stone age MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The first cereal used by man was

a) Wheat

b) Rice

c) Barley

d) Sorghum

Question : 2

The earliest evidence of Silk in India comes from the archaeological site of

a) Nevasa

b) Bhagwanpura

c) Rangpur

d) Ropar

Question : 3

Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?

a) Aitareya

b) Shatpatha

c) Gopatha

d) Panchavinsh

Question : 4

Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age?

a) Old Stone Age

b) New Stone Age

c) Copper Age

d) Iron Age

Question : 5

Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched?

a) Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical development of the Buddha’s teachings

b) Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic discipline

c) Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s previous births (Jataka stories)

d) Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath

Question : 6

The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on:

a) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

b) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan

d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta