MCQ on Archaeology

1:-Which archaeologist is known for this statement? - 'The archaeological record is constituted of the fossilized results of human behaviour'?

A:-Grahame Clark

B:-Lewis Binford

C:-Bruce Trigger

D:-Gordon Childe

Correct Answer:- Option-D

2:-Three-dimensional recording of important finds in excavation is important in understanding

A:-Depth

B:-Position

C:-Layer

D:-Stratigraphy

Correct Answer:- Option-B

3:-Use-wear analysis is generally employed in the analysis of

A:-Ceramics

B:-Metal objects

C:-Human skeletal remains

D:-Stone tools

Correct Answer:- Option-D

4:-The relative dating of artifacts based on Typology takes into account

A:-Style

B:-Function

C:-Size

D:-Material

Correct Answer:- Option-A

5:-Which of the following central to Harris Matrix method?

A:-Horizontal digging

B:-Three-dimensional recording

C:-Stratigraphic sequence

D:-Processes of Taphonomy

Correct Answer:- Option-C

6:-A major breakthrough in Indian archaeology is the extraction of DNA from skeletal remains excavated at

A:-Farmana

B:-Rakhigarhi

C:-Dholavira

D:-Juna Khatia

Correct Answer:- Option-B

7:-The study of contemporary bead-making techniques is an example for

A:-Public Archaeology

B:-Experimental Archaeology

C:-New Archaeology

D:-Ethno-archaeology

Correct Answer:- Option-D

8:-Gradiometer is used in which type of geo-physical survey?

A:-Electrical Resistivity Survey

B:-Steroscopy

C:-Lidar Survey

D:-Magnetic Survey

Correct Answer:- Option-D

9:-Indological studies in India took a formal shape after

A:-Decipherment of Brahmi Script

B:-Establishment of Asiatic Society

C:-Identification of Indo-European Group of Languages

D:-Translation of Sanskrit works

Correct Answer:- Option-B

10:-Identify the incorrect statement

A:-Marine archaeology draws information from ethnography

B:-Marine archaeology deals with maritime contacts

C:-Marine archaeology has no bearing on numismatic studies

D:-Jackstay search is a technique in Marine archaeology

Correct Answer:- Option-C

11:-Human skulls from the Neolithic culture at Burzahom are well-known for the evidence of

A:-Leprosy

B:-Trepanation

C:-Deformity

D:-Tuberculosis

Correct Answer:- Option-B

12:-The most famous hoax case that utilized fluorine test is

A:-Piltdown man case

B:-Naledi man case

C:-Flores man case

D:-Java man case

Correct Answer:- Option-A

13:-The book 'Prehistory of India' is authored by

A:-H.D. Sankalia

B:-R.S. Pappu

C:-K.Paddayya

D:-Stuart Piggot

Correct Answer:- Option-A

14:-Open area excavation specifically refers to

A:-Excavating multiple trenches

B:-Excavating habitational layers one by one

C:-Excavation without baulks

D:-Excavation of structural remains

Correct Answer:- Option-C

15:-Which of the following is commonly used in the conservation of palmleaf manuscripts?

A:-Coconut oil

B:-Linseed oil

C:-Lemon grass oil

D:-Castor oil

Correct Answer:- Option-C

16:-Industrial heritage includes

(i) Mills and factories

(ii) Canals

(iii) Machinery

(iv) Power facilities

A:-Only (i)

B:-Only (i and iv)

C:-Only (i, iii and iv)

D:-All the above (i, ii, iii and iv)

Correct Answer:- Option-D

17:-In archaeology, phytoliths are valuable evidence in reconstructing

A:-Agriculture and diet

B:-Animal domestication

C:-Formation of sediments

D:-Fossilization

Correct Answer:- Option-A

18:-Read the following

(i) Obsidian hydration dating is a geochemical method

(ii) It measures the water rind formed in artefacts made on volcanic glass

A:-(i) is false (ii) is true

B:-Both (i) and (ii) are true

C:-(i) is true (ii) is false

D:-Both (i) and (ii) are false

Correct Answer:- Option-B

19:-Which of the following is/are correct with reference to Mortimer Wheeler

(i) Taxila School of Archaeology

(ii) Excavation of Maski and Brahmagiri

(iii) Publication of Indian Antiquary

(iv) Stratigraphic method of excavation

A:-Only (ii and iv)

B:-Only (ii and iii)

C:-Only (i and iv)

D:-Only (iv)

Correct Answer:- Option-C

20:-Ecofacts are preserved because of

(i) Miniralization

(ii) Carbonization

(iii) Waterlogging

(iv) Desiccation

A:-Only (i and ii)

B:-Only (iii and iv)

C:-Only (i, ii and iv)

D:-All of the above (i, ii, iii and iv)

Correct Answer:- Option-D