Indian History

PRE HISTORIC PERIOD MCQs

Total Questions : 131

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Question 1. The pottery forms used during the Cha1colithic cultures were:

  1. dishes-on-stand

  2. spouted vases

  3. stemmed cups

  4. pedestalled bowls


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1, 2, 3 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    1, 2 and 3
  4.    2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a) Some of the most well-known pottery forms are; dishes on-stand, spouted vases, stemmed cups, pedestalled bowls, big storage jars, and spouted basins and bowls.
Question 2. 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


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1, 2, 3 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    1, 2 and 3
  4.    2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a) The term ‘Neolithic’ was coined by Jonn Lubbock. The chief characteristic of this age was the new type of ground and polished stone tools. This period also marked the beginning of cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals. It led to the beginning of settled life and the growth of village settlements.
Question 3. Which were the earliest cereals grown by a human?

  1. Wheat

  2. Barley

  3. Maize

  4. Millets


  1.    1 and 2
  2.    Neither of them
  3.    1 only
  4.    3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
Question 4. The copper boards are associated with the
  1.    Lustrous red ware
  2.    Painted grey ware
  3.    Black and red ware
  4.    Ochre-coloured ware
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Ochre-coloured ware
Answer: (d)
Question 5. Consider the following representatives of different cultures:

  1. Arretine ware

  2. Northern black polished ware

  3. Painted grey ware

  4. Ochre coloured pottery


Their correct chronological sequence is
  1.    4, 3, 1, 2
  2.    4, 3, 2, 1
  3.    3, 4, 1, 2
  4.    3, 4, 2, 1
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: (b)
Question 6.




List I
List II


A. Palaeolithic
1. Ground stone tools


B. Mesolithic
2. Rock painting


C. Neolithic
3. Flaked stone tools


D. Upper Palaeolithic
4. Microlithic tools




Codes: A B C D
  1.    3 1 4 2
  2.    1 4 2 3
  3.    3 4 1 2
  4.    2 3 4 1
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> 3 4 1 2
Answer: (c)
Question 7. The Neolithic phase in South India seems to have covered the period from about
  1.    4,000 BC to 3,000 BC
  2.    3,000 BC to 2,000 BC
  3.    1,000 BC to 500 BC
  4.    2,000 BC to 1,000 BC
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> 2,000 BC to 1,000 BC
Answer: (d)
Question 8. The Neolithic people of Mehrgarh were more advanced. They produced
  1.    Sugarcane and jute
  2.    Cotton and wheat
  3.    None of the above "
  4.    Rice and ground nuts
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Cotton and wheat
Answer: (b)
Question 9. The foundations of the fortification wall and houses made of stone of ProtoHarappan culture were found in Punjab at
  1.    Lothal
  2.    Kalibangan
  3.    Amri
  4.    Kot Diji
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Kot Diji
Answer: (d)
Question 10. Archaeological evidence from which Chalcolithic site shows evidence of corporation, harvesting and irrigation?
  1.    Inamgaon
  2.    Daimabad
  3.    Navdatoli
  4.    Rangpur
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Inamgaon
Answer: (a)