pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following representatives of different cultures:

1. Arretine ware
2. Northern black polished ware
3. Painted grey ware
4. Ochre coloured pottery Their correct chronological sequence is

a) 4, 3, 1, 2

b) 3, 4, 1, 2

c) 3, 4, 2, 1

d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Question : 2

In the late Stone Age, people used to bury the dead in large stone-lined pits and covered them with still larger slabs, sometimes only one. They are called

a) Microlithic

b) Megalithic

c) Neolithic

d) Chalcolithic

Question : 3

The people of the chalcolithic phase used different type of pottery, one of which is called black and red seems to have been widely prevalent from nearly

a) 2000 BC onwards

b) 3000 BC onwards

c) 1000 BC onwards

d) 500 BC onwards

Question : 4

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 1 4 2 3

Question : 5

Which of the following is/are are important sites of Microlithic age?

a) Bhimbetka

b) Bagor

c) All the above

d) Lekhania

Question : 6

Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

a) Ajanta

b) Bagh

c) Bhimbetka

d) Amrawati