pre historic period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic cultures?

a) Cultivation of Plants

b) Sedentary farming

c) Use of Iron for agriculture

d) Domestication of animals

Question : 2

Consider the following: At which of the following places has the largest belt of painted rock - shelters of prehistoric period been discovered?

1. Bhaja
2. Bhimbetka
3. Jaora
4. Ajanta

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Question : 3

Who is known as the father of Indian prehistory?

a) Le Mesurier

b) Robert Bruce Foote

c) Subba Rao

d) Miles Burkit

Question : 4

In the Indian context, the Neolithic agriculture-based regions can roughly be divided into many regions. Which of the following may be called such a region?

1. The Indus system and its western Borderland
2. Ganga valley
3. Western India and the northern Deccan and
4. The southern Deccan.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. Middle Palaeolithic culture was quite a widespread phenomenon between 6,00,000 and 60,000 B.C.
2. Some of the most important sites of the Middle Palaeolithic period are Bhimbetka, Nevasa, Pushkar, Rohiri hills of upper Sind, and Samnapur on Narmada.

a) None

b) 1 and 2 Both

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Question : 6

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 1 4 2 3

d) 3 4 1 2