pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 3 2 1 4

Question : 2

Which of the artifacts given below could be used as source material for the prehistoric period in India?

1. Fossils
2. Hand axes
3. Pottery
4. Remains of bones

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 3

Till date, the best evidence of a distinct Upper Palaeolithic age comes from which of the following sites?

a) Belan Valley

b) Bhimbetka

c) Renigunta

d) Langhanaj

Question : 4

The word ‘Neolithic’ was first coined by

a) Robert Bruce Foote

b) Miles Burkit

c) None of the above

d) Sir John Lubbock

Question : 5

Pygmy tools were used by the men of

a) New Stone Age

b) Old Stone Age

c) Mesolithic Age

d) Chalcolithic Age

Question : 6

The Neolithic age people decorate their walls by painting

a) Rivers

b) The scene of trees

c) Gods

d) Scenes of hunting and dancing