in PalL
(b) Sthaviravada is an orthodox
school of Jainism.
(c) Jain saint mentioned in the
Rigvedl7 is Rishabhanath.
(d) Jainism patronised Ardha­
magadhL
122. Milinda-panho explains the dis­puted points of Buddhism in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander (Milinda) and the Buddhist priest,
(a) Asvaghosa (b) Nagasena
(c) Buddhaghosa (d) Nagarjuna
121. Identify the wrong statement.
(a) Original Buddhist religious texts were compiled in PalL
(b) Sthaviravada is an orthodox school of Jainism.
(c) Jain saint mentioned in the Rigvedl7 is Rishabhanath
(d) Jainism patronised Ardha­magadhL
122. Milinda-panho explains the dis­puted points of Buddhism in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander (Milinda) and the Buddhist priest,
(a) Asvaghosa (b) Nagasena
(c) Buddhaghosa (d) Nagarjuna
139. What is the importance of the Kalinga war in Indian history?
(a) It secured for India an impor­tant sea port which promoted trade with Western Asia.
(b) It brought about the downfall of the Mauryan empire.
(c) With this victory Asoka be­ came a world conqueror.
(d) It brought about a marked change in the foreign policy of Asoka.
140. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the Artlwshastra?
I. It is a treatise on kingship,
statecraft and diplomacy.
II. According to it, in the last
years of his life, the king
should take to sanyas.
III. It lays down several rules for the management of the king’s farms based on developed ag­ricultural techniques like the use of manure.
IV. It suggested the appointment of a superintendent of liquor to control the sale of alcoholic drinks.
(a) I and II (b) I, II and III (c) I, III and IV (d) III and IV

History Paper

101. What was the real cause for the split between the northern Jains and southern Jains?
(a) Idol worship
(b) Interpretation of Jain philoso
phy
(c) Whether to wear clothes or
t1)ove without them
(d) Compilation of the teachings
of Mahavira
102. Who wrote the Kalpasutra?
(a) Bhadrabhu
(b) Sthalabahu
(c) Gopala
(d) Gosala Maskariputra
103. Which of the following is not true of Buddha?
(a) He did not concern himself
with the problem of God or the soul.
(b) He declared that everything
in. the world was temporary.
(c) According to him desire was the cause of all misery.
(d) He glorified the concept of
self-mortification.
104. How many Buddhist councils were held in all?
(a) Two (b) Three
(c) Four (d) Five
105. ‘Dhamma-cakka-pavattana Sutta’ or the ‘Turning of the wheel of law’, which formed the nucleus of Buddhist teachings, consisted of three precepts which did not in clude
(a) the Middle Path
(b) the Four Noble Truths
(c) the belief in Bodhisattavas (d) the Eight-Fold Path
106. Which of the following was not a part of the Tripitakas (three bas kets)?
(a) Jatakas (b) Vinaya
(c) Sutta (d) Abhidhamma
107. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the differ ences between Mahayanism and Hinayanism?
1. Mahayanism placed reliance
on faith and devotion in order to attain nirvana whereas Hinayanism believed in the practice of self-culture and
good deeds. .
2. Mahayanism regards Buddha as an incarnation of God, whereas Hinayanism regards Buddha as a man whose birth as Buddha was his last birth before he attained nirvana.
3. The religious texts of Mahayanism were written mostly hi Sanskirt, whereas those of Hinayanism were in PalL
