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ANSWER SHEET ANCIENT INDIA

(SECTIONAL TEST-I) SELFSTUDYHISTOY.COM ALL INDIA ONLINE TEST SERIES FOR HISTORY

OPTIONAL-2018

Time Allowed: 105 Minutes Maximum Marks: 150

There are FOUR questions in this paper.

Candidate has to attempt THREE questions in all.

Question Nos. 1 is compulsory and out of the remaining, TWO are to be attempted.

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a

question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in

the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.

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SECTION A

Q.1 Identify the following places marked on the map into question cum answer booklet supplied

to you and right about short notes of 30 words on each of them in the space provided in the

booklet.

2.5x20= 50 Marks

(i) An ancient capital

(ii) An ancient capital and education centre


(iii) An ancient port

(iv) Buddhist site


(v) Palaeolithic site

(vi) Mesolithic site


(vii) Chalcolithic site

(viii) Chalcolithic site


(ix) Late Harappan site

(x) Fossil Site


(xi) A site of ancient rock painting

(xii) Megalithic site


(xiii) Neolithic site

(xiv) A Painted-Grey-ware site


(xv) Early Harappan Site

(xvi) An ancient capital


(xvii) A political and cultural centre

(xviii) Harappan site


(xix) Neolithic site

(xx) Palaeolithic site


Q.2 (a) “Evidences suggest that Megalithic communities in far south lived on a combination of

agriculture, hunting, fishing, and animal husbandry and also had a well developed craft

traditions.” Illustrate. [20 Marks]




Q.2 (b) “Though the script of Harappa has not been deciphered, nature and uses of writing gives us

several insights into the Harappan culture.” Comment. [20 Marks]




Q.2 (c) Critically analyse the implications of complex sacrificial rituals of later Vedic age. [10

Marks]



Q.3 (a) “In the absence of any written script, Mesolithic rock paintings give fascinating insight into

activities of the people of those times.” Comment. [20 Marks]




Q.3 (b) Do you agree with the view that there was golden age of women in Rig Vedic society?

Justify your answer. [20 Marks]




Q.3 (c) How the pottery can be used as a source of history for the Chalcolithic period? [10 Marks]



Q.4 (a) With the help of literary and archaeological evidences, throw light on pattern of trade

during Pre-Mauryan period (600-325 B.C.) [20 Marks]




Q.4 (b) Critically examine different views regarding the nature of Harappan Political structure. [20

Marks]




Q.4 (c) Evaluate the attitude of early Buddhist tradition towards women. [10 Marks]


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ANswer sheet ANCIENT india (SectionaL TEST-I) · ANCIENT INDIA (SECTIONAL TEST-I) SELFSTUDYHISTOY.COM ALL INDIA ONLINE TEST SERIES FOR HISTORY OPTIONAL-2018 Time Allowed: 105 Minutes