Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT RRB NTPC Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of RRB NTPC.
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Sources & Periodization of Indian Prehistory
Q1
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of pre-historic period of human activities and civilization?
🎯 RRB NTPC 11.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Sources & Periodization of Indian Prehistory
Q2
Which of the following does not come under the three major periods of the Stone Age?
🎯 RRB NTPC 12.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Q3
Where in India, would you find rock painting dating back to the Stone Age?
🎯 RRB NTPC 12.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Q4
When were the caves of Bhimbetka discovered?
🎯 RRB NTPC 14.03.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Q5
Bhimbetka caves are located in
🎯 RRB NTPC Stage It 22.04.2016 (Shift-II)
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Q6
Rock shelters of Bhimbetka is famous for which of the following?
🎯 RRB NTPC 10.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Q7
Bhimbetka's caves are considered to be ____ year old.
🎯 RRB NTPC 29.03.2016 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
Q8
What were the first wheels made of?
🎯 RRB NTPC 29.03.2016 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q9
Which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is located in Punjab (India)?
🎯 RRB NTPC (Stage-II) –12/06/2022 (Shift-I)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Economy & Trade in IVC
Q10
During the Indus Valley, period from where were the shells procured for craft production?
🎯 RRB NTPC (Stage-II) –16/06/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Seals, Script & Weights
Q11
Most of the standard Harappan seals were made of _____ a kind of soft stone that was square in shape with a 2×2 dimension and was used for commercial purposes.
🎯 RRB NTPC (Stage-II) 16/06/2022 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Later Vedic Period (c. 1000-600 BCE)
Q12
When did archaeologist B.B. Lal carry out excavations at Hastinapura, situated in Meerut district?
🎯 RRB NTPC 17.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Town Planning & Architecture
Q13
The Great Bath found at Mohenjo-daro was a huge
🎯 RRB NTPC 19.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q14
The Harappan city was found during the excavations on the banks of which river around the year 1920-21?
🎯 RRB NTPC 12.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q15
The famous Indus Valley site Mohenjodaro was first time excavated by the eminent Indian archaeologist:
🎯 RRB NTPC 17.01.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q16
The first site discovered at the Indus Valley Civilisation is:
🎯 RRB NTPC 18.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q17
Which town of the Indus Valley Civilisation literally means 'mound of the dead'?
🎯 RRB NTPC 09.03.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q18
What is the meaning of 'Mohenjodaro'?
🎯 RRB NTPC 05.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q19
Mohenjodaro is situated in:
🎯 RRB NTPC 02.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Agriculture & Craft Specialization
Q20
Which city from the Harappan Civilization was almost exclusively devoted to craft production including bead making, shell cutting, metal working, seal making and weight making?
🎯 RRB NTPC 19.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist