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ARCHAEOLOGY

Common Entrance Examination for Admission to P.G. Courses under C.S.S. 2009

Time: 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 100

Instruction Questions under all Parts are to be answered in the booklet itself.
To be filled in by the candidate Register Number
In figures In words

PART I (100 1 2 =50 Marks) 1. Which of the following is not a Harrappan site ? a) Mohenjodara c) Dholavira b) Kalibangan d) Sannati

2. Punch marked coins were first issued by a) Mauryas b) Kushans c) Sungas d) Guptas

3. In which period tank irrigation started ? a) Palaeolithic b) Mesolithic c) Neolithic d) Chalcolithic

4. Which of the dynasty did not existed during the Saagan age ? a) Pallava b) Chera c) Chola d) Pandya

5. Madras hand axe industry falls under a) Palaeolithic b) Neolithic c) Chlcolithic d) Iron age
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6. Asiatic society was founded by a) Williams Jones c) H. H. Wilson 7. Satyaputra were the a) Malayamans 8. Amphoral is a a) Chinese Pottery c) Arabian Pottery a) Neolithic period c) Early Historic period b) Roman Pottery d) None b) Iron age d) Modern period b) Adiyamans c) Kadavanayas d) Chera b) James Princep d) Warren Hastings

9. Potters wheel was discovered during

10. Kaveripumpattinam was the port city of a) Chera a) Chola b) Chola b) Pandya c) Pandyas c) Pallavas d) Pallavas d) None 11. Kodungalur was a port city of

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12. The first Site Museum was established at a) Sarnath a) Prologue a) Art b) Amaravathi c) Sanchii b) Preface b) Epigraphy c) Preamble c) Palaeography d) Mathura d) Prasasti d) None

13. The introductory part of the inscription is called an 14. The study of inscription called 15. The discipline of studying coins is called a) Iconography a) Libby c) James Princep b) Photograpy c) Numismatics d) Art 16. C14 dating was discovered by b) Alexander Fleming d) Darwin

17. Which of the following is normally not a weapon of Siva ? a) Mriga a) A currency b) An unit of measure c) Both currency and an unit of measure d) None 19. Ikshuvakus were the rulers of a) Banavasi a) Muruga a) Chandra Gupta c) Skanta Ggupta b) Warrangal b) Ganesa c) Sriparvata c) Siva b) Samudra Gupta d) Sri Gupta d) Amaravati d) Vishnu 20. Kadmabas were the worshippers of b) Parasu c) Damaru d) Vajra 18. The term Kalanju denotes

21. Allahabad Pillar inscription is dated to

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22. The first Museum started in India was a) Dolls Museum at Bombay c) Indian Museum at Calcutta 23. Dwarasamudra was the capital of a) Kakathiyas a) Rajaraj I a) Yajna Sri c) Simuka a) Mamalla a) Kadambas a) Pallavas b) Yadavas b) Rajendra I c) Hoysalas c) Rajathiraja I b) Pulamavi d) Gautami Putra Satakarni b) Pallavamalla c) Simhavishnu b) Gangas b) Cheras c) Rastrakutas c) Early Cholas d) Rajasimha d) Chalukyas d) None d) Chalukyas d) None 24. The greatest ruler of the imperial Chola line was b) Salarjung Museum at Hyderabad d) Govt. Museum at Chennai

25. The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was

26. Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was built by

27. Badami was the capital of the 28. Rockcut architecture in South India was initiated by 29. In which of the following place no rockcut is found ? a) Thirunandikara b) Kaviyur c) Trivandram d) Tiruvallaru 30. In the conservation of monuments, paper pulp method is used, to remove the deposition of a) Acid b) Salt c) Organic growth d) None 31. Madura Vijayam was composed by a) Harsha I a) Kapileswara b) Harsha II b) Mangalasa c) Bukka I c) Virabhadra d) Gangadar d) None 32. The Kalinga ruler, who invaded South India in 1435 A.D. was

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33. The prehistoric culture of India squadly falls under a) Holocene age c) Miocene age 34. Hieroglyphic means a) Greek Goddess b) A form of writing c) A Kind of coin 35. The tombs erected over the deceased Egyptians were called as a) Pyramids a) Sumerians c) Hebrew b) Cairncircle c) Menhirs b) Babylonians d) Indian d) Cistburials 36. Ziggurats were the temples of b) Pleistocene age d) None

37. The prophetic principles that formed the foundation of the Christianity was founded by a) Amos a) Old Testaments c) Epic of Gilgamesh 39. Iliad and Odyssey were authored by a) King Solomen b) Schliemann c) Sir Arthur Evans d) Homer 40. Zoroastrianism was the accepted religion of a) Persians a) Hebrews a) 776 B.C. b) Greeks b) Romans b) 775 B.C. c) Egyptians c) Persians c) 770 B.C. d) Assyrians d) Greeks d) 700 B.C. b) Jeremiah c) Isaiah d) Ezekiel 38. Which of the following is the contribution of Hebrews ? b) Cuneiform Writing d) Paradise Lost

41. The city of Troy was destroyed by the rulers of 42. The first Olympiad was dated

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b) Darius d) Pythagoras c) Painter b) Plato d) Zeno c) Mathematics b) Buddhism d) None c) Siva d) Rama d) Buddhism d) Astrology d) Philosopher

45. Aristotle was a student of

46. Herodotus has been given the title of father of _____________ 47. Hinayana and Mahayana were the two divisions of

49. The cave temple at Karle is dedicated to b) Vaishnavism c) Jainism b) 521 AD d) 621 AD b) Madhya Pradesh d) Hariyana c) Philosopher d) Singer

50. Muhammed was driven from Mecca to Medina in

51. Nalanda University existed in the present state of

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53. Monalisa painting was authored by a) Raphael b) Michelangelo c) Leonardo Davinci d) None 54. The society of Jesus was founded by a) Zwngli c) Calvi a) Washington c) Madison 56. Nepolean Bonaparte was born in a) Columbia c) California a) Waterloo b) Louisiana b) Corsica d) Isle of Elba c) Lunevillei d) Corsica b) Luther d) Ignatius Loyola b) Adams d) Jafferson

55. The first President of the United State of America was

57. Nepolean received a crushing defeat at 58. ____________ was the first President of United States after the foundation of the Republican Party. a) Jafferson c) Lincoln a) Bismark c) Moltke a) Stalin c) Trotsky b) Jackson d) Wilson b) Gen. Von Roon d) None b) Alexander Kerensky d) Lenin

59. The leader most responsible for German unification was

60. The central figure in the Russian Revolution was

2724 61. Facist theory was advocated by a) Hitler b) Mussolini c) None 62. First battle of Panipat was held in a) 1525 AD b) 1526 AD

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d) 1528 AD d) 1460 AD

63. Akbar became the ruler of India in a) 1560 AD b) 1660 AD c) 1661 AD

64. The first Governor General of India was a) Lord Corinwallis b) Lord Welleslley c) Lord Minto d) Lord Warren Hastings 65. An year consisting of 365 days with 12 months of 30 days each was invented by a) Indians b) French c) Egyptians d) Babylonians 66. The Cuneiform method of writing was the greatest contribution of a) Romans b) Persians c) Hebrews d) Sumerians 67. Hammurabi the greatest King of Babylon was known for his a) Code of laws b) Writings c) Science d) Astrology 68. A lunar calendar with 12 lunar months and a week with seven days was invented by a) Babylonians b) Assyrians c) Chinese d) None 69. The chief exponents of Greek political theory were a) Alexander and Plato b) Plato and Pliny c) Plato and Aristotle d) Ptolemy and Aristotle

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70. Hipprocate is called as the father of Greek a) Philosophy c) Medicine 71. Herophilus is known as the father of a) Anatomy c) Zoology 72. Zero sign was the contribution of a) Romans c) French a) Wuti c) Tui Tsung 74. The China markets were known for a) Cotton c) Spun b) Jute d) Silk b) Greeks d) Indians b) Shih Huang Ti d) None b) Physiology d) Mathematics b) Geometry d) Botany

73. The builder of the great wall of China was

75. The solar year of 365 days with an extra day added every four years was instituted by Romans in a) 55 B.C. c) 55 A.D. a) Columbus c) Megallan 77. Telescope was invented by a) Galileo c) Kepler b) Gilbert d) Stevin b) 45 B.C. d) 45 A.D. b) Vascoda Gama d) John Cabot

76. The Portuguese sailer who sailed around Africa to India in 1947 was

2724 78. The earliest script of India was a) Brahmi c) Vatteluthu 79. The royal insignia of the Cheras was a) Lion c) Fish

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b) Kharosti d) English b) Bow and arrow d) Tiger

80. Most stones are made up of the gases a) Hydrogen and helium b) Hydrogen and oxygen c) Helium and nitrogen 81. Kelvi is the base unit of a) Time c) Temperature 82. Motor car was invented by a) Marie Curie b) Hendry Ford c) Louis Braille d) Jethro Tull 83. Penicillin was discovered by a) Fleming, Florey and Chain b) Fleming, Galilio and Chain c) Isaac Newton, Fleming and Chain 84. The state with the largest literary rate a) Tamilnadu c) Karnataka 85. Vadakunatha temple is situated in a) Trichur b) Trivandrum c) Kozhi Kode b) Andrapradesh d) Kerala b) Length d) Electric current

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86. Which bird rises from its ashes every 500 years ? a) Peacock c) Pigeon 87. The titanic had sunk in the year a) 1900 AD c) 1802 AD b) 1901 AD d) 1912 AD b) Phoenix d) Penguin

88. Which of the following is not a percussion instrument ? a) Tabla c) Tanpura a) Joy Brown c) Louis Pasteur a) Sir Montima Wheeler b) John Marshall c) Alexander Cunnigham 91. Bimbetka is known for a) Rock paintings b) Sculptures c) Temples 92. Which of the following is not a semiprecious stone ? a) Carnelian c) Agate a) Neduncheral Adam c) Udaiyanferal b) Quartz d) Quartzile b) Senguttuvan d) Kuttuvan Cheral b) Bangoes d) Mridangam b) Ronald Ross d) Fleming

89. Who discovered the malaria parasite ?

90. ________________ is called as the father of Indian Archaeology.

93. ________________ said to have gone upto Himalaya.

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95. Khajuraho was known for the temples of

96. Brahmadeyas were the settlements meant for a) Warrior b) Brahmanas c) Dancers 97. The Padmanabhaswami temple at Trivandram is dedicated to a) Siva c) Vishnu a) Uraiyer c) Musiri a) 1 st c) 12th a) Varaha c) Garuda b) Dakshinamurthy d) Indra b) Madurai d) Tanfore b) 4 th d) 24th b) Narasimha d) None _________________

98. Which of the following is the most probable capital city of Sangam Cheras ?

99. Mahavira is considered as the ______________ Tirtankara.

100. The royal insignia of the Vijayanagara rulers was

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ANSWER SHEET PART I

Question Answer number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Question Answer number 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Question Answer number 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

Question Answer number 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

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ARCHAEOLOGY PART II Essays : Answer any two : (225=50 Marks)

1. Discuss the archaeological sources for writing the early history of Kerala. 2. Evaluate the importance of Malayalam literature for tracing the cultural history of Kerala. 3. Bring out the salient features of temple architecture of Kerala. 4. Examine the festivals of Kerala. 5. Give an account of Islamic influence on Kerala. 6. Trace the Church architecture of Kerala.

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