[MCQ] Stone (Prehistoric) Age of India Quiz

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[Q:01] The main civilization that developed in the Indus Valley was in –

[A] Iron Age

[B] Copper-Stone Age

[C] Bronze Age

[D] Mesolithic

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:02] Which civilization developed between 800000-200000 BC?

[A] Paleolithic

[B] Mesolithic

[C] Neolithic Age

[D] None of the above

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:03] In which river valley are found traces of the Paleolithic age?

[A] Swan River

[B] Indus River

[C] Brahmaputra River

[D] None of the above

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:04] The tools found in the pre-Harappan period in the northern Swan region are-

[A] Tree cutting machine

[B] Stone cutting machine

[C] Fish cutter

[D] All of the above

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:05] Which ethnic groups dominated the Paleolithic era?

[A] Aryan origin

[B] Negro descent

[C] Persian origin

[D] None of the above

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:06] The expansion of the Neolithic period was

[A] 10000-5000 BC

[B] 8000-5000 BC

[C] 5000-4000 BC

[D] 6000-2000 BC

[Answer] Option [D]

[Q:07] Weapons used in the Mesolithic era were

[A] Large stone gravel

[B] Weapons made of wood

[C] Pebbles

[D] Iron tools

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:08] During the Mesolithic period, one of the livelihoods of the people was-

[A] Fishing

[B] Animal hunting

[C] Agriculture

[D] Both A & B

[Answer] Option [D]

[Q:09] Deer, Antelope, Wild Boar and Bull are found in which region of India during Mesolithic period?

[A] Lakhang

[B] Altamira Cave

[C] Bhimbetka Cave

[D] None of the above

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:10] Where no remains of the Mesolithic Age found?

[A] In the west – Sindh

[B] In the south-Tinevelly

[C] East-Indus

[D] East of West Bengal

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:11] During the Mesolithic period the northern Sindh region developed mainly by _______.

[A] Animal and fish hunting

[B] Agriculture

[C] Industry

[D] All of the above

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:12] In which area did the Neolithic people make the most progress?

[A] Agriculture

[B] Pottery

[C] animal husbandry

[D] Both A & B

[Answer] Option [D]

[Q:13] Neolithic civilization was termed as ‘Revolutionary Age’ by

[A] Gordon Child

[B] Dr. Giles

[C] Romila Thapar

[D] None of the above

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:14] The period of polished stone tools and handicrafts found at Sanganakallu in Piklihal is approx.-

[A] 2100 BC

[B] 2000 BC

[C] 1900 BC

[D] 1800 BC

[Answer] Option [A]

[Q:15] The center of Neolithic civilization was-

[A] Kashmir

[B] Indus

[C] Sindh Province, Balochistan

[D] Swan Valley

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:16] The influence of Neolithic culture can be noted in-

[A] Odisha

[B] Mehergarh

[C] Assam

[D] Allahabad

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:17] Evidence of human cave-dwelling found in the Paleolithic Age in –

[A] Kurnool

[B] Shang, Ladakh

[C] Bhimbetka

[D] All of the Above

[Answer] Option [D]

[Q:18] The ‘Microlithic’ age is called to –

[A] Paleolithic

[B] Mesolithic

[C] Neolithic

[D] Nono

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:19] Notable among the Mesolithic weapons is-

[A] Hand ax

[B] Chopper

[C] Small arms

[D] None

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:20] Flake-type weapons are characteristic of which era?

[A] Paleolithic

[B] Mesolithic

[C] Neolithic

[D] None

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:21] Approximately how old is the hand axe-like weapon found in Pahalgaon, Kashmir?

[A] 1 lakh-4 lakh years

[B] 2 lakh-5 lakh years

[C] 5 lakh-7 lakh years

[D] None

[Answer] Option [C]

[Q:22] Traces of nutcracker (Jaanta) used in the Mesolithic period have been found in –

[A] West Bengal

[B] Sarai Nahar Rai

[C] Tineveli

[D] None

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:23] On the banks of which river did the Copper-Stone Age Ahar culture develop?

[A] Bhogavo

[B] Banas

[C] Sabarmati

[D] Yamuna

[Answer] Option [B]

[Q:24] In which place are the traces of Paleolithic age not found?

[A] Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh

[B] Betamcherala, Andhra Pradesh

[C] Inamgaon, Maharashtra

[D] Simhbhoomi, Himachal Pradesh

[Answer] Option [D]

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