stone age Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26

Robert Bruce foote, who discovered first palacothic tool in India, was originally a

a) Geologist

b) Palaeobotanist

c) Archaeologist

d) Historian

Question : 27 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]

The earliest evidence of man in India is found in

a) Nilgiri Hills

b) Shiwalik Hills

c) Nallamala Hills

d) Narmada Valley

Question : 28 [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]

Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been obtained from

a) Sarai Nahar Rai

b) Mahadaha

c) Lekhahia

d) Chopani Mando

Question : 29

Consider the following statements relating to Jain literature :

1. The sacred books of the Jainas are known as Siddhanta or Agama.
2. The language of the earliest Jain texts is an eastern dialect of Pali known as Ardha Magadhi.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 30

The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a work on

a) Grammar

b) Astronomy

c) Music

d) Medicine