History Practice Quiz 259

Q1.Which layers are generally the oldest?

A. The highest layers B. The lowest layers C. The middle layers D. Sterile layers

Q2.What is the study of layers in archaeology called?

A. Stratigraphy B. Anthropology C. Paleontology D. Geology

Q3.Who discovered seals at Harappa in the early decades of the twentieth century?

A. John Marshall B. Rakhal Das Banerji C. Daya Ram Sahni D. S.N. Roy

Q4.Who found similar seals at Mohenjodaro, leading to the conjecture that Harappa and Mohenjodaro were part of a single archaeological culture?

A. Daya Ram Sahni B. Rakhal Das Banerji C. John Marshall D. S.N. Roy

Q5.In which year did John Marshall announce the discovery of a new civilisation in the Indus valley?

A. 1920 B. 1924 C. 1930 D. 1910

Q6.Who was the first professional archaeologist to work in India?

A. Alexander Cunningham B. Daya Ram Sahni C. John Marshall D. Rakhal Das Banerji

Q7.What was John Marshall's excavation method that ignored stratigraphy?

A. Excavating along vertical units B. Excavating along regular horizontal units measured uniformly throughout the mound C. Excavating only sterile layers D. Excavating based on artefact types

Q8.What did S.N. Roy note about John Marshall's contribution to Indian archaeology?

A. Marshall left India three thousand years older than he had found her B. Marshall discovered the Indus Valley civilisation C. Marshall was the first to excavate Harappa D. Marshall introduced stratigraphy to Indian archaeology

Q9.What did the discovery of similar seals at Mesopotamian sites indicate about the Indus Valley civilisation?

A. It was older than Mesopotamia B. It was contemporaneous with Mesopotamia C. It was younger than Mesopotamia D. It was unrelated to Mesopotamia

Q10.Who became the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1944?

A. John Marshall B. R.E.M. Wheeler C. Alexander Cunningham D. Mortimer Wheeler

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History Practice Quiz 259