Stone Age – Mock Test

Exam based on previous year questions on Stone Age

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1. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered the first Palaeolithic tool in India was an –

 
 
 
 

2. The three-age system, which is divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of the Copenhagen Museum was coined by –

 
 
 
 

3. According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animals began in –

 
 
 
 

4. Which among the following sites provides evidence of the domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period?

 
 
 
 

5. In the Mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at:

 
 
 
 

6. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?

 
 
 
 

7. Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India have been obtained from –

 
 
 
 

8. Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at –

 
 
 
 

9. The cultivation of cereals first started in –

 
 
 
 

10. During the Neolithic Age, the earliest evidence of the origin of agriculture has been found at which of the following place in the North-Western region of the Indian sub-continent?

 
 
 
 
 

11. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in-

 
 
 
 

12. The first cereal used by man was :

 
 
 
 

13. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent comes from

 
 
 
 

14. With reference to the cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

15. Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life?

 
 
 
 

16. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent has been obtained from

 
 
 
 

17. The earliest evidence of Agriculture in the Indian subcontinent is found at

 
 
 
 

18. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age

 
 
 
 

19. The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from which one of the following ancient sites

 
 
 
 

20. Excavation at Navadatoli was conducted by

 
 
 
 

21. In which state, the Navdatoli is located

 
 
 
 

22. In which state of India is the Harappan Civilization site Mandi situated

 
 
 
 

23. Consider the following statements pertaining to the Ahar Civilization

 
 
 
 

24. Megaliths have been identified as

 
 
 
 

25. Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at

 
 
 
 

26. Bhimbetka’ is famous for

 
 
 
 

27. In India, from which rock shelter, pictures have been found the most

 
 
 
 

28. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings

 
 
 
 

29. Where are the caves of Bhimbetka situated

 
 
 
 

30. Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings

 
 
 
 

31. Bhimbetka was discovered by

 
 
 
 

32. The Ochre-coloured Pottery (O.C.P.) was christened at

 
 
 
 

33. In the Chalcolithic period, the people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation:

 
 
 
 

34. Which of the following sites has yielded the skeleton of the dog along with the human skeleton in burial

 
 
 
 

35. The evidence of burying the dog with the human body is found in which of the following places

 
 
 
 

36. The evidence of pit dwelling has been obtained from

 
 
 
 

37. Consider the following pairs:

 
 
 
 

38. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found

 
 
 
 

39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R)

 
 
 
 

40. Which of these departments/ministries deals with the Archaeological Survey of India as an accessory office

 
 
 
 

41. Where is National Human Museum situated