pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

a) The Lower Paleolithic phase covers the greater part of the Ice Age

b) The Paleolithic age in India is divided into three phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people

c) All the above

d) The first phase is called Early or Lower Paleolithic

Question : 2

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:  

a) 2 3 1 4 5

b) 3 2 1 5 4

c) 4 5 3 1 2

d) 5 4 3 1 2

Question : 3

Which one of the following shows the characteristics of the human skeletons of the people of the Mesolithic age?

a) Hamitic Negroids

b) Proto-Australoids

c) Alpines

d) Mongoloids

Question : 4

The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the

a) three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified

b) three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent

c) three main styles of Indian temple architecture

d) three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India

Question : 5

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

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

b) The excavations yield lots of bone tools

c) Pit dwellings were seen in both the sites

d) The sites were predominantly pastoral economics

Question : 6

The first metal to be used by man was

a) iron

b) bronze

c) copper

d) stone