pre historic period quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic cultures?

a) Domestication of animals

b) Cultivation of Plants

c) Use of Iron for agriculture

d) Sedentary farming

Question : 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the chalcolithic settlement?

a) They did practice cultivation but not on large scale

b) They domesticated cattle most probably for food and not milked for drink and dairy products

c) The pre-Harappan phase at Kalibangan in Rajasthan and Banawali in Haryana is distinctly chalcolithic

d) All of the above

Question : 3

During the Microlithic age, painting was popular; which of the following painting features are found in Microlithie age?

a) During this period various paintings were found, which include animals and human scene

b) Depiction of human figures in rock painting

c) None

d) Both (a) and (b)

Question : 4

The Indus Valley civilization belongs to which of the following ages?

a) Chalcolithic age

b) Neolithic age

c) Mesolithic age

d) Paleolithic age

Question : 5

Appearance of man in India has been dated around 1.4 mya by the artefacts found from

a) Kurnool

b) Mirzapur

c) Patna

d) Bori

Question : 6

The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with

a) Neolithic age

b) Mesolithic age

c) Chalcolithic age

d) Iron age