NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam June-2021 ARCHAEOLOGY

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the following in chronological order:

(a) Horse bits
(b) Iron plough-share
(c) Anthropomorphic figurines
(d) Copper arrow-heads
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (d), (c), (a), (b)

82. Arrange the following coins in chronological order:

(a) Standard Bearer Type coins
(b) Chakravikrama Type coins
(c) Apratigha Type coins
(d) Lion Slayer Type coins
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b), (d), (c)

83. Arrange the following temples in chronological order:

(a) Rudramal Temple at Siddapur
(b) Tepala Temple at Mount Abu
(c) Sun Temple at Modhera
(d) Temple at Sunak
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (d), (c), (a), (b)

84. Arrange the following Pallava monuments in chronological order:

(a) Shore temple, Mahabalipuram
(b) Mandagapettu rock-cut cave
(c) Pancha-Pandava rathas
(d) Vaikuntaperumal temple
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (b), (c), (a), (d)

85. Arrange the following Avataras of Vishnu in the correct sequence:

(a) Varaha
(b) Kurma
(c) Matsya
(d) Narasimha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (c), (b), (a), (d)

86. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The Neolithic culture marked the transition in human history from nomadic people of hunter-gatherers to a sedentary life of agricultural settlements.
Reason (R): Studying Catalhyuk has given a better understanding of the transition from a nomadic life of hunting and gathering to a sedentary lifestyle of agricultural settlements.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

87. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Somewhere on the windswept plains of Africa, our earliest ancestors launched an evolutionary saga.
Reason (R) : The evolutionary trend did not culminate in the modern-day man, Homosapiens.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

88. Given below are two statements, one is labelled. as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The mother goddesses are a characteristic feature of the Baluchi pre-Harappan.
Reason (R): In this period, females too enjoyed a very high social status in the region.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

89. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The body of many of the stupas in the Andhra region have spoked-wheel plan.
Reason (R) : The spoked-wheel is a symbol of Buddist Chakra.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

90. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Jivadamana was the first king/ ruler in ancient India to have issued silver dated coins.
Reason (R) : People in ancient India were not acquainted with numerals.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)