PPSC Past Paper CURATOR (BS-17) 2025
PAPER 191 – CURATOR (BS-17), Directorate General of Archaeology, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums Department, 17H2025, 08/2025, 22.06.2025 (PPSC PAST PAPER 2025)
A. Khyber Pass
B. Bolan Pass
C. Gomal Pass
D. Malakand Pass
Correct answer is: A. Khyber Pass
Aryans are believed to have entered the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE via the Khyber Pass, a key mountain route.
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Nile and Amazon
C. Indus and Ganges
D. Huang He and Yangtze
Correct answer is: A. Tigris and Euphrates
The Mesopotamian Civilization, one of the world's earliest, developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq.
A. Sukkur
B. Larkana
C. Khairpur
D. Dadu
Correct answer is: C. Khairpur
The Kot Diji archaeological site is in Khairpur District, Sindh. It represents a pre-Harappan culture dating back to 2500 BCE.
A. Human kinds
B. Past things
C. Animals
D. Plants
Correct answer is: B. Past things
Archaeology studies human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts and structures.
A. Taxila
B. Mohenjo-daro
C. Harappa
D. Mehrgarh
Correct answer is: A. Taxila
Sirkap was a fortified city built by Greco-Bactrians near Taxila in present-day Pakistan. It was an important archaeological site.
A. R.D. Banerji
B. Sir John Marshall
C. Alexander Cunningham
D. Mortimer Wheeler
Correct answer is: B. Sir John Marshall
Sir John Marshall supervised the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro and identified them as part of the Indus Valley Civilization.
A. King John and the Barons of England
B. King Henry VIII and the Parliament
C. King Richard and the Nobles
D. King John and the Church
Correct answer is: A. King John and the Barons of England
Magna Carta (1215) was a charter signed by King John and English barons to limit royal power and protect baronial rights.
A. Theory of Human Development
B. Theory of Human Race
C. Theory of Human Origin
D. Theory of Human Evolution
Correct answer is: D. Theory of Human Evolution
“Out of Africa” is a widely accepted theory that modern humans originated in Africa and migrated globally.
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Samudragupta
C. Ashoka the Great
D. Harshavardhana
Correct answer is: C. Ashoka the Great
Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism after the Kalinga War and promoted its teachings throughout his empire.
A. Heinrich Schliemann
B. William Flinders Petrie
C. William Cunnington
D. Sir Arthur Evans
Correct answer is: C. William Cunnington
William Cunnington is known as a pioneer of archaeological excavation due to his early work in Wiltshire, England, in the late 1700s.