pre historic period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following important Chalcolithic cultures in India are not matched to its period?

a) Malwa culture: 1900 – 1400 B.C.

b) Jorwe culture : 2300 – 2000 B.C.

c) Ahar culture : 2800 – 1500 B.C

d) Kayatha culture : 2450 – 1700 B.C.

Question : 2

The pottery forms used during the Cha1colithic cultures were:

1. dishes-on-stand
2. spouted vases
3. stemmed cups
4. pedestalled bowls

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 3

Which of the following are characteristics of the Neolithic culture?

1. beginning of agricultural activities
2. domestication of animals
3. grinding and polishing of stone tools having sharper edges
4. use of pottery

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 4

With reference to Neolithic culture, consider the statement :

1. The earliest Neolithic settlement is at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan around 7000 BC.
2. V Gordon Childe defined the Neolithic Chalcolithic culture as a self-sufficient food economy.

a) 2 only

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 1 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 5

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age?

a) They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone

b) All of the above

c) They could not produce more than what they needed for this bare subsistence

d) They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley

Question : 6

Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

a) Bagh

b) Amrawati

c) Bhimbetka

d) Ajanta