MCQ/Quiz Practice Set on: Stone Age and Prehistoric Period of India
[Q:1] The main civilization that developed in the Indus Valley was during –
[A] Iron Age
[B] Copper-Stone Age
[C] Bronze Age
[D] Mesolithic Period
[Q:2] Which stone age was in between 800000-200000 BC?
[A] Paleolithic Age
[B] Mesolithic Age
[C] Neolithic Age
[D] None of the above
[Q:3] In which river valley are found traces of the Paleolithic age?
[A] Swan River
[B] Indus River
[C] Brahmaputra River
[D] None of the above
[Q:4] The tools found in the pre-Harappan period in the northern Swan region are-
[A] Tree cutting machine
[B] Stone cutting machine
[C] Fish cutter
[D] All of the above
[Q:5] Which ethnic groups dominated the Paleolithic era?
[A] Aryan origin
[B] Negro descent
[C] Persian origin
[D] None of the above
[Q:6] The expansion of the Neolithic period was
[A] 10000-5000 BC
[B] 8000-5000 BC
[C] 5000-4000 BC
[D] 6000-2000 BC
[Q:7] Weapons used in the Mesolithic era were –
[A] Large stone gravel
[B] Weapons made of wood
[C] Pebbles
[D] Iron tools
[Q:8] During the Mesolithic period, one of the livelihoods of the people was-
[A] Fishing
[B] Animal hunting
[C] Agriculture
[D] Both A & B
[Q:9] Deer, Antelope, Wild Boar and Bull are found in which region of India during Mesolithic period?
[A] Lakhang
[B] Altamira Cave
[C] Bhimbetka Cave
[D] None of the above
[Q:10] Where no remains of the Mesolithic Age found?
[A] In the west – Sindh
[B] In the south-Tinevelly
[C] East-Indus
[D] East of West Bengal
[Q:11] During the Mesolithic period the northern Sindh region developed mainly by _______.
[A] Animal and fish hunting
[B] Agriculture
[C] Industry
[D] All of the above
[Q:12] In which area did the Neolithic people make the most progress?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Pottery
[C] Animal husbandry
[D] Both A & B
[Q:13] Neolithic civilization was termed as ‘Revolutionary Age’ by –
[A] Gordon Child
[B] Dr. Giles
[C] Romila Thapar
[D] None of the above
[Q:14] The period of polished stone tools and handicrafts found at Sanganakallu in Piklihal is approx. –
[A] 2100 BC
[B] 2000 BC
[C] 1900 BC
[D] 1800 BC
[Q:15] The center of Neolithic civilization was-
[A] Kashmir
[B] Indus
[C] Sindh Province, Balochistan
[D] Swan Valley
[Q:16] The influence of Neolithic culture can be noted in-
[A] Odisha
[B] Mehergarh
[C] Assam
[D] Allahabad
[Q:17] Evidence of human cave-dwelling found in the Paleolithic Age at –
[A] Kurnool
[B] Shang, Ladakh
[C] Bhimbetka
[D] All of the Above
[Q:18] The ‘Microlithic’ age is called to –
[A] Paleolithic
[B] Mesolithic
[C] Neolithic
[D] None
[Q:19] Notable among the Mesolithic weapons is-
[A] Hand ax
[B] Chopper
[C] Small arms
[D] None
[Q:20] Flake-type weapons are characteristic of which era?
[A] Paleolithic
[B] Mesolithic
[C] Neolithic
[D] None
[Q:21] Approximately how old is the hand axe-like weapon found in Pahalgaon, Kashmir?
[A] 1 lakh-4 lakh years
[B] 2 lakh-5 lakh years
[C] 5 lakh-7 lakh years
[D] None
[Q:22] Traces of nutcracker (Jaanta) used in the Mesolithic period have been found in –
[A] West Bengal
[B] Sarai Nahar Rai
[C] Tineveli
[D] None
[Q:23] On the banks of which river did the Copper-Stone Age Ahar culture develop?
[A] Bhogavo
[B] Banas
[C] Sabarmati
[D] Yamuna
[Q:24] In which place are the traces of Paleolithic age not found?
[A] Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
[B] Betamcherala, Andhra Pradesh
[C] Inamgaon, Maharashtra
[D] Simhbhoomi, Himachal Pradesh