| Post Name | Excavation Assistant (SR for SC/ST) - Archaeology Department |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 172/2023/OL |
| Category Code | 505/2022 |
| Date of Test | 22 December 2023 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
In which year did C.J. Thomsen introduce his three-age chronological model?
Answer
B. 1819
2
The ring wells of the NBPW phase reach a depth of
Answer
A. 31cm - 7m
3
Archaeological evidences hint at the beginning of early historic period in the Ganga valley by around
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A. 600 BC
4
In which state is Banawali located?
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D. Haryana
5
How many rock shelters are there in the Bhimbedhka group of rock shelters?
Answer
C. 243
6
Who among the following ļ¬rst suggested that Brahmi script derived from Harappan script?
Answer
A. Sir Alexander Cunningham
7
Which of the following terms for the scripts of ancient India had the meaning of 'Ass-lip'?
Answer
C. Kharoshti
8
The earliest epigraphic record of South India in the Kali era belongs to the period of
Answer
C. Karunandatakkan
9
Which of the following sites had Asokan inscriptions in Aramaic and Greek scripts?
Answer
A. Taxila
10
Which of the following statements about palaeography is true?
Answer
D. All of the above
11
The term Karsa, used for coins, was derived from
Answer
D. Persian
12
The weight of silver coin called tanka, introduced by iltutmish, was
Answer
A. 175 grains
13
Uninscribed cast coins were in use in India since
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A. Second century BC
14
The earliest Chalukyan temple is located at
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A. Aihole
15
Which of the following statement is correct?
Answer
B. The Asokan Edict XIII states that 'one hundred and ļ¬fty thousand persons were captured, one hundred thousand were slain, and many times that number died'
16
Read the following statements and choose the right answer 1. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded on January 15, 1784. 2. Sir William Jones, the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, was an oriental scholar and poet. 3. Sir William Jones edited the journal 'Asiatick Researches'. 4. On February 2, 1786, Jones, in his second discourse, suggested that Sanskrit was related to Latin and Greek
Answer
B. The ļ¬rst three statements are correct and the last statement is wrong
17
Sir John Marshall excavated Rajagriha site in
Answer
B. 1905-6
18
Sir Alexander Cunningham conducted his studies on ancient Indian archaeological remains during
Answer
A. 1831-1885
19
James Princep deciphered the Brahmi script in
Answer
B. 1837
20
In which year did the Archaeological Survey of India come into existence?
Answer
B. 1861
21
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ļæ½ļæ½ą“²ļæ½ļæ½ąµ¾ ą“µą“æą“µą“°ą“æļæ½ļæ½ ļæ½ą“¤ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“ ļæ½ą“±ąµļæ½ļæ½ą“µą“æļæ½ą“¤ą“¾ą“°ąµ?
Answer
C. ą“ą“¾ļæ½ą“° ą“°ą“µą“æ ą“µąµ¼ļæ½
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'ą“¦ąµą“Øą“¾ą“°ą“æą“Æą“øąµ' ą“ļæ½ ąµą“±ą“¾ą“®ąµ» ą“Øą“¾ą“£ą“Æąµļæ½ļæ½ą“±ą“æļæ½ąµ ą“Ŗą“°ą“¾ą“®ąµ¼ą“¶ļæ½ļæ½ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
Answer
B. ą“µą“¾ą““ļæ½ļæ½ą“æ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
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ą“ļæ½ą“®ą“¾ļæ½ąµ¼ ąµļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ą“æąµą“²ļæ½ąµ 'ą“ą““ą“°ąµļæ½ą“¾ļæ½ą“¾ą“Ø' ą“øą“®ąµ¼ļæ½ą“æļæ½ ą“¤ą“æļæ½ą“µą“æą“¤ą“¾ą“ļæ½ąµ¼ ą“°ą“¾ą“ą“¾ą“µąµ
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A. ą“§ąµ¼ļæ½ą“°ą“¾ą“
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Answer
B. ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ąµ¼ ļæ½ļæ½ą“ą“¬ą“¾ ą“ą“ą“µą“¤ą“æ ąµļæ½ļæ½ą“
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'ą“®ļæ½ą“¾ąµļæ½ą“°ą“æ ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½ą“¾ą“°ą“' ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½ą“æą“Æą“æąµą“² ą“ļæ½ ą“ą“°ą“£ą“¾ą“§ą“æą“ą“¾ą“°ą“æļæ½ąµą“µļæ½ą“æ ą“Ŗą“£ą“æ ą“ą““ą“æļæ½ą“æļæ½ą“¤ą“¾ą“£ąµ?
