Railways General Awareness Pre-Historic Period Sample Paper

done Pre-Historic Period Sample Test Paper-1 Total Questions - 20    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with
  A)
   Mesolithic age
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  B)
          Neolithic age
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  C)
   Chalcolithic age
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  D)
   Iron Age
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• question_answer2)
  From among the following, which pair is not matched?
  A)
   Patanjali ? Mahabhashya
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  B)
   Hal - Gatha Saptshati
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  C)
   Bhadrabahu - Brihat Katha Manjari
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  D)
   Ashva Ghose - Harsh Charit
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• question_answer3)
  The period of social evolution which represents the hunting-gathering stage is/are the
  A)
   Palaeolithic Age
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  B)
   Mesolithic Age
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  C)
   Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age
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  D)
   Neolithic Age
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following is not evident at Mohenjodaro?
  A)
   Pasupati seal
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  B)
   Great granary and great bath
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  C)
   Multi-pillared assembly hall
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  D)
   Evidence of double burials
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• question_answer5)
  Which one of the following is not a part of early Jains literature?
  A)
   Therigatha       
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  B)
   Acarangasutra
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  C)
   Sutrakritanga    
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  D)
          Brihatkalpasutra
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• question_answer6)
  The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the
  A)
   Three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent
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  B)
   Three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified
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  C)
   Three main styles of Indian temple architecture
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  D)
   Three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India
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• question_answer7)
  Which one of the following gives the correct chronological order of the vedas?
  A)
   Rigveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda
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  B)
   Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda
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  C)
   Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Rigveda
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  D)
   Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda
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• question_answer8)
  The Anguttara Nikhaya which gives information about Mahajanapadas is a part of which Buddhist book?
  A)
   Suttapitaka
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  B)
   Vinayapitaka
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  C)
   Abhidhammapitaka
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  D)
   Jatakas
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• question_answer9)
  Which amongst the following civilization was not contemporary with the Harappan civilization?
  A)
   Greek civilization
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  B)
   Egyptian civilization
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  C)
   Mesopotamian civilization
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  D)
   Chinese civilization
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• question_answer10)
  10.

  	List- I		List- II
  A.	Paleolithic age	1.	Sites are found in Chhotangpur?s plateau tools used
  B.	Mesolithic age	2.	Copper on bronze tools used
  C.	Neolithic age	3.	Flint was used
  D.	Chalcolithic age	4.	Wheat and barley were grown

  Codes:
  A)
   A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
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  B)
   A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
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  C)
   A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
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  D)
   A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
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• question_answer11)
  The Neolithic settlement of Mehrgarh is located on the bank of which river?
  A)
   Bolan  
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  B)
   Belan
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  C)
   Khurram          
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  D)
   Gomal
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• question_answer12)
  The only Neolithic settlement in the Indian subcontinent dating back to 7000 BC lies in
  A)
   Rajasthan        
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  B)
   Kashmir
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  C)
   Sindh  
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  D)
   Baluchistan
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• question_answer13)
  The goddess of vegetative fertility, worshipped during the Chalcolithic period of Jorwe culture, was
  A)
   Sakapumi        
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  B)
   Satakarani
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  C)
   Sambhuti         
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  D)
   Sakambhari
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• question_answer14)
  Millet was the main food crop of which of the following (pre-historic) civilisations?
  A)
   Greek
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  B)
          Egyptian
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  C)
   Chincese          
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  D)
   Sumerian
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• question_answer15)
  In the Indian subcontinent, the Neolithic Age is believed to have begun by
  A)
   11000 BC        
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  B)
   9000 BC
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  C)
   7000 BC          
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  D)
   5000 BC
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• question_answer16)
  All bronze age civilisation were basically
  A)
   Agriculture       
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  B)
   trading
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  C)
   Commercial     
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  D)
   fanning
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• question_answer17)
  Excellent cave paintings of Mesolithic age are found at
  A)
   Bhimbetka       
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  B)
   Attranjikhera
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  C)
   Mirzapur          
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  D)
   Mehrgarh
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following is not a principal tool of the Early Stone Age?
  A)
   Scrapper          
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  B)
   Handaxe
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  C)
   Cleaver
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  D)
   Chopper
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• question_answer19)
  Which Neolithic site is not found in Belan valley of Uttar Pradesh?
  A)
   Chopani-Mando
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  B)
   Koldihawa
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  C)
   Mahagara        
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  D)
   Chachar
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• question_answer20)
  Jorwe pottery type seen in the Chalcolithic period is predominantly of?
  A)
   Black on Red ware
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  B)
   Black and Red
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  C)
   Red ware         
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  D)
   Ochre colour ware
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