pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Both the settlement pattern and burial practices of Chalcolithic period suggest beginnings of

a) Varna

b) Caste

c) Social inequalities

d) Division of labour

Question : 2

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) all of these

d) none of these

Question : 3

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) Palaeolithic granes have been found in Guntur and Kurnool Districts in South India

b) The palaeolithic man in India know the use of fire

c) Prehistoric paintings have been found in Kaimur ranges and Mirzapur District

d) The Copper Age and the Early Iron Age can be distinguished in North India. However, the Iron Age immediately succeeds the Stone Age in South India.

Question : 4

The instruments used by the Neolithic culture were

a) Flat

b) Rounded

c) Grooved

d) Sharp

Question : 5

The names of the species of early man have been arranged in chronological order. Which one is wrongly numbered?

1. Australopithecus
2. Neanderthal man
3. Peking man
4. Cro-Magnon man

a) 4

b) 3

c) 2

d) 1

Question : 6

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