Q. The credit of the discovery of the first Palaeolic in India which opened the field of prehistoric studies in the country goes to (a) Burkitt (b) De Terra and Paterson (c) Robert Bruce Foote (d) H D Sankalia Ans: (c) Robert Bruce Foote Explanation: The credit of the discovery of the first Paleolithic site […]
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Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age? (a) They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone (b) They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley (c) They could not produce more than what they
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Q. Who is known as the father of Indian prehistory? (a) Le Mesurier (b) Miles Burkit (c) Subba Rao (d) Robert Bruce Foote Ans: (d) Robert Bruce Foote Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Robert Bruce Foote. Robert Bruce Foote is known as the father of Indian prehistory. He was a British geologist and archaeologist
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Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Neolithic culture? (a) The Neolithic age marks the concluding phase of the stone tools culture (b) The evidence of productive economy or food producing culture is an essential prerequisite for the attestation of this age (c) The presence of pottery is taken to be more
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Q. Which of the following ages the Homo Sapiens the human being for the first time appeared? (a) In the Mesolithic age (b) In the upper Palaeolithic age (c) In the middle Palaeolithic age (d) In the lower Palaeolithic age Ans: (a) In the Mesolithic age
Q. In palaeolithic society all men and women were (a) treated as of equal importance (b) men were higher status than women (c) women were higher status than men (d) none Ans: (a) treated as of equal importance
Q. The earliest ‘man like creature’ which racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is generally known as (a) Hominid (b) Pithecangthropus (c) Sinanthropus (d) Eoanthropus Ans: (a) Hominid Explanation: The earliest ‘man-like creature’ which racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is generally known as Hominid. They are also known as great apes and are a taxonomic family
Q. Stone and copper were used in (a) Chalcolithic age (b) Neolithic age (c) Mesolithic age (d) Paleolithic age Ans: (a) Chalcolithic age Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Chalcolithic age. The Chalcolithic age, also known as the Copper Age, is the period characterized by the use of both stone and copper tools and artifacts.
Q. Doojali Hudizg is an important Neolithic site in (a) Tripura (b) Manipur (c) Nagaland (d) Assam Ans: (d) Assam Explanation:Daojali Hading is a neolithic site in Dima Hasao District of Assam, India on a low hillock about 1000 feet above sea level, dated to about 2,700 years before present. Excavated in 1961-63 by a team led
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Q. Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world? (a) Peacock (b) Domestic fowl (c) Water buffalo (d) Humped bull Ans: (b) Domestic fowl Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Domestic fowl. The domestic fowl, which includes various breeds of chickens, is widely appreciated
