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1. Which description correctly matches History?
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Undeciphered script and hence a major obstacle to reconstructing Harappan institutions
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Location that combines shelter or settlement with tool production
Study of the past through critical investigation of evidence
2. Which description correctly matches Historia?
Coins, inscriptions, monuments, pottery and excavated remains
Undeciphered script and hence a major obstacle to reconstructing Harappan institutions
Framework for arranging developments in temporal sequence
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Study of coins
3. Which description correctly matches Archaeology?
Location that combines shelter or settlement with tool production
Evidence originating within the period being studied
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Framework for arranging developments in temporal sequence
Study of material remains of past human activity
4. Which description correctly matches Literary sources?
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Written material such as religious texts, chronicles and travel accounts
Period before the existence of written records
Period with writing that remains undeciphered or is otherwise not directly readable
Especially durable archaeological evidence of prehistoric human activities
5. Which description correctly matches Non-literary sources?
Study of layers and their relative archaeological sequence
Study of material remains of past human activity
Coins, inscriptions, monuments, pottery and excavated remains
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Establishing whether one archaeological context is earlier or later than another
6. Which description correctly matches Epigraphy?
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Location where prehistoric people produced stone tools
Study of inscriptions
Period supported by readable written records alongside material evidence
Evidence originating within the period being studied
7. Which description correctly matches Numismatics?
Undeciphered script and hence a major obstacle to reconstructing Harappan institutions
Establishing whether one archaeological context is earlier or later than another
Study of coins
Study of material remains of past human activity
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
8. Which description correctly matches Prehistory?
Evidence originating within the period being studied
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Period before the existence of written records
Undeciphered script and hence a major obstacle to reconstructing Harappan institutions
Written material such as religious texts, chronicles and travel accounts
9. Which description correctly matches Protohistory?
Period before the existence of written records
Period with writing that remains undeciphered or is otherwise not directly readable
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Undeciphered script and hence a major obstacle to reconstructing Harappan institutions
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
10. Which description correctly matches History in the strict documentary sense?
Period supported by readable written records alongside material evidence
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Study of layers and their relative archaeological sequence
Coins, inscriptions, monuments, pottery and excavated remains
11. Which description correctly matches Stone tools?
Study of material remains of past human activity
Especially durable archaeological evidence of prehistoric human activities
Evidence originating within the period being studied
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Study of the past through critical investigation of evidence
12. Which description correctly matches Factory site?
Study of material remains of past human activity
Study of coins
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Establishing whether one archaeological context is earlier or later than another
Location where prehistoric people produced stone tools
13. Which description correctly matches Habitation-cum-factory site?
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Location that combines shelter or settlement with tool production
Study of material remains of past human activity
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
14. Which description correctly matches Stratigraphy?
Scientific method used to estimate age of suitable organic material
Location where prehistoric people produced stone tools
Interpretation that must be separated from directly observed evidence
Study of the past through critical investigation of evidence
Study of layers and their relative archaeological sequence
15. Which description correctly matches Relative dating?
Greek word associated with inquiry or investigation
Location that combines shelter or settlement with tool production
Especially durable archaeological evidence of prehistoric human activities
Evidence originating within the period being studied
Establishing whether one archaeological context is earlier or later than another
16. Which description correctly matches Primary source?
Coins, inscriptions, monuments, pottery and excavated remains
Framework for arranging developments in temporal sequence
Evidence originating within the period being studied
Location that combines shelter or settlement with tool production
Study of material remains of past human activity
17. Which description correctly matches Palaeolithic?
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Stone used in many South Asian prehistoric tool assemblages
Communities dependent mainly on foraging and hunting rather than agriculture
Environmental context of much of the Palaeolithic record
Old Stone Age associated chiefly with hunting and gathering
18. Which description correctly matches Lower Palaeolithic?
Stone used in many South Asian prehistoric tool assemblages
Environmental context of much of the Palaeolithic record
Phase prominently associated with handaxes, cleavers and choppers
Old Stone Age associated chiefly with hunting and gathering
Central Indian region with important Palaeolithic evidence
19. Which description correctly matches Middle Palaeolithic?
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Andhra Pradesh caves associated with prehistoric tools including bone implements
Phase prominently associated with flake-based tools, points and scrapers
Communities dependent mainly on foraging and hunting rather than agriculture
Old Stone Age associated chiefly with hunting and gathering
20. Which description correctly matches Upper Palaeolithic?
Central Indian region with important Palaeolithic evidence
Maharashtra site discussed in early Palaeolithic archaeology
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Environmental context of much of the Palaeolithic record
Phase that includes refined blades and evidence of more specialised technologies
21. Which description correctly matches Robert Bruce Foote?
Geologist who discovered a prehistoric handaxe at Pallavaram in 1863
Tamil Nadu locality associated with Foote’s 1863 handaxe discovery
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Long narrow flake used in sophisticated stone-tool traditions
Environmental context of much of the Palaeolithic record
22. Which description correctly matches Pallavaram?
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Phase that includes refined blades and evidence of more specialised technologies
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Tamil Nadu locality associated with Foote’s 1863 handaxe discovery
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
23. Which description correctly matches Handaxe?
Large bifacial stone tool typical of many Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Andhra Pradesh caves associated with prehistoric tools including bone implements
Long narrow flake used in sophisticated stone-tool traditions
24. Which description correctly matches Cleaver?
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Maharashtra site discussed in early Palaeolithic archaeology
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Phase prominently associated with handaxes, cleavers and choppers
Madhya Pradesh rock shelters important for prehistoric occupation and art
25. Which description correctly matches Flake?
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Communities dependent mainly on foraging and hunting rather than agriculture
Rajasthan locality associated with prehistoric stone artefacts
Madhya Pradesh rock shelters important for prehistoric occupation and art
26. Which description correctly matches Blade?
Andhra Pradesh caves associated with prehistoric tools including bone implements
Long narrow flake used in sophisticated stone-tool traditions
Stone used in many South Asian prehistoric tool assemblages
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Phase prominently associated with handaxes, cleavers and choppers
27. Which description correctly matches Bhimbetka?
Stone used in many South Asian prehistoric tool assemblages
Phase prominently associated with handaxes, cleavers and choppers
Phase prominently associated with flake-based tools, points and scrapers
Phase that includes refined blades and evidence of more specialised technologies
Madhya Pradesh rock shelters important for prehistoric occupation and art
28. Which description correctly matches Belan Valley?
Tamil Nadu locality associated with Foote’s 1863 handaxe discovery
Rajasthan locality associated with prehistoric stone artefacts
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Large cutting implement recognised in Lower Palaeolithic assemblages
Uttar Pradesh area important for evidence across Stone Age phases
29. Which description correctly matches Narmada Valley?
Communities dependent mainly on foraging and hunting rather than agriculture
Central Indian region with important Palaeolithic evidence
Environmental context of much of the Palaeolithic record
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Geologist who discovered a prehistoric handaxe at Pallavaram in 1863
30. Which description correctly matches Didwana?
Natural protection that could serve as a prehistoric habitation location
Maharashtra site discussed in early Palaeolithic archaeology
Long narrow flake used in sophisticated stone-tool traditions
Rajasthan locality associated with prehistoric stone artefacts
Tamil Nadu locality associated with Foote’s 1863 handaxe discovery
31. Which description correctly matches Bori?
Central Indian region with important Palaeolithic evidence
Uttar Pradesh area important for evidence across Stone Age phases
Maharashtra site discussed in early Palaeolithic archaeology
Piece detached from a stone core to make a tool
Geologist who discovered a prehistoric handaxe at Pallavaram in 1863
32. Which description correctly matches Mesolithic?
Middle Stone Age marking varied adaptations after the Palaeolithic
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
Small worked stone implement characteristic of Mesolithic technologies
Madhya Pradesh site associated with Mesolithic occupation and early animal domestication evidence
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
33. Which description correctly matches Microlith?
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
Ecological development affecting animal resources after climatic shifts
Movement between resource zones by foraging communities
Small worked stone implement characteristic of Mesolithic technologies
West Bengal locality associated with microlithic evidence
34. Which description correctly matches Composite tool?
Material evidence for symbolic and social activities
Activity facilitated by microlithic and composite tools
Middle Stone Age marking varied adaptations after the Palaeolithic
Madhya Pradesh site associated with Mesolithic occupation and early animal domestication evidence
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
35. Which description correctly matches Bagor?
Subsistence practice supported by specialised tools in prehistoric assemblages
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
Visual evidence depicting activities such as hunting, dancing and animals
Domestic animals discussed in the Mesolithic-to-Neolithic transition
36. Which description correctly matches Kothari River?
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Activity facilitated by microlithic and composite tools
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
River associated with the Mesolithic site of Bagor
Small worked stone implement characteristic of Mesolithic technologies
37. Which description correctly matches Adamgarh?
Madhya Pradesh site associated with Mesolithic occupation and early animal domestication evidence
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
Middle Stone Age marking varied adaptations after the Palaeolithic
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
Ecological development affecting animal resources after climatic shifts
38. Which description correctly matches Mirzapur rock shelters?
Uttar Pradesh locality associated with early microlith discoveries
Madhya Pradesh site associated with Mesolithic occupation and early animal domestication evidence
Subsistence practice supported by specialised tools in prehistoric assemblages
Visual evidence depicting activities such as hunting, dancing and animals
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
39. Which description correctly matches Rock paintings?
Visual evidence depicting activities such as hunting, dancing and animals
Factor linked to ecological changes near the transition to Mesolithic ways of life
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
Uttar Pradesh locality associated with early microlith discoveries
40. Which description correctly matches Climate warming?
Gujarat site yielding Mesolithic burials and stone artefacts
Factor linked to ecological changes near the transition to Mesolithic ways of life
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
41. Which description correctly matches Grassland expansion?
Ecological development affecting animal resources after climatic shifts
Activity facilitated by microlithic and composite tools
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Process by which humans began managing selected animal populations
Movement between resource zones by foraging communities
42. Which description correctly matches Animal domestication?
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
Madhya Pradesh site associated with Mesolithic occupation and early animal domestication evidence
West Bengal locality associated with microlithic evidence
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Process by which humans began managing selected animal populations
43. Which description correctly matches Sheep and goats?
Implement in which small stone pieces are fitted to a handle or shaft
Subsistence practice supported by specialised tools in prehistoric assemblages
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
Domestic animals discussed in the Mesolithic-to-Neolithic transition
Factor linked to ecological changes near the transition to Mesolithic ways of life
44. Which description correctly matches Hunting of smaller game?
River associated with the Mesolithic site of Bagor
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Western Indian river basin with prehistoric artefacts
Activity facilitated by microlithic and composite tools
45. Which description correctly matches Fishing?
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
Important Mesolithic site on Rajasthan’s Kothari River
Factor linked to ecological changes near the transition to Mesolithic ways of life
Activity facilitated by microlithic and composite tools
Subsistence practice supported by specialised tools in prehistoric assemblages
46. Which description correctly matches Burial goods?
Visual evidence depicting activities such as hunting, dancing and animals
Process by which humans began managing selected animal populations
Movement between resource zones by foraging communities
Objects placed with the dead that can suggest symbolic or ritual practices
Small worked stone implement characteristic of Mesolithic technologies
47. Which description correctly matches Neolithic?
Bihar Neolithic site known for bone tools and other material remains
New Stone Age associated with agriculture, livestock and settled villages
Important part of eastern and northern Indian Neolithic discussions
One form of permanent structures associated with early village life
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
48. Which description correctly matches Neolithic Revolution?
Kashmir Neolithic site known particularly for pit dwellings
New Stone Age associated with agriculture, livestock and settled villages
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
V. Gordon Childe’s term for the major shift towards food production
Ceramics shaped without a fast potter’s wheel
49. Which description correctly matches Food production?
Ceramics shaped without a fast potter’s wheel
Kashmir Neolithic site known particularly for pit dwellings
Cultivation and animal husbandry rather than exclusive hunting and gathering
Characteristic refined Neolithic ground-stone implement
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
50. Which description correctly matches Polished stone axe?
Technology increasingly associated with more regular ceramic forms
Characteristic refined Neolithic ground-stone implement
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
One form of permanent structures associated with early village life
Livelihood combining cultivation with herding
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51. Which description correctly matches Mehrgarh?
New Stone Age associated with agriculture, livestock and settled villages
Cultivation and animal husbandry rather than exclusive hunting and gathering
Baluchistan site with early farming and herding evidence
Bihar Neolithic site known for bone tools and other material remains
Karnataka locality in southern prehistoric archaeological discussions
52. Which description correctly matches Koldihwa?
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site discussed in connection with rice evidence
New Stone Age associated with agriculture, livestock and settled villages
Karnataka locality in southern prehistoric archaeological discussions
One form of permanent structures associated with early village life
Important part of eastern and northern Indian Neolithic discussions
53. Which description correctly matches Mahagara?
Craft associated with fibres, yarn and textile manufacture
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site associated with early cultivation and animal management
Ceramics shaped without a fast potter’s wheel
Karnataka locality with prehistoric and later archaeological remains
Karnataka locality in southern prehistoric archaeological discussions
54. Which description correctly matches Chirand?
Baluchistan site with early farming and herding evidence
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
Karnataka locality with prehistoric and later archaeological remains
Bihar Neolithic site known for bone tools and other material remains
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
55. Which description correctly matches Burzahom?
Kashmir Neolithic site known particularly for pit dwellings
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site discussed in connection with rice evidence
V. Gordon Childe’s term for the major shift towards food production
New Stone Age associated with agriculture, livestock and settled villages
56. Which description correctly matches Pit dwelling?
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site discussed in connection with rice evidence
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
Livelihood combining cultivation with herding
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site associated with early cultivation and animal management
57. Which description correctly matches Maski?
Cultivation and animal husbandry rather than exclusive hunting and gathering
Characteristic refined Neolithic ground-stone implement
Karnataka locality in southern prehistoric archaeological discussions
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
Livelihood combining cultivation with herding
58. Which description correctly matches Brahmagiri?
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
Food production beyond immediate consumption requiring storage and exchange
Karnataka locality with prehistoric and later archaeological remains
Ceramics shaped without a fast potter’s wheel
Technology increasingly associated with more regular ceramic forms
59. Which description correctly matches Pottery?
V. Gordon Childe’s term for the major shift towards food production
Uttar Pradesh Neolithic site associated with early cultivation and animal management
Cultivation and animal husbandry rather than exclusive hunting and gathering
Fired-clay containers valuable for storage, cooking and archaeological chronology
Important part of eastern and northern Indian Neolithic discussions
60. Which description correctly matches Handmade pottery?
Ceramics shaped without a fast potter’s wheel
V. Gordon Childe’s term for the major shift towards food production
Kashmir Neolithic site known particularly for pit dwellings
Cultivation and animal husbandry rather than exclusive hunting and gathering
Baluchistan site with early farming and herding evidence
61. Which description correctly matches Potter’s wheel?
Important part of eastern and northern Indian Neolithic discussions
One form of permanent structures associated with early village life
Sunken domestic feature characteristic of Burzahom remains
Livelihood combining cultivation with herding
Technology increasingly associated with more regular ceramic forms
62. Which description correctly matches Chalcolithic?
Megalithic structure made with upright slabs and a covering stone
Central Indian Chalcolithic tradition associated with Malwa and Narmada regions
Copper-Stone Age in which metal and stone tools coexisted
Important settlement of the Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic complex
Large-stone monument, frequently associated with burials or memorials
63. Which description correctly matches Ahar-Banas culture?
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Maharashtra archaeological locality connected with Chalcolithic studies
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Chalcolithic cultural tradition of south-eastern Rajasthan
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
64. Which description correctly matches Ahar?
Important settlement associated with the Ahar-Banas culture near Udaipur
Maharashtra site famous for a notable bronze hoard
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Chalcolithic culture named after a site in Madhya Pradesh
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
65. Which description correctly matches Gilund?
Chalcolithic culture named after a site in Madhya Pradesh
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Important settlement of the Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic complex
Stone-lined burial chamber or box
66. Which description correctly matches Kayatha culture?
Important settlement associated with the Ahar-Banas culture near Udaipur
Important settlement of the Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic complex
Copper-Stone Age in which metal and stone tools coexisted
Chalcolithic culture named after a site in Madhya Pradesh
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
67. Which description correctly matches Malwa culture?
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Central Indian Chalcolithic tradition associated with Malwa and Narmada regions
Especially significant Iron Age burial and memorial archaeological tradition
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
68. Which description correctly matches Jorwe culture?
Megalithic structure made with upright slabs and a covering stone
Stone-lined burial chamber or box
Important Chalcolithic tradition of Maharashtra
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Copper-Stone Age in which metal and stone tools coexisted
69. Which description correctly matches Inamgaon?
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
Major settlement of Maharashtra’s Jorwe cultural horizon
Central Indian Chalcolithic tradition associated with Malwa and Narmada regions
Megalithic structure made with upright slabs and a covering stone
Maharashtra archaeological locality connected with Chalcolithic studies
70. Which description correctly matches Daimabad?
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
Maharashtra site famous for a notable bronze hoard
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
Important settlement associated with the Ahar-Banas culture near Udaipur
71. Which description correctly matches Nevasa?
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Important Chalcolithic tradition of Maharashtra
Chalcolithic cultural tradition of south-eastern Rajasthan
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
Maharashtra archaeological locality connected with Chalcolithic studies
72. Which description correctly matches Black-and-red ware?
Maharashtra site famous for a notable bronze hoard
Large-stone monument, frequently associated with burials or memorials
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Stone-lined burial chamber or box
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
73. Which description correctly matches Painted pottery?
Megalithic structure made with upright slabs and a covering stone
Burial practice documented in some Chalcolithic settlements
Maharashtra archaeological locality connected with Chalcolithic studies
Maharashtra site famous for a notable bronze hoard
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
74. Which description correctly matches Copper implements?
Chalcolithic cultural tradition of south-eastern Rajasthan
Stone-lined burial chamber or box
Central Indian Chalcolithic tradition associated with Malwa and Narmada regions
Burial practice documented in some Chalcolithic settlements
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
75. Which description correctly matches Terracotta figurines?
Megalithic structure made with upright slabs and a covering stone
Important settlement associated with the Ahar-Banas culture near Udaipur
Copper-Stone Age in which metal and stone tools coexisted
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Small fired-clay representations useful for studying art and beliefs
76. Which description correctly matches House-floor burials?
Ceramic tradition present in several prehistoric and early historic contexts
Metal objects characteristic of the Copper-Stone transition
Central Indian Chalcolithic tradition associated with Malwa and Narmada regions
Prominent evidence used to identify and distinguish Chalcolithic cultures
Burial practice documented in some Chalcolithic settlements
77. Which description correctly matches Indus or Harappan civilisation?
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Easternmost commonly cited Harappan site in western Uttar Pradesh
Indus site in Sindh, Pakistan, near the Indus River
Harappan settlement associated with specialised craft production
Major Bronze Age urban civilisation of north-western South Asia
78. Which description correctly matches Mature Harappan period?
Urban phase conventionally dated about 2600 to 1900 BCE
Gujarat site associated with maritime trade and a debated dockyard structure
Archaeologist associated with excavations at Harappa in 1921
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Gujarat Harappan site discussed in relation to disputed horse evidence
79. Which description correctly matches Early Harappan period?
Archaeologist who publicised the Indus civilisation as a major discovery
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Regional post-urban phase after about 1900 BCE
Major Bronze Age urban civilisation of north-western South Asia
80. Which description correctly matches Late Harappan period?
Harappan settlement in Haryana
Gujarat Harappan site discussed in relation to disputed horse evidence
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Regional post-urban phase after about 1900 BCE
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
81. Which description correctly matches Daya Ram Sahni?
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Archaeologist associated with excavations at Harappa in 1921
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
82. Which description correctly matches R D Banerji?
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
Archaeologist associated with discovery work at Mohenjo-daro in 1922
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Archaeologist who publicised the Indus civilisation as a major discovery
Harappan settlement in Haryana
83. Which description correctly matches John Marshall?
Archaeologist associated with discovery work at Mohenjo-daro in 1922
Archaeologist who publicised the Indus civilisation as a major discovery
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Indus site in Sindh, Pakistan, near the Indus River
Major Bronze Age urban civilisation of north-western South Asia
84. Which description correctly matches Harappa?
Harappan settlement associated with specialised craft production
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Indus site in Sindh, Pakistan, near the Indus River
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
85. Which description correctly matches Mohenjo-daro?
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Harappan settlement associated with specialised craft production
Indus site in Sindh, Pakistan, near the Indus River
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
Gujarat Harappan site discussed in relation to disputed horse evidence
86. Which description correctly matches Dholavira?
Urban phase conventionally dated about 2600 to 1900 BCE
Indus site in Sindh, Pakistan, near the Indus River
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
Harappan city in Gujarat’s Khadir island of the Rann of Kachchh
Archaeologist closely associated with Dholavira excavations
87. Which description correctly matches Rakhigarhi?
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
Archaeologist who publicised the Indus civilisation as a major discovery
Harappan settlement in Haryana
Harappan city in Gujarat’s Khadir island of the Rann of Kachchh
Easternmost commonly cited Harappan site in western Uttar Pradesh
88. Which description correctly matches Kalibangan?
Archaeologist closely associated with Dholavira excavations
Archaeologist associated with excavations at Harappa in 1921
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Archaeologist who publicised the Indus civilisation as a major discovery
89. Which description correctly matches Lothal?
Archaeologist closely associated with Dholavira excavations
Harappan site in Rajasthan known for a ploughed-field trace
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Gujarat site associated with maritime trade and a debated dockyard structure
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
90. Which description correctly matches Alamgirpur?
Indus site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the Ravi River
Urban phase conventionally dated about 2600 to 1900 BCE
Easternmost commonly cited Harappan site in western Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat Harappan site discussed in relation to disputed horse evidence
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
91. Which description correctly matches Sutkagendor?
Archaeologist closely associated with Dholavira excavations
Developmental phase preceding the mature urban settlements
Easternmost commonly cited Harappan site in western Uttar Pradesh
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Very large Harappan settlement complex in Haryana
92. Which description correctly matches Surkotada?
Harappan settlement in Haryana
Archaeologist associated with excavations at Harappa in 1921
Western Harappan outpost near the Makran coast
Gujarat Harappan site discussed in relation to disputed horse evidence
Major Bronze Age urban civilisation of north-western South Asia
93. Which description correctly matches Grid-plan streets?
Harappan streets often meeting approximately at right angles
Interpretation of crossing furrow traces at Kalibangan
Material evidenced in Harappan contexts including Mohenjo-daro
Small carved objects linked to identification, exchange and symbolic imagery
Craft products associated with bead working and long-distance exchange
94. Which description correctly matches Citadel and lower town?
Material basis for regulated measurement and commerce
Common archaeological distinction between elevated and residential zones
Water-resistant material used in the Great Bath’s construction
Major crops in Harappan agriculture
Objects indicating spinning and textile production
95. Which description correctly matches Dholavira’s threefold layout?
Short undeciphered sign sequences on seals and other objects
Interpretation of crossing furrow traces at Kalibangan
Region with evidence of commercial interaction with Harappan people
Settlement organisation distinguished by citadel, middle and lower town
Famous metal sculpture from Mohenjo-daro
96. Which description correctly matches Covered drains?
Major crops in Harappan agriculture
Evidence of relatively shared Harappan construction practices
Common archaeological distinction between elevated and residential zones
Material basis for regulated measurement and commerce
Major part of Harappan settlement sanitation infrastructure
97. Which description correctly matches Great Bath?
Major crops in Harappan agriculture
Common archaeological distinction between elevated and residential zones
Waterproofed public tank at Mohenjo-daro
Major part of Harappan settlement sanitation infrastructure
Figurines sometimes read as fertility symbols, though interpretation is uncertain
98. Which description correctly matches Bitumen?
Water-resistant material used in the Great Bath’s construction
Material evidenced in Harappan contexts including Mohenjo-daro
Objects indicating spinning and textile production
Harappan streets often meeting approximately at right angles
Major part of Harappan settlement sanitation infrastructure
99. Which description correctly matches Granaries?
Name appearing in Mesopotamian texts often linked to the Indus region
Harappan streets often meeting approximately at right angles
Conventional name for a bearded stone bust from Mohenjo-daro, identity unknown
Structures conventionally interpreted as grain storage facilities, though functions are debated
Material evidenced in Harappan contexts including Mohenjo-daro
100. Which description correctly matches Standardised bricks?
Complex process of regional transformation and urban contraction after 1900 BCE
Interpretation of crossing furrow traces at Kalibangan
Evidence of relatively shared Harappan construction practices
Material basis for regulated measurement and commerce
Waterproofed public tank at Mohenjo-daro
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