Practice Ancient pre historic period - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The names of the species of early man have been arranged in chronological order. Which one is wrongly numbered?

1. Australopithecus
2. Neanderthal man
3. Peking man
4. Cro-Magnon man

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 4

(b) 3

(c) 2

(d) 1

Q-2)   Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

(a) Bagh

(b) Amrawati

(c) Bhimbetka

(d) Ajanta

Q-3)   The first metal to be used by man was

(a) iron

(b) bronze

(c) copper

(d) stone

Q-4)   The instruments used by the Neolithic culture were

(a) Flat

(b) Rounded

(c) Grooved

(d) Sharp

Q-5)   Iron was brought to many civilization by the

(a) Turks

(b) Huns

(c) Hittites

(d) Greeks

Q-6)  

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

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 2 3 4 1

(c) 1 4 2 3

(d) 3 4 1 2

Q-7)   Which were the earliest cereals grown by a human?

1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Maize
4. Millets

(a) 1 and 2

(b) Neither of them

(c) 1 only

(d) 3 and 4

Q-8)  

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

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 1 4 2 3

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 2 3 4 1

Q-9)   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:  

List I	List II
A. Ahar Culture	1. Maharashtra
B. Savalda Culture	2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Kayatha Culture	3. Rajasthan
D. Narhan Culture	4. Uttar Pradesh

Codes A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 3 1 2 4

Q-10)   Which of the following is/are are important sites of Microlithic age?

(a) Bhimbetka

(b) Bagor

(c) All the above

(d) Lekhania

Q-11)   The Neolithic age economy was

(a) Urban economy

(b) Village economy

(c) None of these

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q-12)   Eran is a Chalcolithic site belonging to which culuture?

(a) Mahwa culture

(b) Jorwe culture

(c) Ahar culture

(d) Ganeshwar culture

Q-13)   Pygmy tools were used by the men of

(a) New Stone Age

(b) Old Stone Age

(c) Mesolithic Age

(d) Chalcolithic Age

Q-14)   Inamgaon is a chalcolithic site belonging to which culture?’

(a) Malwa culture

(b) Jorwe culture

(c) Ahar culture

(d) Kayatha culture

Q-15)   Beginnings of community life can be ascertained in the

(a) Neolithic age

(b) Chalcolithic age

(c) Palaeolithic age

(d) Mesolithic age

Q-16)   The Neolithic people of Mehrgarh were more advanced. They produced

(a) Sugarcane and jute

(b) Cotton and wheat

(c) None of the above "

(d) Rice and ground nuts

Q-17)   The word ‘Neolithic’ was first coined by

(a) Robert Bruce Foote

(b) Miles Burkit

(c) None of the above

(d) Sir John Lubbock

Q-18)   The later Neolithic settlers lived in

(a) rectangular houses

(b) circular houses

(c) None

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q-19)   The copper boards are associated with the

(a) Ochre-coloured ware

(b) Lustrous red ware

(c) Black and red ware

(d) Painted grey ware

Q-20)   The Neolithic phase in South India seems to have covered the period from about

(a) 4,000 BC to 3,000 BC

(b) 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC

(c) 1,000 BC to 500 BC

(d) 2,000 BC to 1,000 BC