Answer
C. ą“µąµą“°ąµą“ą“°ą“³ ą“µąµ¼ļæ½
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ļæ½ļæ½ą“ąµ¾ ą“Øą“æą“±ļæ½ ąµą“ą“°ą“³ ą“Øą“¦ą“æą“ąµą“³ļæ½ą“±ą“æļæ½ąµ ļæ½ą“ą“Øļæ½ļæ½ ļæ½ļæ½ą“
Answer
D. ą“
ąµ¼ļæ½ą“¶ą“¾ļæ½ą“
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ąµą“ą“¾ą“³ą“°ą“¾ą“ļæ½ļæ½ą“æąµą“² ąµą“Ŗą“¾ąµ»ą“Øą“¾ą“£ą“Æļæ½ą“æąµ»ąµą“± ąµą“Ŗąµą“°ļæ½ąµ?
Answer
D. ą“ą“Øą“Æļæ½ąµ
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A. ą“¤ą“°ą“æą“øą“¾ļæ½ļæ½ą“æ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
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ą“¤ą“æļæ½ą“Øļæ½ą“æ ąµļæ½ļæ½ą“ ą“Ŗą“°ą“¾ą“®ąµ¼ą“¶ą“æļæ½ļæ½ ą“®ą“£ą“æļæ½ą“µą“¾ą“³ ļæ½ļæ½ą“
Answer
C. ą“ļæ½ą“æą“Æļæ½ąµą“ą“°ą“æą“¤ą“
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ļæ½ą“ą“øąµļæ½ą“¶ļæ½ą“æą“Øąµ 'ą“µą“°ą“µąµ¼ļæ½ą“æą“Øą“æ' ą“ļæ½ ąµą“Ŗą“°ą“æąµ½ ą“µļæ½ą“¾ą“ļæ½ą“¾ą“Øą“ ą“ļæ½ą“¤ą“æą“Æą“¤ą“¾ą“°ąµ?
Answer
B. ą“§ąµ¼ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ąµ»
31
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Answer
A. ą“®ą“¾ą“Øą“¾ļæ½ą“æą“±
32
ą“¬ą“¦ąµą“Øą“¾ą“±ą“æąµą“² ą“¶ą“æą“µļæ½ą“Øą“¾ą“Æą“æą“ąµ» ą“Ŗą“£ą“æą“ą““ą“æļæ½ą“æļæ½ ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½ ą“ą“¤ąµ?
Answer
C. ąµą“¬ļæ½ąµ½ ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½
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'ą“Øą“®ļæ½ą“æą“µą“¾ą“Æ' ą“ļæ½ą“¾ą“°ą“ą“ą“æļæ½ļæ½ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“ ą“ą“¤ąµ?
Answer
A. ą“µą“¾ą““ļæ½ļæ½ą“æ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
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'ą“Ŗą““ą“Æ ą“Ŗą“£ą“' ą“ļæ½ąµą“ ą“Øą“¾ą“£ą“Æą“®ą“¾ą“Æą“æļæ½ļæ½?
Answer
B. ąµą“ą“¾ą“²ļæ½ą“æą“°ą“æ
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ą“°ą“¾ą“ą“°ą“¤ąµą“Øą“¾ą“µą“²ąµą“Æą“ ą“ļæ½ą“µą“æąµą“² ą“Øą“¾ą“Æą“æą“ļæ½ąµą“ ąµą“Ŗąµą“°ļæ½ąµ?
Answer
D. ą“®ļæ½ą“¾ą“°ą“®ą“¾ą“²
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ļæ½ąµļæ½ą“²ą“µą“¾ą“øą“ ąµļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ą“æą“Øąµ ą“¦ą“¾ą“Øą“ ąµą“ļæ½ļæ½ ļæ½ą“øļæ½ļæ½ą“æąµą“Øļæ½ą“±ą“æļæ½ąµ ą“Ŗą“°ą“¾ą“®ąµ¼ą“¶ļæ½ļæ½ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øąµą“®ą“¤ąµ?
Answer
C. ą“Ŗą“¾ą“²ą“æą“Æą“ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
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'ą“²ąµą“²ą“¾ą“¤ą“æą“²ą“ą“' ą“¤ą“®ą“æą““ą“æąµą“²ļæ½ąµ ą“Ŗą“°ą“æą“ą“¾ą“·ąµļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ą“æą“Æą“¤ą“¾ą“°ąµ?
Answer
A. ą“ą“³ą“Æąµą“Ŗļæ½ą“®ą“¾ąµ¾
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ąµą“ą“¾ļæ½ąµļæ½ ļæ½ą“æļæ½ļæ½ą“¾ą“Øą“æą“ąµ¾ļæ½ąµ ą“Øąµ½ą“ą“æą“Æ ą“
ļæ½ļæ½ą“²ļæ½ļæ½ąµą“³ ąµą“°ą“ąµļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ą“æą“Æą“æą“°ą“æļæ½ļæ½ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
Answer
B. ą“¤ą“°ą“æļæ½ą“¾ļæ½ļæ½ą“æ ą“¶ą“¾ą“øą“Øą“
39
11-ą“¾ą“ ą“¶ą“¤ą“ļæ½ą“æąµą“² ąµą“ą“° ąµą“ą“¾ą“³ ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ą“æąµą“² ą“Øą“æąµ¼ļæ½ą“¾ą“Æą“ ą“°ą“ą“ļæ½ą“³ą“æąµ½ ą“Ŗą“²ą“¤ą“æļæ½ą“ ą“øą“¾ļæ½ļæ½ą“ ą“µą“¹ą“æļæ½ ļæ½ą“±ļæ½ą“ą“
Answer
A. ą“µą“æą““ą“æļæ½ą“
40
'ą“ą“Øą“ą“ ļæ½ą“²ą“ ą“ą“¾ą“®ą“æą“Øą“æ ļæ½ą“²ą“ ą“ą“²ą“¹ą“ ą“Ŗą“²ą“µą“æą“§ļæ½ą“²ą“ą“æąµ½ ļæ½ą“²ą“ą“' ą“ą“¤ąµ ļæ½ļæ½ą“²ą“æąµą“² ą“µą“°ą“æą“ąµ¾?
Answer
C. ą“ą“æą“°ą“¾ą“¤ą“
41
Which of the following script is found in the inscriptions of Asoka?
Answer
A. Kharoshti
42
"The early Aramaic alphabet is the prototype of Brahmi". Who put forth this theory?
Answer
C. David Diringer
43
Which of the following script was prevalent all over India from very ancient times?
Answer
B. Brahmi
44
The study of decorative lettering is known as
Answer
C. Calligraphy
45
Which is the earliest modern manuscript Library in India?
Answer
A. The Saraswathi Bhavan Library
46
Manuscripts Library function as
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C. Acquirs very rare books from any sources
47
Which of the following is the chief materials for writing in ancient India?
Answer
A. Palm leaf
48
Who was the ļ¬rst editor in chief in the committee constituted to revise the catalogues catalogorum?
Answer
C. Prof S. Kuppuswami Sastri
49
Which of the following is not related to Jyotisha?
Answer
B. Yantra
50
Bhaskaracharya is related to
Answer
C. Astronomy
51
Who is the author of "The History of Indian Chemistry"?
Answer
D. P.C. Roy
52
Iconography deals with the literature of
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A. Pratikriti
53
Which of the following is work on dramaturgy?
Answer
D. Dasarupaka
54
Who is considered as the pioneer of Sanskrit studies in the west
Answer
B. Sir Willian Jones
55
Which of the following is known as the "Veda of Verses"?
Answer
C. Rgved
56
Which is the total number of hymns in Rgveda?
Answer
A. 1028
57
Which of the following is not mentioned in Rgveda?
Answer
C. Vindhya range
58
Who is the most prominent of the Vedic Gods?
Answer
B. Indra
59
Which is the metal most frequently mentioned in Rgveda?
