1. Tick the correct statement(s) out of the following: I. Amri is located in Sind (Pakistan) on the western bank of the River Indus. II. The site of Kot Diji is located at the fort of a range of limestone hills in northern Sindh on the eastern bank of the River Indus. III. Kot Diji was excavated in 1955 by F.A. Khan.

2. According to the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela, which rulers set up an irrigation network?

3. 'Let those whose deity is the phallus not penetrate our sanctuary'. In which mandala of the Rig Veda is this statement recorded?

4. Which one of the following is true regarding apad-dharma mentioned in the Smritis?

5. Which of the following rulers were the first Indian rulers to issue coins with legends and portraits?

6. Which of the following games did the Harappan people play?

7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. The biography of Chinese traveller Huien Tsang by Heui-li throws light on Harshvardhana's reign. II. Huien Tsang studied at Nalanda, a Buddhist university and a famous centre of Buddhism. III. I-tsing, another Chinese traveller, had visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.

8. Match List I with List II and select the answer from the codes given below: List I List II I. Mahadevi A. Ashoka's mother II. Sanghamitra B. Ashoka's wife III. Subhadrangi C. Ashoka's daughter IV. Susheema D. Ashoka's brother Codes: I II III IV

9. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. The word 'Aryans' comes from 'ar', which in the Vedic times meant 'foreigners' or 'strangers'. II. The Aryans entered India, probably through the Khyber Pass, in search of new pastures. III. The holy book of Iran, Zend Avesta, indicates the possibility of entry of some Aryans to India via Iran.

10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be incorrect? I. Chandragupta, who ruled from 320 to 300 BC, was the architect of the first Indian imperial power-the Mauryan Empire. II. Chandragupta Maurya's army consisted of more than 600,000 infantry, 50,000 cavalry, 10,000 elephantry and 7000 chariots. III. The rule of the Nanda Dynasty was overthrown by Bindusara whose capital was Patliputra, near the modern day Patna in Bihar.

11. Which of the following is not correct?

12. What did Adhvaryu mentioned in the Vedic literature refer to?

13. Which one of the following currently describes the function of the Amatya in the Ashtapradhan system?

14. Which of the following is an example of the Mauryan Art?

15. What is the order of the four Varnas as mentioned in the early Buddhist texts?

16. Match List I and the List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Vedic Term) (Meaning) A. Muni 1. Guardian of marriage B. Udagatri 2. Holy man who is silent C. Purusha 3. One who knows Sama Veda D. Aryaman 4. The primeval man Codes: A B C D

17. With which of the following is the doctrine of the manyness of reality associated?

18. Which of the following Harappan crops are believed to have diffused from West Asia? A. Wheat B. Rice C. Cotton D. Barley Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

19. Which of the following dynasties used the coins named 'Pam' and 'Masaka'?

20. Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes given below: List I List II I. Male Torso A. Harappa II. Red sandstone B. Mohenjodaro III. Terracotta cart C. Mehrgarh IV. Copper rhinoceros D. Daimabad Codes: I II III IV

21. Which of the following Harappan sites are located in the Kutch region?

22. Tick the incorrect statement(s) out of the following: I. Bimbisar is claimed to be founder of the Magadha Kingdom and its first capital was Patliputra. II. Kausambi was the capital of Chedi kingdom and King Udayan was its most important ruler. III. The capital of Kuru kingdom was Mathura and its most famous ruler was Avantiputra.

23. The Hindu God who has sometimes been identified by Greek authors with Herakles is

24. Which of the following race resembled men, but were racially different from 'Homo Sapiens'?

25. The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda Samhita is devoted wholly to