pre historic period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

a) Pithecangthropus

b) Hominid

c) Sinanthropus

d) Eoanthropus

Question : 2

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

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 2 4 3 1

Question : 3

Which of the following races was/were well-settled in India?

a) Proto-Australoid

b) Negrito

c) All of the above

d) Mediterranean

Question : 4

In India, the earliest known Neolithic settlement is

a) Mehrgar

b) Burzahom

c) Chirand

d) Nasik

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.