Ancient Indian History : Stone Age MCQs
- According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in____
A) Lower Palaeolithic period
(B) Middle Palaeolithic period
(C) Upper Palaeolithic period
(D) Mesolithic period
View Answer(D) Mesolithic period - In Mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at____
(A) Langhnaj
(B) Birbhanpur
(C) Adamgarh
(D) Chopani Mando
View Answer(C) Adamgarh
- Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was a/an___
(A) Geologist
(B) Archaeologist
(C) Paleobotanist
(D) Both (A) and (B)
View Answer(D) Both (A) and (B) - The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum was coined by____
(A) Thomson
(B) Lubbock
(C) Taylor
(D) Childe
View Answer(A) Thomson
- From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?
(A) Chopani Mando
(B) Kakoria
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Sarai Nahar Rai
View Answer(C) Mahadaha - Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been obtained from____
(A) Sarai Nahar Rai
(B) Mahadaha
(C) Lekhahia
(D) Chopani Mando
View Answer(B) Mahadaha
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- Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at____
(A) Sarai Nahar Rai
(B) Damdama
(C) Mahadaha
(D) Langhnaj
View Answer(B) Damdama - The cultivation of cereals first started in_____
(A) Neolithic Age
(B) Mesolithic Age
(C) Palaeolithic Age
(D) Proto-Historic Age
View Answer(A) Neolithic Age
- The earliest evidence of man in India is found in_____
(A) Nilgiri Hills
(B) Shiwalik Hills
(C) Nallamala Hills
(D) Narmada Valley
View Answer(D) Narmada Valley - The first cereal used by man was_____
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Barley
(D) Sorghum
View Answer(C) Barley
- The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from_____
(A) Koldihwa
(B) Lahuradeva
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Tokwa
View Answer(B) Lahuradeva - Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life?
(A) Dholavira
(B) Kile Gul Mohammad
(C) Kalibangan
(D) Mehrgarh
View Answer(D) Mehrgarh
- The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Sub-continent has been obtained from____
(A) Brahmagiri
(B) Burzahom
(C) Koldihwa
(D) Mehrgarh
View Answer(D) Mehrgarh - The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Sub-continent is found at_____
(A) Lothal
(B) Harappa
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Mundigak
View Answer(C) Mehrgarh
- Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age?
(A) Old Stone Age
(B) New Stone Age
(C) Copper Age
(D) Iron Age
View Answer(C) Copper Age - The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan civilization have been obtained from which one of the following ancient sites?
(A) Amri
(B) Mehrgarh
(C) Kotdiji
(D) Kalibangan
View Answer(B) Mehrgarh
- Navdatoli was excavated by____
(A) K.D. Bajpai
(B) V.S. Wakankar
(C) H.D. Sankalia
(D) Mortimer Wheeler
View Answer(C) H.D. Sankalia - In which state, the Navdatoli is located?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
View Answer(D) Madhya Pradesh
- Megaliths have been identified as_____
(A) Caves for hermits
(B) Burial sites
(C) Temple sites
(D) None of the above
View Answer(B) Burial sites - Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at____
(A) Budihal
(B) Sangana Kallu
(C) Koldihwa
(D) Brahmagiri
View Answer(B) Sangana Kallu
- ‘Bhimbetka’ is famous for_____
(A) Rock Paintings
(B) Buddhist Statues
(C) Minerals
(D) Origin of Son River
View Answer(A) Rock Paintings - In India, from which rock-shelter, pictures has been found the most?
(A) Ghagharia
(B) Bhimbetka
(C) Lekhahia
(D) Adamgarh
View Answer(B) Bhimbetka
- Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Bhimbetka
(C) Bagh
(D) Amravati
View Answer(B) Bhimbetka - Where are the caves of Bhimbetka situated?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Pachmarhi
(C) Singrauli
(D) Abdullahganj-Raisen
View Answer(D) Abdullahganj-Raisen
- The Ochre-coloured Pottery (O.C.P.) was christened at__
(A) Hastinapur
(B) Ahichhatra
(C) Noh
(D) Red Fort
View Answer(A) Hastinapur - In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation____
(A) North to South position
(B) East to West position
(C) South to North position
(D) West to East position
View Answer(A) North to South position
- Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
(A) Brahmagiri
(B) Burzahom
(C) Chirand
(D) Maski
View Answer(B) Burzahom - The evidence of burying the dog with human body is found from which of the following places?
(A) Burzahom
(B) Koldihwa
(C) Chaupani
(D) Mando
View Answer(A) Burzahom
- The evidence of pit dwelling has been obtained from____
(A) Burzahom
(B) Koldihwa
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Sanganakallu
View Answer(A) Burzahom - From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
(A) Morahana Pahar
(B) Ghagharia
(C) Baghahi Khor
(D) Lekhahia
View Answer(D) Lekhahia
- Which of these departments/ministries deals with Archaeological Survey of India as an accessory office?
(A) Culture
(B) Tourism
(C) Science and Technology
(D) Human Resource and Development
View Answer(A) Culture - Where is the National Human Museum situated?
(A) Guwahati
(B) Bastar
(C) Bhopal
(D) Chennai
View Answer(C) Bhopal
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