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SECTION : A
Answer all the questions given below :
 
1. Name the author of the book “The Story of Indian Archaeology”.
 
2. Differentiate between Inscription and Prashasti.
 
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the subsistence strategies of Harappa ?
 
(1) Archeologists have reconstructed dietary practices from finds of charred grains and seeds.
 
(2) Archaeo-botanists have studied grains found at Harappa like millets, barley, etc.
 
(3) Animals were domesticated according to archeobotanists.
Choose the correct option.
 
(A) (1) and (2) only
 
(B) (2) and (3) only
 
(C) (1), (2) and (3)
 
(D) (2) only
 
4. Look at the figure given below and name it as given by the archeologists.
 CBSE Class 12 History Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set E
Note : The following question is for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 4.
 
Name the one-horned animal which was depicted in Harappan seals.
 
5. Why is Harappan script called enigmatic ? Identify the appropriate reason from the following options :
 
(A) It was pictographic and uniform.
 
(B) It was written from left to right.
 
(C) Scholars are not able to read the script.
 
(D) It shows common feature of writing. 
 
6. Where was the capital of Magadh shifted in the fourth century B.C.E. ? 
OR
Name the most powerful Mahajanpada of Mauryan Empire between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C.E.
 
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