#1. Consider the following statements on Neolithic settlements in South India. 1.Lapidary art and domestication of animals are the remarkable features of the first phase of the South Indian Neolithic settlements. 2.The red coloured pottery were discovered in the Neolithic settlements. 3.Millet was the main crop harvested by Neolithic farmers of south India. 4.Crop rotation technique was started in the field of agriculture. Which of the above is / are not correct?

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1 and 2

3 and 4

#2. List - I List - II A. Palaeolithic 1. Ground stone tools B. Mesolithic 2. Rock painting C. Neolithic 3. Flaked stone tools D. Upper Palaeolithic 4. Microlithic tools Codes: A B C D

1 4 2 3

3 1 4 2

3 4 1 2

2 3 4 1

#3. Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world?

Peacock

Domestic fowl

Water buffalo

Humped bull

#4. Inamgaon is a chalcolithic site belonging to which culture?’

Jorwe culture

Malwa culture

Ahar culture

Kayatha culture

#5. The first metal to be used by man was

bronze

iron

copper

stone

#6. Stone and copper were used in

Chalcolithic age

Neolithic age

Mesolithic age

Paleolithic age

#7. The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with

Mesolithic age

Neolithic age

Chalcolithic age

Iron age

#8. Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic cultures?

Cultivation of Plants

Domestication of animals

Use of Iron for agriculture

Sedentary farming

#9. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

The palaeolithic man in India know the use of fire

Palaeolithic granes have been found in Guntur and Kurnool Districts in South India

Prehistoric paintings have been found in Kaimur ranges and Mirzapur District

The Copper Age and the Early Iron Age can be distinguished in North India. However, the Iron Age immediately succeeds the Stone Age in South India.

#10. List I List II A. Nagara 1. Fortified settlements in Vedic literature B. Pura 2. Town in Pali literature C. Nigama 3. Fortified capital of a king D. Durga 4. City/town first mentioned in Taittiriya

A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1

A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3

#11. Doojali Hudizg is an important Neolithic site in

Tripura

Manipur

Nagaland

Assam

#12. Which of the following ages the Homo Sapiens the human being for the first time appeared?

In the Mesolithic age

In the upper Palaeolithic age

In the middle Palaeolithic age

In the lower Palaeolithic age

#13. The credit of the discovery of the first Palaeolic in India which opened the field of prehistoric studies in the country goes to

Burkitt

De Terra and Paterson

Robert Bruce Foote

H D Sankalia

#14. In palaeolithic society all men and women were

treated as of equal importance

men were higher status than women

women were higher status than men

none

#15. Iron was brought to many civilization by the

Turks

Greeks

Hittites

Huns

#16. The people of the chalcolithic phase used different type of pottery, one of which is called black and red seems to have been widely prevalent from nearly

3000 BC onwards

2000 BC onwards

1000 BC onwards

500 BC onwards

#17. Archaeological evidence from which Chalcolithic site shows evidence of corporation, harvesting and irrigation?

Daimabad

Inamgaon

Navdatoli

Rangpur

#18. Eran is a Chalcolithic site belonging to which culuture?

Jorwe culture

Mahwa culture

Ahar culture

Ganeshwar culture

#19. Pick out the wrong statement with respect to the Neolithic sites of Burzahom and Gufkral.

The excavations yield lots of bone tools

Bones of animals such as goat, sheep, cattle are seen

Pit dwellings were seen in both the sites

The sites were predominantly pastoral economics

#20. From which of the following hoards were four massive copper replicas – of a rhinoceros, an elephant, a chariot, and a buffalo – typical or a Chalcolithic culture obtained?

Prakash

Daimabad

Inamgaon

Navdatoli

#21. The copper boards are associated with the

Lustrous red ware

Ochre-coloured ware

Black and red ware

Painted grey ware

#22. With reference to Neolithic culture, consider the statement : 1. The earliest Neolithic settlement is at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan around 7000 BC. 2. V Gordon Childe defined the Neolithic chalcolithic culture as a self sufficient food economy. Which of the above is / are correct ?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

#23. The goddess of vegetative fertility, worshipped during the Chalcolithic period of Jorwe culture, was

Sakapurni

Satakarani

Sambhuti

Sakambhari

#24. Consider the following representatives of different cultures: 1. Arretine ware 2. Northern black polished ware 3. Painted grey ware 4. Ochre coloured pottery Their correct chronological sequence is

3, 4, 1, 2

4, 3, 1, 2

3, 4, 2, 1

4, 3, 2, 1

#25. The earliest ‘man like creature’ which racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is generally known as

Hominid

Pithecangthropus

Sinanthropus

Eoanthropus

#26. Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

Bagh

Ajanta

Bhimbetka

Amrawati

#27. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Neolithic culture?

The Neolithic age marks the concluding phase of the stone tools culture

The evidence of productive economy or food producing culture is an essential prerequisite for the attestation of this age

The presence of pottery is taken to be more conclusive diagnostic speciality of this age

All of the above

#28. Who is known as the father of Indian prehistory?

Le Mesurier

Miles Burkit

Subba Rao

Robert Bruce Foote

#29. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age?

