CUET PG PYQs for Prehistory and Proto History of India with Solutions: Practice CUET PG Previous Year Questions

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CUET PG PYQs for Prehistory and Proto History of India with Solutions

1.
Which of the following museums display the Didarganj Yakshi?
- National Museum, New Delhi
- Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Nalanda Museum, Nalanda
- Bihar Museum, Patna
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2.
Identify correct statements with reference to Sanauli Cemetery:
(A) M. S. Vats excavated Sanauli.
(B) Sanauli is located at Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.
(C) The discoveries at Sanauli are tentatively dated c. 2200–1800 BCE.
(D) The goods of the cemetery comprise copper objects, gold ornaments, glass, etc.
- (A), (B), and (D) only
- (B), (C), and (D) only
- (A), (C), and (D) only
- (A), (B), and (C) only
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3.
Arrange the following Pallava rulers in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Mahendra-varman I} B.& \ \text{Simhavishnu} C.& \ \text{Parmesvara-varman I} D.& \ \text{Narasimha-varman I} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A, B, C and D
- D, B, C and A
- B, C and D and A
- B, A, D and C
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4.
Excavations at Atranjikhera (Etah district, U.P.) have been carried out on the banks of which river?
- The Ganga
- Yamuna
- Kali
- Chambal
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5.
Who, among the following, has excavated the Neolithic site ‘Senuar’?
- B.P. Singh
- G.R. Sharma
- V.D. Mishra
- J.N. Pal
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6.
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I List - II
A. Shitalnatha I. 13^th
B. Suvratanatha II. 10^th
C. Mallinatha III. 19^th
D. Vimalanatha IV. 20^th
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- \( \text{A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I} \)
- \( \text{A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-IV} \)
- \( \text{A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III} \)
- \( \text{A-III, B-I, C-V, D-II} \)
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7.
Which of the following sites has given fascinating evidence of an Upper Palaeolithic shrine dated 9000–8000 BCE?
- Bhimbetka, M.P.
- Lohanda Nala, Belan Valley
- Baghor I, M.P.
- Patne, Maharashtra
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8.
The three-age system – the idea that there was an age of stone tools, followed by one dominated by those of bronze and then of iron – was put forward by:
- P.F. Suhm and Christian Thomsen
- John Lubbock and Jacob Worsaae
- John Marshall and Alexander Cunningham
- Edouard Lartet and Jacob Worsaae
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List - I	List - II
A.	Shitalnatha	I.	13^th
B.	Suvratanatha	II.	10^th
C.	Mallinatha	III.	19^th
D.	Vimalanatha	IV.	20^th

9.
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
(A) The dancing girl (I) Surkotada
(B) Terracotta plough (II) Kalibanga
(C) In Harappan culture, the horse remains are reported from here (III) Mohenjodaro
(D) The ploughed fields are found at (IV) Banawali

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
(A) - (I), (B) - (C), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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10.
Arrange the following Buddhist scholars in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Nagarjuna} B.& \ \text{Shantidev} C.& \ \text{Matrcheta} D.& \ \text{Chandrakirti} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A, B, C and D
- A, C, D and B
- B, A, C and D
- B, A, D and C
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11.
The first palaeolithic tool discovered by Robert Bruce Foote at Pallavaram near Madras was:
- Cleaver
- Pebble tool
- Chopper
- Handaxe
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12.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) The British succeeded in transferring many of Indian coins to private and public collections in Britain.
(B) The earliest coins contain a few symbols.
(C) The Indo-Greek coins were found around Afghanistan.
(D) The post-Gupta coins depict decline of trade and commerce.
- (A), (B), (C), (D)
- (A), (C), (B), (D)
- (B), (C), (D), (A)
- (D), (A), (B), (C)
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13.
Which of the following ages or eras form the Cenozoic or the age of the mammals?
- Palaeozoic and Mesozoic
- Mesozoic only
- Tertiary only
- Tertiary and Quaternary
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14.
Not very far from Srinagar, on the second terrace of Burzahom, at least two Neolithic sites are known. These are:
- Martand
- Kiri Gul Mohammad
- Burzahom
- Daudkhal Social
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List-I	List-II
(A) The dancing girl	(I) Surkotada
(B) Terracotta plough	(II) Kalibanga
(C) In Harappan culture, the horse remains are reported from here	(III) Mohenjodaro
(D) The ploughed fields are found at	(IV) Banawali