4. Mahayanism believed that the highest ideal of life is to help others attain nirvana, whereas Hinayanism regarded the sal vation of one’s own self as the
highest ideal.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1,2,3 and 4
108. Which of the following was not a fundamental point of difference between Buddhism and Jainism? (a) Buddhism differed from
Jainism in the fundamental concept of salvation.
(b) Buddhism was less accommo dating towards Hinduism than Jainism because it was totally opposed to the caste system.
(c) The Buddhist concept of soul was radically different from that of Jainism.
(d) Buddhism was a religion of the common masses, while Jainism was confined to .the mercantile community.
109. The Buddhist Councils were held to
(a)
(b)
preach the Middle Path compile Buddhist canons and settle disputes
(c) send religious missions abroad (d) do none of the above
110. With whom are the following lines associated: “The greatest of all conquerors is not he who con quers a thousand men a thousand times in battle, but he who con quers his own self?
(a) Parsvanatha (b) Mahavira
(c) Buddha (d) Krishna
111. Which of the following statements are causes for the decline of Buddhism?
I. Reformation of Buddhism II. Rise of Jainism
III. Foreign invasions
IV. Lack of royal patronage
V. The Buddhist institutions had
become inefficient
(a) I, III and V
(b) I, III, IV and V
(c) 1, IV and V
(d) I and II
112. Which of the following names is not applicable to Bhagavatism?
(a) Abhira (b) Ekantika
(c) Satvata (d) Naraniya
113. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Bhagava tism?
I. Bhagavatism believes in the
theory of lmrma.
II. Bhagavatism rejects the theory
of Avatars. .
III. Bhagavatism lays great stress on the doctrine of Bhakti. IV. Bhagavatism believes in re
birth. (a) I, III and IV (b) I and IV
(c) I and II (d) I, II and IV
114. The Indo-Greek, who called him self Param-Bhagavata and erected the Garuda-dhvaja, was
(a) Antialkidas (b) Heliodorus
(c) Menander
(d) Demetrius
115. Which of the following is incor rect?
(a) The teachings of Vasudeva
Krishna-the Gita
(b) The Supreme God according
to Bhagavatism- Vishnu
(c) Shiva has been linked with
Rudra
(d) The Pancharatrikas wor
shipped Rama
116. To whom does Vasudeva-Krishna
address all his teachings in the
Bhagavad Gita?
(a) Arjuna
(b) Duryodhana
(c) Yudhishthira
(d) The common people
117. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The Garuda Pillar is at
Besnagar.
(b) The earliest Shaiva sect is the
Lingayat.
(c) The Alvars were minstrels of
Shaiva sect.
(d) To the Greeks, Lord Krishna
was known as Heracles.
118. Match the following.
A. Fourth (1) Vasumitra
Buddhist
Council
B. Third
Buddhist
Council
Tissa
C. Second
Buddhist
Council
D. First
Buddhist
Council
Upali
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 (c) A-I, B-2, C-4, D-3 (d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-l
(2) Moggaliputra
(3) Sabaksmi
(4) Mahakashyap
119. Match the following events in the life of Buddha and the places.
A. Birthplace 1. Kusinagar
B. Attained
enlightenment 2. Sarnath at
C. Delivered first
sermon at
D. Attained
nirvana at 4. Lumbini
(a) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-l (c) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Question Paper for UPSC

81. Which of the Vedas was divided into ‘White’ and ‘Black’ parts?
(a) Rig (b) Sarna
(c) Yajur (d) Atharva
82. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
(a) Ayurveda-magie
(b) Shilpaveda-seulpture
(c) Gandharvaveda-music
(d) Dhanurveda-warfare
83. What was the main cause for the rise of large states during and after the sixth century B.C.?
(a) Widespread use of iron in parts of U.P. and Bihar (b) The tribal society gave way to a more settled life
(c) There was great increase 01 trade and commerce
(d) None of the above
84. The modern location of some old states are given below. Which is/ are correctly matched
: Bhagalpur and
Monghyr
2. Magadha: Patna and Gaya 3. Kosala : A vadh
4. Panchala: Badaun, Bareilly 5. Matsya : Allahabad
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) All five
85. Which of the following old states and their capitals is/ are correctly matched?
1. Anga : Champa
2. Vatsa : Saket
3. Panchala : Kanyakubha 4. Magadha : Girivraja
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
86. Tradition has it that Ajatasatru was instigated to murder his fa­ther by
(a) Devadatta (b) Chellana (c) Chetaka (d) Durmukha
87. The founder of the Nanda Dy­nasty was
(a) Kalasoka
(b) Mahapadma
(c) Dhana Nanda
(d) Nagadasaka
88. Who is often described as the second ‘Parasurama’ or ‘the exter­minator of the entire kshatriya race’?
(a) Ajatasatru
(b) Mahapadma
(c) Dhana Nanda
(d) Pradyota
89. Which of the following caused the success of Magadha?
I. Magadha enjoyed an advan­tageous geographical position in the iron age, as most of the deposits were located there
II. The rulers of this state had very good weapons
III. The capitals of Magadha were situated at strategic positions
IV. No other power at that time
had the courage to attack it (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) II and IV (d) I and III
90. The first foreigner to invade India was
(a) Cyrus (b) Darius I
(c) Agrammes (d) Cambyses
91. The founder of the Achaemenian dynasty was
(a) Cyrus (b) Darius I
(c) Agrammes (d) Xerxes
1. Anga
92. “Of all the nations that we have known, it is India which has the largest population”. Who said these lines?
(a) Scylax (b) Herodotus
(c) Xerxes (d) Cyrus
93. Which of the following was not a result of the Iranian contact? (a) The Iranians brought to India the Kharosthi script.
(b) Iranian sculpture influenced Mauryan art.
(c) It made India known to the
outside world by finding new
trade routes.
(d) Indian grammar was influ­
enced to a large extent.
94. In which battle did Alexander defeat Porus?
(a) Gaugamela
(b) Hydaspes
(c) Hyphasis
(d) None of the above
95. On the banks of which river were Alexander and Porus involved in
a grim battle?
(a) Jhelum (b) Ravi
(c) Chenab (d) Beas
96. Alexander died at
(a) Patala (b) Taxila
(c) Babylon (d) Gedrosia
97. Which of the, following was not a result of Alexander’s invasion? (a) The invasion established di­
rect contacts between the In­dians and Greeks.
(b) It established Greek settle­ments in the northeastern region of India.
(c) Alexander was responsible for a number of geographical discoveries.
(d) He made India a province of Greece.
98. Which of the following factors were responsible for the rise of different religious sects during the 6th century B.C.?
I. The domineering attitude of
the brahmanas towards the common people
II. Growth of untouchability and rigidity of the caste system
III. The people from the lower strata were becoming influen­tial
IV. The indiscriminate killing of cattle was ruining the concept
of new agriculture
(a) I and II (b) I and III
(c) I, II and IV (d) II and III
99. The original name of the sect which later came to be known as ‘Jaina’ was
(a) Tirthankaras (b) Jina
(c) Nirgranthas (d) Arhant
100. Which of the following statements are’ correct with regard to Mahavira’s views?
I. Mahavira did not believe in the transmigration of the soul.
II. Mahavira laid much empha­sis on the concept of devotion for attaining nirvana.
III. Mahavira rejected God as the creator of the universe.
IV. Rituals had nothing to do with the purification of one’s soul.

Indian History Test Paper

101. What was the real cause for the split between the northern Jains and southern Jains?
(a) Idol worship
(b) Interpretation of Jain philoso
phy
(c) Whether to wear clothes or
t1)ove without them
(d) Compilation of the teachings
of Mahavira
102. Who wrote the Kalpasutra?
(a) Bhadrabhu
(b) Sthalabahu
(c) Gopala
(d) Gosala Maskariputra
103. Which of the following is not true of Buddha?
(a) He did not concern himself
with the problem of God or the soul.
(b) He declared that everything
in. the world was temporary.
(c) According to him desire was the cause of all misery.
(d) He glorified the concept of
self-mortification.
104. How many Buddhist councils were held in all?
(a) Two (b) Three
(c) Four (d) Five
105. ‘Dhamma-cakka-pavattana Sutta’ or the ‘Turning of the wheel of law’, which formed the nucleus of Buddhist teachings, consisted of three precepts which did not in clude
(a) the Middle Path
(b) the Four Noble Truths
(c) the belief in Bodhisattavas (d) the Eight-Fold Path
106. Which of the following was not a part of the Tripitakas (three bas kets)?
(a) Jatakas (b) Vinaya
(c) Sutta (d) Abhidhamma
107. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the differ ences between Mahayanism and Hinayanism?
1. Mahayanism placed reliance
on faith and devotion in order to attain nirvana whereas Hinayanism believed in the practice of self-culture and
good deeds. .
2. Mahayanism regards Buddha as an incarnation of God, whereas Hinayanism regards Buddha as a man whose birth as Buddha was his last birth before he attained nirvana.
3. The religious texts of Mahayanism were written mostly hi Sanskirt, whereas those of Hinayanism were in PalL
4. Mahayanism believed that the highest ideal of life is to help others attain nirvana, whereas Hinayanism regarded the sal vation of one’s own self as the
highest ideal.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1,2,3 and 4
108. Which of the following was not a fundamental point of difference between Buddhism and Jainism? (a) Buddhism differed from
Jainism in the fundamental concept of salvation.
(b) Buddhism was less accommo dating towards Hinduism than Jainism because it was totally opposed to the caste system.
(c) The Buddhist concept of soul was radically different from that of Jainism.
(d) Buddhism was a religion of the common masses, while Jainism was confined to .the mercantile community.
109. The Buddhist Councils were held to
(a)
(b)
preach the Middle Path compile Buddhist canons and settle disputes
(c) send religious missions abroad (d) do none of the above
110. With whom are the following lines associated: “The greatest of all conquerors is not he who con quers a thousand men a thousand times in battle, but he who con quers his own self?
(a) Parsvanatha (b) Mahavira
(c) Buddha (d) Krishna
111. Which of the following statements are causes for the decline of Buddhism?
I. Reformation of Buddhism II. Rise of Jainism
III. Foreign invasions
IV. Lack of royal patronage
V. The Buddhist institutions had
become inefficient
(a) I, III and V
(b) I, III, IV and V
(c) 1, IV and V
(d) I and II
112. Which of the following names is not applicable to Bhagavatism?
(a) Abhira (b) Ekantika
(c) Satvata (d) Naraniya
113. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Bhagava tism?
I. Bhagavatism believes in the
theory of lmrma.
II. Bhagavatism rejects the theory
of Avatars. .
III. Bhagavatism lays great stress on the doctrine of Bhakti. IV. Bhagavatism believes in re
birth. (a) I, III and IV (b) I and IV
(c) I and II (d) I, II and IV
114. The Indo-Greek, who called him self Param-Bhagavata and erected the Garuda-dhvaja, was
(a) Antialkidas (b) Heliodorus
(c) Menander
(d) Demetrius
115. Which of the following is incor rect?
(a) The teachings of Vasudeva
Krishna-the Gita
(b) The Supreme God according
to Bhagavatism- Vishnu
(c) Shiva has been linked with
Rudra
(d) The Pancharatrikas wor
shipped Rama
116. To whom does Vasudeva-Krishna
address all his teachings in the
Bhagavad Gita?
(a) Arjuna
(b) Duryodhana
(c) Yudhishthira
(d) The common people
117. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The Garuda Pillar is at
Besnagar.
(b) The earliest Shaiva sect is the
Lingayat.
(c) The Alvars were minstrels of
Shaiva sect.
(d) To the Greeks, Lord Krishna
was known as Heracles.
118. Match the following.
A. Fourth (1) Vasumitra
Buddhist
Council
B. Third
Buddhist
Council
Tissa
C. Second
Buddhist
Council
D. First
Buddhist
Council
Upali
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 (c) A-I, B-2, C-4, D-3 (d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-l
(2) Moggaliputra
(3) Sabaksmi
(4) Mahakashyap
119. Match the following events in the life of Buddha and the places.
A. Birthplace 1. Kusinagar
B. Attained
enlightenment 2. Sarnath at
C. Delivered first
sermon at
D. Attained
nirvana at 4. Lumbini
(a) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-l (c) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

20 Questions of History

21. All the three phases af the Palaealithic Age fallawed by the
Mesalithic and then by . the Nealithic have been facussed in sequence in the
(a) Gangetic Valley
(b) Indus Valley
(c) Narmada Valley
. (d) Ganga-Yamuna daab
22. Which af the fallawing is nat a
Nealithic site?
(a) Mehrgarh (b) Belan Valley (c) Chirand (d) Burzaham
23. The prehistaric bane implements have been faund at
(a) Burzaham and Chirand
(b) Belan and Narmada Valleys (c) Allahabad and Brahmagiri (d) Maski and Brahmagiri
24. The two. sites which pravide the earliest evidence far the damesti­catian af animals are
(a) Sambhar and Kalibangan (b) Bagar and Adamgarh (c) Burzaham and Chirand (d) Piklihal and Bhimbetka
25. Jarwe culture is assaciated with …
age.
(a) Palaealithic (b) Mesalithic
(c) Nealithic (d) Chalcalithic
26. Which af the fallawing is nat a characteristic af the Chalcalithic peaple?
(a) The Chalcalithic peaple also.
accasianally used law-grade branze
(b) The Malwa-ware is cansid­ered the richest amang the Chalcalithic ceramics
(c) The Chalcalithic peaple used only ane type af pattery called black-and-red ware
(d) The Chalcalithic peaple ate beef, but they did nat take park an any cansiderable scale
27. Regarding the Indus Valley
Civilisatian we may canclude
I. temples have nat been exca­
vated at any site II. their script was cuneifarin III. a republican farm af gavern­
ment prevailed
IV. cattan as well as waollen tex­
tiles were used
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) III and IV (d) I and IV
28. Which af the fallawing statements are carrect with regard to. the Indus Valley civilisatian?
1. The peaple af this civilisatian
were the earliest to. make use af cottan.
2. They did nat cremate their
dead.
3. A grid system was fallawed
in city planning.
4. Sto.ne was the chief building
material.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
29. Which af the fallawing is nat true abaut the Indus Valley Civilisatian?
1. The drainage system they
created was based an Sumerian design.
2. It had trade links by sea with
ather regians.
3. Existence af streetlighting has
been revealed in the excava­
tians.
4. All the sites excavated shaw
the existence af huge public
baths.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
30. The Indus Valley peaple were nat familiar with
(a) capper (b) silver
(c) tin (d) iron
31. Which af the fallawing items and the place af their discavery i!> wrongly matched?
(1) Statuette af a bearded man­
Mahenjadaro
(2) Rice husks-La thaI
(3) Fire pits and altars-Harappa (4) Bead-makers shap-Chanhu­
daro
(5) Fassil remains af a harse­
Surkatada
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 1 and 5
32. Which af the fallawing was nat a
characteristic af the Great Bath
discavered at Mahenjadara?
(a) The centre was quadrangular.
(b) A well situatecMn the adjain­
ing roams proyided water to.
it.
(c) Access to. the bath was pro­
vided by a flight af steps.
(d) It had roams anly an its right
side.
33. Which af the fallawing animals
was generally nat known to. the
Indus Valley peaple?
(a) Bull (b) Cow
(c) Rhinaceros (d) Harse
34. Match the fallawing.
I II
A. Practice af 1. Lathal
fire cuI t
B. Lo.wer tawn 2. Kalibangan
fartified
C. Great Bath
3. Mahenja­
daro
D. Granary 4. Harappa E. Shipbuilding 5. Surkotada
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-l (c) A-2, B-5, C-3, D-4, E-l (d) A-5, B-3, C-4, D-2, E-l
35. Which af the fallowing is nat true abaut the seals faund in the Indli-&­Valley excavatians?
(a) They were made af steatite
generally.
(b) The mast popular were the
square ar ablang ones.
(c) They were absalutely secular.
(d) A number af them are found
in Mesapotamia.
36. Where has a bronze rod, which
has been related to. a scale based
an ‘cubits’, been discavered?
(a) Harappa (b) Lothal
(c) Mahenjadara (d) Nawhere
37. Which af the fallawing statements abaut the pattery industry af the Indus Valley peaple is false?
(a) It cansisted af very fine wheel­
made ware.
(b) Plain pattery was mare cam­
man than painted ware o.r
ware with designs.
(c) The po.ttery was delicate and
thin.
(d) Pattery far household pur­
pases was made in many
shapes and sizes.
38. Which af the fallawing is/are
Indus Valley site/s in India? 1. Rangpur 2. Banwali
3. Sutkagendar 4. Alamgirpur (a) 1 and 4 (b) I, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
40. Which of the following is not an aspect of Harappan religion adapted into Hinduism?
(a) Worship of nagas
(b) Holding the pipal tree sacred (c) Dedicating temples to particu­
lar gods
(d) Worship of linga

MARATHA ADMINISTRATION

The king was the suo preme head of the state. He was assisted by a council of eight ministers known as the ashta pradhan. The chief minister or mukhya pradhan was called the peshwa. All the ministers, except the nyayadhisha (chief justice) and pandit rao (Almoner), usually held military commands besides their civil duties. The council of ministers could not initiate policy; its functions were purely advisory. Shivaji did not allow the high offices to become hereditary. He thus defeudalised his administration and thereby checked the prevailing tendency towards disintegration.

Shivaji divided the territory directly under his rule (Swaraj) into three provinces, each under a viceroy. He further divided the provinces into prants each of which was subdivided into pl1rganas and tarafs. The lowest unit was the village, and each village had its headman or patel.

