pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

Mesolithic tools are characterized by parallel-sided blades taken out from prepared cores of fined-materials such as

a) Crystal

b) Chert

c) All the above

d) Chalcedony

Question : 3

In India, the earliest known Neolithic settlement is

a) Mehrgar

b) Burzahom

c) Chirand

d) Nasik

Question : 4

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 : 5

Palaeolithic men in India are also known as

a) Ceramic men

b) Granite men

c) Black-coloured rock men

d) Quartzite men

Question : 6

The instruments used by the Neolithic culture were

a) Flat

b) Rounded

c) Grooved

d) Sharp