pre historic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 56

The rock paintings were an important and distinct feature of the Mesolithic people though their beginning may be traced to the upper Palaeolithic period. Which of the following are the characteristics of these paintings?

1. These paintings are made on the walls of rock shelters
2. Maximum of them have been found at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh
3. They throw light on the social and economic life of Mesolithic people.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Question : 57

Which of the following were important sites of Mesolithic culture?

1. Kotdiji in Rajasthan
2. Langhnaj in Gujarat
3. Sarai Nahar Rai, Chopani Mando, Mahdaha and Damdama in Uttar Pradesh
4. Bhimbetka and Adamgarh in Madhya Pradesh.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 58

The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the

a) three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent

b) three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India

c) three main styles of Indian temple architecture

d) three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified