1. According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
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2. In Mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at [UPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
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3. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was a/an – [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
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4. The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum was coined by – [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
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5. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
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6. Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been obtained from [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]
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7. Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
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8. The cultivation of cereals first started in [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
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9. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]
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10. The first cereal used by man was [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
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11. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
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12. Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life? [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
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13. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Sub-continent has been obtained from [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
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14. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Sub-continent is found at [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
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15. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age? [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
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16. The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan civilization have been obtained from which one of the following ancient sites? [UPPCS (Pre) 2008]
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17. Navdatoli was excavated by [UP Lower (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
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18. In which state, the Navdatoli is located? [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
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19. Megaliths have been identified as [Tamil Nadu PSC (Mains) 2018]
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20. Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
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Q1. Proto-historic period corresponds to which of the following time bracket?
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Examine the following statements: 1. In the Indian context, the first true hominid fossil came from the potwar plateau. 2. Modern day humans or Homo sapiens correspond to lower paleolithic cultures. 3. The Mesolithic coincided with the onset of the pleistocene. 4. The use of microliths does not necessarily denote a Mesolithic stage. 5. Rock art can be perceived as the product of prehistoric man’s leisure. Select the code for correct statements:
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The first hominids to use tools were:
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Which hominid species is said to constitute the dividing line between apes and humans?
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‘Sohan culture’ is another name for:
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The middle palaeolithic tool assemblage in the southern Thar Desert is known as:
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What made the transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic possible?
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Which of the following is a major pre-Harappan site?
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Primitive man first learnt to
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Which were the earliest cereals grown by man?
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The main occupation of Paleolithic people was
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The first use to which the wheel was put appears to be
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The sculptures that are known as the “priest king” and a “dancing girl” have been discovered from which of the following sites?
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The famous Pasupati seal found at Mohenjodaro does not have the following animals impressed on it.
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Which of the following was not depicted on the surface of Harappan pottery?
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The Bronze figurines that were produced in the Harappan Civilisation were made through a process known as )
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Which of the following materials was not used in producing Harappan jewellery?
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Which of the following sites has yielded nude male torso?
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Which of the following Harappan sites have yielded the evidence of a nude female figure?
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Which of the following animals is the most depicted on the Harappan seals?
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Which of the following are not depicted on the Harappan seals?
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Various scholars have attributed different reasons for the decline of Harappan civilization. I. M. R. Sahni relates it to the shifting of the course of river Indus. II. W. Fairservis to environmental degradation III. H. T. Lambrick to excessive floods in the Indus region IV. G. Singh to increasing aridity or climatic changes Choose the code for correct answer:
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Hathnora is famous because of the discovery of:
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‘Acheulian’ is a term that denotes objects that are:
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Which of the following is a Mesolithic habitation site?
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One who had not undergone the rite of upanayana was known as:
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Which of the following sites of Kashmir have yielded the evidence of a crowned Buddha?
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Kings who offered support to Buddhist monks and institutions included: 1. Chandragupta Maurya 2. Kanishka 3. Samudragupta 4. Harshavardhana. Choose the correct code:
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Stories that were used to spread ideas about Buddhism included: 1. Manimekalai 2. Panchatantra 3. Jatakas 4. Hitopadesha Choose the correct code:
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Sixteen powerful states or solasa-mahajanapada are known to have flourished in the:
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