The period before the development of script is called______

(a)

Pre-historic

(b)

Historic

(c)

palaeolithic

(d)

Neolithic

The first Palaeolithic tools were identified in _____

(a)

1860

(b)

1863

(c)

1873

(d)

1883

Burzahom is an important site of _______

(a)

Neolithic culture of Kashmir

(b)

Neolithic culture of Ganga Valley

(c)

Neolithic culture of Eastern India

(d)

Neolithic culture of South India

_______ was an important source of subsistence for the Harappans.

(a)

Agriculture

(b)

Pottery

(c)

Craft production

(d)

Fishing

__________ is another important source of history.

(a)

language

(b)

literature

(c)

dance

(d)

writing

The period after the Old Stone Age (Palaeolithic) is called the______________

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

Find the incorrect pair
(i) Elephas namadicus - giant tusked pre-historic elephant.
(ii) Stegodon ganesa - a giant pre-historic elephant.
(iii) Bos namadicus - wild cattle.
(iv) Equus namadicus - teeth

(a)

(i) correct

(b)

(ii) correct

(c)

(iii) correct

(d)

(iv) correct

After the _________ with the advent of global warming, human groups became highly mobile and began to occupy various eco- zones.

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

___________ used microliths bone and antler tools and terracotta objects.

(a)

ice age

(b)

stone age

(c)

Mesolithic Age

(d)

Neolithic age

____________ study ancient agriculture, and human and environmental relationships.

(a)

Archaligist

(b)

Archaeobotanists

(c)

teri

(d)

antropology