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Total Questions : 131 | Page 2 of 14 pages

Question 11. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Trapeze-Mesolithic age
Handaxe-Palaeolithic age
Chisels-Chalcolithic age
Adzes-Neolithic age

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Chisels-Chalcolithic age
Answer: (c)

Question 12. Pick out the wrong statement with respect to the Neolithic sites of Burzahom and Gufkral.

Bones of animals such as goat, sheep, cattle are seen
The excavations yield lots of bone tools
Pit dwellings were seen in both the sites
The sites were predominantly pastoral economics

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> The sites were predominantly pastoral economics
Answer: (d)

Question 13. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the

three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified
three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent
three main styles of Indian temple architecture
three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> three main styles of Indian temple architecture
Answer: (c)Nagara, Dravida and Vesara are three main styles of Indian temple architecture.

Question 14. The first metal to be used by man was

iron
bronze
copper
stone

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> copper
Answer: (c)

Question 15. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

The Lower Paleolithic phase covers the greater part of the Ice Age
The Paleolithic age in India is divided into three phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people
All the above
The first phase is called Early or Lower Paleolithic

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> The Paleolithic age in India is divided into three phases according to the nature of the stone tools used by the people
Answer: (b)

Question 16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I
List II
A. Lower Palaeolithic age
I. Birbhanpur
B. Middle Palaeolithic age
2. Burzahom
C. Upper Palaeolithic age
3. Bhimbetka
D. Mesolithic age
4. Belan Valley
E. Neolithic age
5. On the river Narmada and south of river Tungabhadra
Codes: A B C D E

2 3 1 4 5
3 2 1 5 4
4 5 3 1 2
5 4 3 1 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 4 5 3 1 2
Answer: (c)

Question 17. Which one of the following shows the characteristics of the human skeletons of the people of the Mesolithic age?

Hamitic Negroids
Proto-Australoids
Alpines
Mongoloids

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Hamitic Negroids
Answer: (a)

Question 18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I
List II
A. Ahar Culture
1. Maharashtra
B. Savalda Culture
2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Kayatha Culture
3. Rajasthan
D. Narhan Culture
4. Uttar Pradesh
Codes A B C D

4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4
4 2 1 3
3 1 2 4

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> 3 1 2 4
Answer: (d)

Question 19. Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

Ajanta
Bagh
Bhimbetka
Amrawati

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Bhimbetka
Answer: (c)The rock shelters of Bhimbetka are a repository of rock paintings within natural rock shelters with archaeological evidences from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods through the Chalcolithic to the Medieval period.

Question 20. The Neolithic age economy was