CUET PG PYQs for Prehistory and Proto History of India with Solutions

1.Which of the following museums display the Didarganj Yakshi?

3.Arrange the following Pallava rulers in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Mahendra-varman I} B.& \ \text{Simhavishnu} C.& \ \text{Parmesvara-varman I} D.& \ \text{Narasimha-varman I} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

4.Excavations at Atranjikhera (Etah district, U.P.) have been carried out on the banks of which river?

5.Who, among the following, has excavated the Neolithic site ‘Senuar’?

6.Match List - I with List - II.List - IList - IIA.ShitalnathaI.13thB.SuvratanathaII.10thC.MallinathaIII.19thD.VimalanathaIV.20thChoose the correct answer from the options given below :

7.Which of the following sites has given fascinating evidence of an Upper Palaeolithic shrine dated 9000–8000 BCE?

8.The three-age system – the idea that there was an age of stone tools, followed by one dominated by those of bronze and then of iron – was put forward by:

9.Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II (A) The dancing girl(I) Surkotada(B) Terracotta plough(II) Kalibanga(C) In Harappan culture, the horse remains are reported from here(III) Mohenjodaro(D) The ploughed fields are found at(IV) Banawali

10.Arrange the following Buddhist scholars in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Nagarjuna} B.& \ \text{Shantidev} C.& \ \text{Matrcheta} D.& \ \text{Chandrakirti} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

11.The first palaeolithic tool discovered by Robert Bruce Foote at Pallavaram near Madras was:

13.Which of the following ages or eras form the Cenozoic or the age of the mammals?

14.Not very far from Srinagar, on the second terrace of Burzahom, at least two Neolithic sites are known. These are:

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1.
Which of the following museums display the Didarganj Yakshi?

3.
Arrange the following Pallava rulers in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Mahendra-varman I} B.& \ \text{Simhavishnu} C.& \ \text{Parmesvara-varman I} D.& \ \text{Narasimha-varman I} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

4.
Excavations at Atranjikhera (Etah district, U.P.) have been carried out on the banks of which river?

5.
Who, among the following, has excavated the Neolithic site ‘Senuar’?

6.
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I List - II
A. Shitalnatha I. 13^th
B. Suvratanatha II. 10^th
C. Mallinatha III. 19^th
D. Vimalanatha IV. 20^th
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

7.
Which of the following sites has given fascinating evidence of an Upper Palaeolithic shrine dated 9000–8000 BCE?

8.
The three-age system – the idea that there was an age of stone tools, followed by one dominated by those of bronze and then of iron – was put forward by:

9.
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
(A) The dancing girl (I) Surkotada
(B) Terracotta plough (II) Kalibanga
(C) In Harappan culture, the horse remains are reported from here (III) Mohenjodaro
(D) The ploughed fields are found at (IV) Banawali

10.
Arrange the following Buddhist scholars in chronological order. \[ \begin{aligned} A.& \ \text{Nagarjuna} B.& \ \text{Shantidev} C.& \ \text{Matrcheta} D.& \ \text{Chandrakirti} \end{aligned} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

11.
The first palaeolithic tool discovered by Robert Bruce Foote at Pallavaram near Madras was:

13.
Which of the following ages or eras form the Cenozoic or the age of the mammals?

14.
Not very far from Srinagar, on the second terrace of Burzahom, at least two Neolithic sites are known. These are: