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| List I | List II |
| A. Nagara | 1. Fortified settlements in Vedic literature |
| B. Pura | 2. Town in Pali literature |
| C. Nigama | 3. Fortified capital of a king |
| D. Durga | 4. City/town first mentioned in Taittiriya |
(a) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
(b) A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3
(c) A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
(d) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
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Question : 1
Which of the following are important rock-painting sites of Prehistoric Rock Art?
- Murhana Pahar in Uttar Pradesh
- Bhimbetka, Adamgarh, Lakha Juar in Madhya Pradesh
- Kupagallu in Karnataka
- Chargul in north-west Pakistan.
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
Almost all the rock-shelters in India occupied by the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic people, and many others as well, contain rock-paintings depicting a variety of subjects, chiefly animals, or scenes including both people and animals. The distribution of these rock-paintings is very wide.
They have been found in Chargul in north-west Pakistan to Orissa in the east, and from the Kumaon hills in the north to Kerala in the south.
Question : 2
Which of the following are the important sites of Lower Palaeolithic cultures in India?
- Pahalgam in Kashmir, Belan valley in Allahabad district (Uttar Pradesh)
- Bhimbetka and Adamgarh in Hoshangabad district, (Madhya Pradesh)
- 16 Rand Singi Talav in Nagaur district (Rajasthan)
- Nevasa in Ahmadnagar district (Maharashtra)
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
Other important sites of Lower Palaeolithic cultures are Hunsgi in Gulburga district (in Kanlataka) and the famous site of Attirampakkam (Tamil Nadu).
The sites have been widespread in Sivalik range of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Belan valley in Uttar Pradesh, Berach basin and the hilly area of Rajasthan, and Narmada and Sone valleys in Madhya Pradesh, Malprabha and Ghatprabha basins in Karnataka, several areas of Maharashtra, areas near Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Chhota Nagpur plateau, and in areas of Orissa, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.
Question : 3
Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world?
a) Peacock
b) Humped bull
c) Water buffalo
d) Domestic fowl
Answer »Answer: (d)
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