Q. Consider the following representatives of different cultures: 1. Arretine ware 2. Northern black polished ware 3. Painted grey ware 4. Ochre coloured pottery Their correct chronological sequence is (a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (b) 4, 3, 1, 2 (c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 Ans: ...

Q. Which of the artifacts given below could be used as source material for the prehistoric period in India? 1. Fossils 2. Hand axes 3. Pottery 4. Remains of bones Select the correct answer using the given below (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4 ...

Q. With reference to Neolithic culture, consider the statement : 1. The earliest Neolithic settlement is at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan around 7000 BC. 2. V Gordon Childe defined the Neolithic chalcolithic culture as a self sufficient food economy. Which of the above is / are correct ? ...

Q. Consider the following statements on Neolithic settlements in South India. 1. Lapidary art and domestication of animals are the remarkable features of the first phase of the South Indian Neolithic settlements. 2. The red coloured pottery were discovered in the Neolithic settlements. 3. ...

Q. Which were the earliest cereals grown by human? 1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Maize 4. Millets (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 3 and 4 (d) Neither of them Ans: (b) 1 and 2

Q. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the (a) three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent  (b) three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified (c) three main styles of Indian temple architecture (d) three main musical Gharanas ...

Q. The copper boards are associated with the (a) Lustrous red ware (b) Ochre-coloured ware (c) Black and red ware (d) Painted grey ware Ans: (b) Ochre-coloured ware Explanation: The copper hoards are associated with the Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP), which is closely associated ...

Q. The widespread using of Black and Red ware (BRW) and Painted Grey Ware (PGW) mark the (a) coming of Iron Technology in India (b) coming of Copper Technology in India (c) end of using bronze (d) none of the above Ans: (a) coming of Iron Technology in India Explanation: The ...

Q. The people of the chalcolithic phase used different type of pottery, one of which is called black and red seems to have been widely prevalent from nearly (a) 3000 BC onwards (b) 2000 BC onwards (c) 1000 BC onwards (d) 500 BC onwards Ans: (b) 2000 BC onwards Explanation: The ...

Q. Who among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery? (a) Mesolithic (b) Chalcolithic (c) Neolithic (d) Iron age Ans: (b) Chalcolithic

Q. The credit of the discovery of the first Palaeolic in India which opened the field of prehistoric studies in the country goes to (a) Burkitt (b) De Terra and Paterson (c) Robert Bruce Foote (d) H D Sankalia Ans: (c) Robert Bruce Foote Explanation: The credit of the discovery ...

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age? (a) They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone (b) They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley (c) They could not produce more than ...