pre historic period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

Consider the following representatives of different cultures:

1. Arretine ware
2. Northern black polished ware
3. Painted grey ware
4. Ochre coloured pottery

a) 4, 3, 1, 2

b) 4, 3, 2, 1

c) 3, 4, 1, 2

d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Question : 3

The copper boards are associated with the

a) Lustrous red ware

b) Painted grey ware

c) Black and red ware

d) Ochre-coloured ware

Question : 4

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 : 5

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the microlithic tools of Mesolithic Culture?

1. They were characterized by parallel-sided blades taken out from prepared cores of such fine material as chert, chalcedony, crystal, jasper, carnelian, agate, etc.
2. These tools were generally 10 to 50 cm. long.
3. They include a smaller version of upper Palaeolithic types such as points, scrappers, burins, awls, etc.
4. Some new tool-types were lunates, trapezes, triangles, arrowheads of various shapes and sizes.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

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