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A. Gold
60
The Udgatr priest is closely connected with Samhita of
Answer
C. Samaveda
61
Which archaeologist is known for this statement? - 'The archaeological record is constituted of the fossilized results of human behaviour'?
Answer
D. Gordon Childe
62
Three-dimensional recording of important ļ¬nds in excavation is important in understanding
Answer
B. Position
63
Use-wear analysis is generally employed in the analysis of
Answer
D. Stone tools
64
The relative dating of artifacts based on Typology takes into account
Answer
A. Style
65
Which of the following central to Harris Matrix method?
Answer
C. Stratigraphic sequence
66
A major breakthrough in Indian archaeology is the extraction of DNA from skeletal remains excavated at
Answer
B. Rakhigarhi
67
The study of contemporary bead-making techniques is an example for
Answer
D. Ethno-archaeology
68
Gradiometer is used in which type of geo-physical survey?
Answer
D. Magnetic Survey
69
Indological studies in India took a formal shape after
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B. Establishment of Asiatic Society
70
Identify the incorrect statement
Answer
C. Marine archaeology has no bearing on numismatic studies
71
Human skulls from the Neolithic culture at Burzahom are well-known for the evidence of
Answer
B. Trepanation
72
The most famous hoax case that utilized ļ¬uorine test is
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A. Piltdown man case
73
The book 'Prehistory of India' is authored by
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A. H.D. Sankalia
74
Open area excavation speciļ¬cally refers to
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C. Excavation without baulks
75
Which of the following is commonly used in the conservation of palm- leaf manuscripts?
Answer
C. Lemon grass oil
76
Industrial heritage includes (i) Mills and factories (ii) Canals (iii) Machinery (iv) Power facilities
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii and iv)
77
In archaeology, phytoliths are valuable evidence in reconstructing
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A. Agriculture and diet
78
Read the following (i) Obsidian hydration dating is a geochemical method (ii) It measures the water rind formed in artefacts made on volcanic glass
Answer
B. Both (i) and (ii) are true
79
Which of the following is/are correct with reference to Mortimer Wheeler (i) Taxila School of Archaeology (ii) Excavation of Maski and Brahmagiri (iii) Publication of Indian Antiquary (iv) Stratigraphic method of excavation
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C. Only (i and iv)
80
Ecofacts are preserved because of (i) Miniralization (ii) Carbonization (iii) Waterlogging (iv) Desiccation
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii, iii and iv)
81
Alexendric Mouseion was founded by
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A. Ptolemy Soter
82
Museums Association of India was formed in
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B. 1946
83
Foxing occurs in
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D. Paper
84
Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata is governed by
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C. Board Trustee
85
The main collection of Central Asian Antiquities is housed in
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B. National Museum, New Delhi
86
Which one of the following comes under the museum education services?
Answer
C. Publication
87
Which one of the following is a software for museum documentation?
Answer
A. SAMDOK
88
Registering of objects in a museum comes under which one of the following exercises
Answer
B. Accessioning
89
Which one of the following international association deals with repatriation of cultural property to the country of origin?
Answer
D. UNIDROIT
90
Crizzling occurs in
Answer
C. Glass
91
Which of the following options can reduce the eļ¬ect of light on museum objects?
Answer
A. Eliminating UV light
92
Public area in the museum includes the following spaces : (i) Exhibition space (ii) Cloakroom (iii) Library (iv) Photographic studio
Answer
A. (i), (ii), (iii)
93
One of the following is not a committee of ICOM.
Answer
B. ICOMOS
94
'Museums in Motion' is written by
Answer
A. E.P. Alexander
95
Benzene is used in
Answer
C. Removal of stains
96
Which museum building is designed in the shape of a striking thunder?
Answer
B. Holocast Museum
97
Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata is governed by
Answer
C. Board Trustee
98
Which chemical is used to remove grease stain from archival materials?
Answer
A. Oxalic Acid
99
According to museum norms, UV ļ¬ltration is necessary when the proportion of UV radiation in the light is greater than
Answer
B. 75 microwatt/lumen
100
'Rosetta stone' is housed in which of the following museums?
Answer
C. British Museum, U.K.
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