Here we have given thirty most important MCQ on Stone Age of India. This is surely a very good blog for you to prepare for any examination like UPSC, WBCS etc.
MCQ on Stone Age | Indian Ancient History
1.The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum was coined by- (a) Thomson (b) Taylor (c) Lubbock (d) Childe
Ans. (a)Thomson
2.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
Ans. (d)Mesolithic period
3. Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period? (a) Odai (b) Bagor (c) Bori (d) Lakhnia
Ans. (c)Bori
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In Mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication is at: (a) Langhnaj (b) Birbhanpur
(c) Adamgarh (d) Chopani Mando
Ans. (c) Adamgarh
From which sites bone implements have been found? (a) Chopani-Mando (c) Mahadaha (b) Kakoria
(d) Sarai Nahar Rai
Ans. (c & d)
Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been found from – (a) Sarai Nahar Rai (b) Mahadaha (c) Lekhahia (d) Chopani Mando
Ans. (a & b)
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Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at- (a) Sarai Nahar Rai (b) Damdama (c)Mahadaha (d) Langhnaj
Ans. (b)(b) Damdama
The cultivation of cereals first started in – (a) Neolithic Age (c) Palaeolithic Age (b) Mesolithic Age
(d) Proto-Historic Age
Ans. (a)
During the Neolithic Age the earliest evidence of the origin of agriculture are at which of the following place in the North-Western region of Indian sub-continent?- (a) Munidgak (b) Mehargarh
(c) Damb Sadat (d) Balakot (e) Amri
Ans. (b)
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The earliest evidence of man in India is found in (a) Nilgiri Hills (b) Shiwalik Hills (c) Nallamala Hills
(d) Narmada Valley
Ans. (d)
The first cereal used by man was: (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Barley (d) Sorghum
Ans. (c) Barley
The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub- continent comes from – (a) Koldihwa (b) Lahuradeva
(c) Mehrgarh (d) Tokwa
Ans. (b)
Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life?
(a) Dholavira (b) Kile Gul Mohammad (c) Kalibangan (d) Mehrgarh
Ans. (d)
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The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Sub-continent has been obtained from – (a) Brahmagiri
(c) Koldihwa (b) Burzahom (d) Mehrgarh
Ans. (d)
The earliest evidence of Agriculture in Indian subcontinent is found at (a) Lothal (c) Mehrgarh
(b) Harappa (d) Mundigak
Ans. (c)
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
Ans. (c)
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
Ans. (b)
Navdatoli was excavated by- (a) K.D.Bajpai (b) V.S. Wakankar (C) H.D. Sankalia (d) Mortimer Wheeler
Ans. (c)
In which state, the Navdatoli is located? (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (d)
We identify Megaliths as- (a) Caves for hermits (b) Temple sites (c) Burial sites (d) None of the
Ans. (c)
Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at- (a) Budihal(b) Sangana Kallu (c) Koldihwa (d) Brahmagiri
Ans. (b)
‘Bhimbetka’ is famous for – (a) Rock Paintings (b) Buddhist Statues (c) Minerals (d) Origin of Son River
Ans. (a)
In India, from which rock-shelter, pictures has been found the most? (a) Ghagharia (b) Bhimbetka (c) Lekhahia (d) Adamgarh
Ans. (b)
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Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
(b) Bhimbetka (a) Ajanta (c) Bagh (d) Amravati
Ans. (b)
Where are the caves of Bhimbetka?
(a) Bhopal (b) Pachmarhi (c) Singrauli (d) Abdullahganj-Raisen
Ans. (d)
Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered prehistoric
significance of its rock paintings?
(a) Madho Swaroop Vatsa (b) H.D. Sankalia (c) V.S. Wakankar (d) V.N. Mishra
Ans. (c)
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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
Ans. (a)
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
Ans. (b)
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
Ans. (a)