Question Answers

1. Whose words are these: “The Hindus do not pay much atten­tion to the historical order of
things ; they invariably take to
tale-telling”?
(a) AI-Beruni
(b) Megasthenese
(c) Yuan Chwang
(d) Fa-Hsien
2. Who authored the work Periplus of the Erythrean Sea?
(a) Arrian (b) Strabo
(c) Justin (d) None of these
3. Which of the following has proved the best source of information for depicting India’s ancient history? (a) Religious literature
(b) Works of foreign travellers (c) Inscriptions
(d) Monuments
4. Match the following.
A Tarikh-i-Alai 1. Gulbadan
Begum
B. Tarikh-i- 2. Nizamuddin
Mubarakshahi Auliya
C. Tarikh-i-Hind 3. Yahya-bin­
Ahmad
D. Humayun- 4. Amir
nama Khusrau
5. AI-Beruni
(a) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-l (b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2 (c) A-4, B-1, C-5, D-3 (d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
5. Which of the following foreigners did not visit India during the medieval period?
(a) Abdur Razzaq
(b) Marco Polo
(c) Athanasius Nikitin
(d) Deimachos
6. The ]{ajatarangini by Kalhana in Sanskrit verse, was written in (a) 6th century B.C.
(b) 9th century A.D.
(c) 6th century A.D.
(d) 12th century AD.
7. Which of the following is/are matched correctly?
1. Allahabad: Samudragupta
2. Aihole : Pulakesin II
inscription
3. Gwalior
prasasti
4. Hathigumpha: Rudradaman
inscription (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
: Devapala
8. Amir Khusrau’s KluIzainul-Futah gives information about the reign of
(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(b) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah
Khalji
(d) Jalal-ud-din Khalji
9. Ancient literature refers to a five­fold division of India. The term ‘Aparanta’ or ‘Pratichya’ refers to (a) Mid-Indo-Gangetic plain
(b) North India
(c) North-Western India
(d) Western India
10. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The ancient Indians knew
writing as early as 2500 B.C.
(b) There is no mention of
Alexander’s invasion in In­
dian sources.
(c) The authors of the Puranas
were not aware of the idea bf
change.
(d) Inscriptions record events in
the context of time and place.
11. Which of the following were char­acteristics of the Palaeolithic Age in India?
1. It was in this age that modern
man termed by anthropolo­gists as homo sapiens emerged.
2. Man during this period
learned to live a settled life.
3. In order to save himself from
animals he used to lead his
life in groups.
4. Tools found in all parts of the subcontinent during this pe­riod were mostly made of quartzite.
5. The people of this period lived either in rock shelters or in
huts with thatched roofs.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 1, 2, 4 (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1 and 5
12. At which of the following sites are Palaeolithic tools not found? (a) Soan Valley
(b) Attirampakkam
(c) Ahar
(d) Narmada Valley
13. With which of the following pe­riods do we associate the ‘mi­crolith’ implements?
(a) Palaeolithic (b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic (d) Chalcolithie
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14. Which of the following are char­acteristics of the Neolithic period? 1. They buried their dead and
. erected tombs
2. They worshipped spirits of nature as embodied in trees and stones, and appeased them by bloody sacrifices and offerings of food and drink
3. They had no knowledge of
the wheel for making pottery
4. They knew the use of fire and
had started cooking
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
15. Which was the first metal used by
man?
(a) Copper (b) Silver
(c) Bronze (d) Brass
16. With which period do we associ­ate the ‘megaliths’?
(a) Neolithic
(b) Chalcolithie
(c) Mesolithic
(d) Pleistocene
17. When the first metal tool came into being it was used for
(a) pot-making
(b) house-building
(c) clearing jungles
(d) making wheels
18. Match the columns.
I II
A Pleistocene 1. Ice Age
B. Palaeo lithic 2. Old Stone Age C Neolithic 3. New Stone
Age
D. Mesolithic 4. Middle Stone
Age
E. Chalcolithic 5. Copper Stone
Age
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-l (c) A-3, B-2~ C-l, D-4, E-5 (d) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-5, E-2
I II
A Palaeolithic 1. Brahmagiri
B Mesolithic 2. Adamgarh
Hills
C. Neolithic 3. Kurnool
D. Chalcolithic 4. Gungeria
(a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-l

20. Which af the fallawing statements is incarrect regarding prehistaric art?
(a) Palaealithic and Mesalithic
peaple practised painting.
(b) Prehistaric art appears at sev­eral places, but Bhimbetka is the mast striking site with 500 painted rock shelters.
(c) Many birds, animals and hu­man beings are painted. (d) The paintings depict the reli­giaus beliefs af the peaple.