They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone

They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley

They could not produce more than what they needed for this bare subsistence

All of the above

#30. List-I List-II A. Birbhanpur 1. Banas culture B. Ujjain 2. Copper hoard C. Kayatha 3. Ochre-coloured pottery D. Ahar 4. Microliths Codes: A B C D

3 4 2 1

4 3 2 1

2 3 4 1

1 4 2 3

#31. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the chalcolithic settlement?

They domesticated cattle most probably for food and not milked for drink and dairy products

They did practice cultivation but not on large scale

The pre-Harappan phase at Kalibangan in Rajasthan and Banawali in Haryana is distinctly chalcolithic

All of the above

#32. List-I List-II A. Mando 1. Jammu and Kashmir B. Sutkangendor 2. Baluchistan C. Daimabad 3. Maharashtra D. Alamgirpur 4. Uttar Pradesh Choose the answer from the codes given below: Codes:

1, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4

all of these

none of these

#33. The widespread using of Black and Red ware (BRW) and Painted Grey Ware (PGW) mark the

coming of Iron Technology in India

coming of Copper Technology in India

end of using bronze

none of the above

#34. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the:

three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent

three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified

three main styles of Indian temple architecture

three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India

#35. Which were the earliest cereals grown by human? 1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Maize 4. Millets

1 only

1 and 2

3 and 4

Neither of them

#36. Consider the following : At which of the following places has the largest belt of painted rock - shelters of pre - historic period been discovered? 1. Bhaja 2. Bhimbetka 3. Jaora 4. Ajanta Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4

#37. Who among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

Mesolithic

Chalcolithic

Neolithic

Iron age

#38. Which of the artifacts given below could be used as source material for the prehistoric period in India? 1. Fossils 2. Hand axes 3. Pottery 4. Remains of bones Select the correct answer using the given below

1, 2 and 4

1, 2 and 3

1, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4

Pre Historic Period Mcq Questions And Answers

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#2. List - I List - II A. Palaeolithic 1. Ground stone tools B. Mesolithic 2. Rock painting C. Neolithic 3. Flaked stone tools D. Upper Palaeolithic 4. Microlithic tools Codes: A B C D

#3. Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world?

#4. Inamgaon is a chalcolithic site belonging to which culture?’

#5. The first metal to be used by man was

#6. Stone and copper were used in

#7. The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with

#8. Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic cultures?

#9. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

#10. List I List II A. Nagara 1. Fortified settlements in Vedic literature B. Pura 2. Town in Pali literature C. Nigama 3. Fortified capital of a king D. Durga 4. City/town first mentioned in Taittiriya

#11. Doojali Hudizg is an important Neolithic site in

#12. Which of the following ages the Homo Sapiens the human being for the first time appeared?

#13. The credit of the discovery of the first Palaeolic in India which opened the field of prehistoric studies in the country goes to

#14. In palaeolithic society all men and women were

#15. Iron was brought to many civilization by the

#16. The people of the chalcolithic phase used different type of pottery, one of which is called black and red seems to have been widely prevalent from nearly

#17. Archaeological evidence from which Chalcolithic site shows evidence of corporation, harvesting and irrigation?

#18. Eran is a Chalcolithic site belonging to which culuture?

#19. Pick out the wrong statement with respect to the Neolithic sites of Burzahom and Gufkral.

#20. From which of the following hoards were four massive copper replicas – of a rhinoceros, an elephant, a chariot, and a buffalo – typical or a Chalcolithic culture obtained?

#21. The copper boards are associated with the

#22. With reference to Neolithic culture, consider the statement : 1. The earliest Neolithic settlement is at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan around 7000 BC. 2. V Gordon Childe defined the Neolithic chalcolithic culture as a self sufficient food economy. Which of the above is / are correct ?

#23. The goddess of vegetative fertility, worshipped during the Chalcolithic period of Jorwe culture, was

#24. Consider the following representatives of different cultures: 1. Arretine ware 2. Northern black polished ware 3. Painted grey ware 4. Ochre coloured pottery Their correct chronological sequence is

#25. The earliest ‘man like creature’ which racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is generally known as

#26. Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

#27. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Neolithic culture?

#28. Who is known as the father of Indian prehistory?

#29. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age?

#30. List-I List-II A. Birbhanpur 1. Banas culture B. Ujjain 2. Copper hoard C. Kayatha 3. Ochre-coloured pottery D. Ahar 4. Microliths Codes: A B C D

#31. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the chalcolithic settlement?

#32. List-I List-II A. Mando 1. Jammu and Kashmir B. Sutkangendor 2. Baluchistan C. Daimabad 3. Maharashtra D. Alamgirpur 4. Uttar Pradesh Choose the answer from the codes given below: Codes:

#33. The widespread using of Black and Red ware (BRW) and Painted Grey Ware (PGW) mark the

#34. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the:

#35. Which were the earliest cereals grown by human? 1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Maize 4. Millets

#36. Consider the following : At which of the following places has the largest belt of painted rock - shelters of pre - historic period been discovered? 1. Bhaja 2. Bhimbetka 3. Jaora 4. Ajanta Select the correct answer using the code given below :

#37. Who among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

#38. Which of the artifacts given below could be used as source material for the prehistoric period in India? 1. Fossils 2. Hand axes 3. Pottery 4. Remains of bones Select the correct answer using the given below

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