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Pre historic times - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
    1. Neolithic Period
    2. Palaeolithic Period
    3. Mesolithic Period
    4. Chalcolithic Period
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  2. Question 2

    Microliths are typical of
    1. Palaeolithic Age
    2. Mesolithic Age
    3. Neolithic Age
    4. Chalcolithic Age
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  3. Question 3

    The earliest known stone tools in the Indian subcontinent have been discovered from
    1. Potwar Plateau in Pakistan
    2. Hungsi Valley in Karnataka
    3. Didwana in Rajasthan
    4. Bhimbetka in MP
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  4. Question 4

    The earliest use of the term Hindustan appears in which inscription of Sasanid rular Shahpur?
    1. Naqsh i Rustom
    2. Persepolis
    3. Behistun
    4. Hamadan
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  5. Question 5

    Where do we find the theree phases viz Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures in sequence?
    1. Belan Valley
    2. Krishna Valley
    3. Godavari valley
    4. Kashmir Valley
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following is not a principal tool of the Early Stone Age?
    1. Scrapper
    2. Handaxe
    3. Cleaver
    4. Chopper
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  7. Question 7

    At Which of the following places has the largest belt of painted rock shelter of Pre Historic period been found?
    1. Bhaja
    2. Bhimbetka
    3. Bagor
    4. Ajanta
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  8. Question 8

    DuringwhichofthefollowingperiodOstricheswerefound inIndia?
    1. Mesolithic
    2. Chalcolithic
    3. Neolithic
    4. Palaeolithic
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  9. Question 9

    InwhichamongthefollowingperiodCatalHuyukwasone ofthemostfamoussites?
    1. Neolithic
    2. Mesolithic
    3. Palaeolithic
    4. Chalcolithic
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  10. Question 10

    Which of the following is also known as ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?
    1. Chalcolithic
    2. Neolithic
    3. Mesolithic
    4. Palaeolithic
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  11. Question 11

    The duration of the Mesolithic period was about to
    1. 14000 to 10000
    2. 17000 to 12000
    3. 12000 to 10000
    4. 10000 to 7000
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  12. Question 12

    Mehargarh belongs to the
    1. Palaeolithic age
    2. Mesolithic age
    3. Neolithic age
    4. Chalcolithic age
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  13. Question 13

    Who discovered first Palaeolithic tool from India?
    1. Sir Mortimer Wheeler
    2. John Lubock
    3. None of them
    4. Robert Bruce Foote
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  14. Question 14

    The Study of Inscriptions is called
    1. Ecology
    2. Aqualogy
    3. Sociology
    4. Epigraphy
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  15. Question 15

    Numismatic is the study of
    1. Coins
    2. Scripts
    3. Stone
    4. Utensils
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  16. Question 16

    The earliest evidence of Man in India is found in
    1. Nilgiri Hills
    2. Shiwalik Hills
    3. Nallamala hills
    4. Narmada Valley
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  17. Question 17

    Megaliths have been identified as
    1. Caves for Hermits
    2. Burial sites
    3. Temple site
    4. None of the above
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  18. Question 18

    Three Human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at
    1. Sarai Nahar Rai
    2. Damdama
    3. Mahadaha
    4. Langhnaj
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  19. Question 19

    The Cultivation of Cereals first started in
    1. Neolithic age
    2. Mesolithic age
    3. Palaeolithic age
    4. Proto-Historic age
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  20. Question 20

    Bhimbetka is famous for
    1. Rock paintings
    2. Buddhist statues
    3. Minerals
    4. Origin of Son River
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