pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

In India, the earliest known Neolithic settlement is

a) Mehrgar

b) Burzahom

c) Chirand

d) Nasik

Question : 2

Inamgaon is a chalcolithic site belonging to which culture?’

a) Malwa culture

b) Jorwe culture

c) Ahar culture

d) Kayatha culture

Question : 3

The earliest ‘man like creature’ which racially differed from ‘Homo sapiens’ is generally known as

a) Pithecangthropus

b) Hominid

c) Sinanthropus

d) Eoanthropus

Question : 4

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 : 5

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) all of these

d) none of these

Question : 6

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

a) Varna

b) Caste

c) Social inequalities

d) Division of labour