pre historic period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Most of the Chalcolithic cultures flourished in semiarid regions
2. The Jorwe settlements were comparatively larger in number than other Chalcolithic settlements

a) None

b) 1 and 2 Both

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Question : 2

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?

a) Prakash

b) Navdatoli

c) Inamgaon

d) Daimabad

Question : 3

The first metal to be used by man was

a) bronze

b) stone

c) copper

d) iron

Question : 4

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

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

b) All of the above

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

d) They did practice cultivation but not on large scale

Question : 5

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

a) The excavations yield lots of bone tools

b) The sites were predominantly pastoral economics

c) Pit dwellings were seen in both the sites

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

Question : 6

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 was 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.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 2