Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(D)
2 and 3
Burzahom is a Neolithic site in Kashmir valley. The site is famous for pit dwelling and neolithic tool industry and not for rock cut shrines. Hence pair 1 is not correctly matched.
Chandraketugarh is located in the Ganga delta in West Bengal. In early historic times, Chandraketugarh was connected to the Ganga by the Vidyadhari River, and must have been an important centre of trade, and possibly also a political centre. Chandraketugarh was a major centre of terracotta craft. Various kinds of artefacts have been found at the site over the years, including coins, pottery, seals and sealings and figurines made of ivory, wood and bronze. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched.
The Ganeshwar-Jodhpura culture was located in the north-eastern part of Rajasthan. Hundreds of copper objects have been found at this site. Hence pair 3 is correctly matched.
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22
From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Lekhahia
According to 'Puratatva Vimarsh' by J.N. Pandey, 17 human skeletons were obtained from rock shelter 1 of Lekhahiya in the Vindhya region. Some of these were in relatively pristine condition while most of the others were warped. According to John R. Lucas of Oregon University, the USA, remnants of 27 human skeletons were found in Lekhahiya.
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23
Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Burzahom
The Burzahom site is a prehistoric settlement in the village of the same name in Kashmir valley. Both human and animal skeletons were found here with trepanning (bored hole) marks. In many pits, bones of dogs and antlered deer were found along with human skeletons. The skeletons of humans were found in the burial pits in a sitting position along with bones of animals. The first excavation at the Burzahom site was carried out by Helmut de Terra and Dr. Thomas Paterson in the year 1935.
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24
The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen Museum was coined by –
Correct Answer:
(A)
Christian Jurgensen Thomsen
The Royal Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities, which assigned Danish archaeologist Christian Jürgensen Thomsen the task of organizing and classifying the collection of artifacts at the National Museum of Denmark. In 1818 and 1820, while working on this project, Thomsen developed the "Three-Age System," categorizing prehistory into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. His system was first published in 1836 when he classified the museum's objects, offering a chronological framework for understanding human prehistory based on the materials used for tools and artifacts.
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25
The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from which one of the following ancient sites?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Mehrgarh
The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from Mehrgarh located in Balochistan (Pakistan).
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26
Megaliths have been identified as-
Correct Answer:
(B)
Burial sites
The megaliths usually refer to the burials made up of large stones in graveyards away from the habitation area. A large fraction of these is assumed to be associated with burial or post-burial rituals including memorials for those whose remains may or may not be available. Few types of these are; Chamber tomb, Dolmens, Stone alignment, Stone circle (cromlech), Pit-circles, etc.
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27
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The stone age people of the Vindhyas migrated to the Ganga Valley in terminal Pleistocene period.
Reason (R): Due to climatic change, it was dry phase in this period.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
Correct Answer:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Stone age people of the Vindhyas migrated to the Ganga Valley in terminal Pleistocene period because of climatic change Vindhyan Valley had become dry.
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28
Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on :
Correct Answer:
(D)
16 August, 1946
16th August, 1946 was the date which was decided by Muslim League as the ‘Direct Action Day.’ Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan by rejecting the interim cabinet decision of Viceroy. On that day, by spreading riots, they wanted to show that Hindu and Muslims cannot exist together. During the action, ‘Nowakhali’ was the centre of riots.
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29
Which one of the following parties was in power in the U.K. when India got independence. ?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Labour Party
During the independence of India, Clement Richard Attlee from Labour party was the Prime Minister of U.K. He was the Prime Minister of U.K. from 1945 to 1951.
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30
The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in :
Correct Answer:
(B)
February, 1947
Prime Minister of Britain Attlee declared in the House of Commons on February, 20, 1947 that British will leave India before June, 1948, after transferring power to liable people. Attlee appointed Lord Mountbatten as the Viceroy of India in place of Wavell. Mountbatten initiated the efforts of power transfer in March, 1947.