Stone Age One Liner Questions & Answers
Explore the fascinating world of the Stone Age with these concise one-liner questions and answers, uncovering key insights about our ancient human ancestors.
| Questions | Answer | |
| 1 | Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered the first Palaeolithic tool in India was an – | Geologist & Archaeologist |
| 2 | The three-age system, which is divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of the Copenhagen Museum was coined by – | Thomson |
| 3 | According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animals began in – | Mesolithic period |
| 4 | In the Mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at – | Adamgarh (MP), Bagor (Rajasthan) |
| 5 | Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been obtained from – | Sarai Nahar Rai & Mahadaha |
| 6 | Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at – | Damdama |
| 7 | The cultivation of cereals first started in – | Neolithic Age |
| 8 | During the Neolithic Age, the earliest evidence of the origin of agriculture has been found at which place in the North-Western region of the Indian sub-continent? | Mehargarh |
| 9 | The earliest evidence of man in India is found in – | Narmada Valley |
| 10 | The first cereal used by man was – | Barley |
| 11 | Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life? | Mehrgarh |
| 12 | The earliest evidence of Agriculture in the Indian subcontinent is found at – | Mehrgarh |
| 13 | Which periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age? | Copper Age |
| 14 | The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from which ancient sites? | Mehrgarh |
| 15 | Excavation at Navadatoli was conducted by – | H.D. Sankalia |
| 16 | In which state, the Navdatoli is located? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17 | In which state of India is the Harappan Civilization site ‘Mandi’ situated? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 18 | Megaliths have been identified as – | Burial sites |
| 19 | Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at – | Sanganakallu |
| 20 | ‘Bhimbetka’ is famous for – | Rock Paintings |
| 21 | Where are the caves of Bhimbetka situated? | Abdullahganj-Raisen |
| 22 | Which Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings? | V.S. Wakankar |
| 23 | The Ochre-coloured Pottery (O.C.P.) was christened at – | Hastinapur |
| 24 | In the Chalcolithic period, the people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the orientation – | North to South position |
| 25 | Which sites has yielded the skeleton of the dog along with the human skeleton in burial? | Burzahom |
| 26 | The evidence of pit dwelling has been obtained from – | Burzahom |
| 27 | From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found? | Lekhahia |
| 28 | Which departments/ministries deals with the Archaeological Survey of India as an accessory office? | Ministry of Culture |
| 29 | Where is National Human Museum situated? | Bhopal |