Practice Ancient pre historic period - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Both the settlement pattern and burial practices of Chalcolithic period suggest beginnings of
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Q-2) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with regard to the Neolithic Age
- Three radiocarbon dates from Koldihwa provide the earliest evidence for the domesticated variety of rice going back to about c. 6500 B.C. which make it the oldest evidence of rice in any part of the world.
- The bone remains from Koldihwa and Mahgara show that cattle, sheep and goat were domesticated in the region.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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In all probability agriculture in the Belan va1ley began around c. 6500 B.C. Besides rice, evidence for barley cultivation is attested at Mahgara.
In Mahgara, evidence of a cattle pen has also been met with. In the north-west, the early Neolithic settlers, in Burzahom lived in pit dwellings, rather than building houses over the ground.
Q-3) Consider the following statements:
- Most of the Chalcolithic cultures flourished in semiarid regions
- The Jorwe settlements were comparatively larger in number than other Chalcolithic settlements
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Most of the Chalcolithic cultures flourished in semiarid regions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The settlements of Kayatha culture are only a few in numbers, mostly located on the Chambal and its tributaries.
Q-4) The first metal to be used by man was
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Q-5) Consider the following statements:
- Middle Palaeolithic culture was quite a widespread phenomenon between 6,00,000 and 60,000 B.C.
- Some of the most important sites of the Middle Palaeolithic period are Bhimbetka, Nevasa, Pushkar, Rohiri hills of upper Sind, and Samnapur on Narmada.
Which of the above statement(s) is /are correct?
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Lower Palaeolithic culture was quite widespread phenomenon between 6,00,000 and 60,000 B.C. On the basis of scientific dates the middle Palaeolithic period can be dated between 1,50,000 B.C. and 40,000B.C. or even slightly later.
Q-6)
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
| List-I | List-II |
| A. Birbhanpur | 1. Banas culture |
| B. Ujjain | 2. Copper hoard |
| C. Kayatha | 3. Ochre-coloured pottery |
| D. Ahar | 4. Microliths |
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The correct matching pairs are
- Birbhanpur and microliths,
- Ujjain and ochre-coloured pottery,
- Kayatha and copper hoard and
- Ahar and Banas culture.
Q-7) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
(Inscriptions)
(Rulers)
A. Junagadh Rock Inscription
1. Kharavela
B. Banskhera Copper Plate Inscription
2. Samudragupta
C. Hathigumpha Inscription
3. Rudradaman
D. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
4. Harsha
Codes A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Inscriptions) | (Rulers) |
| A. Junagadh Rock Inscription | 1. Kharavela |
| B. Banskhera Copper Plate Inscription | 2. Samudragupta |
| C. Hathigumpha Inscription | 3. Rudradaman |
| D. Allahabad Pillar Inscription | 4. Harsha |
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Q-8) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
A. Piklihal
1. Tamil Nadu
B. Bhimbetka
2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Bagor
3. Rajasthan
D. Paiyampalli
4. Madhya Pradesh
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| A. Piklihal | 1. Tamil Nadu |
| B. Bhimbetka | 2. Andhra Pradesh |
| C. Bagor | 3. Rajasthan |
| D. Paiyampalli | 4. Madhya Pradesh |
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Q-9) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
A. Palaeolithic
1. Hunters and herders
B. Mesolithic
2. Hunters and food gatherers
C. Neolithic
3. Village life
D. Chalcolithic
4. Food producers
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| A. Palaeolithic | 1. Hunters and herders |
| B. Mesolithic | 2. Hunters and food gatherers |
| C. Neolithic | 3. Village life |
| D. Chalcolithic | 4. Food producers |
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Q-10) In India, the first human occupations, as clearly suggested by stone tools, is not earlier than the
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Q-11) Arrange the following races of man chronologically:- Proto-Australoid
- Negrito
- Mediterranean
- Mongoloid
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes
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Q-12) Which one of the following species of fauna has been widely appreciated as pre-historic India’s gift to the world?
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Q-13) The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with
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Q-14) Stone and copper were used in
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Q-15) The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with
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Q-16) The invention of clay pottery is a characteristic of
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Q-17) Which of the following ages the Homo Sapiens the human being for the first time appeared?
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Q-18) Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic cultures?
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Q-19) The period covered by the ochre-coloured pottery culture may roughly be placed between
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Q-20) The credit of the discovery of the first Palaeolic in India which opened the field of prehistoric studies in the country goes to
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Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India.