The Stone-Copper Phase (Chalcolithic Age) - UPSC Prelims Quiz
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Between Stone and Metal: India's Chalcolithic Cultures and Settled Village Life•hard•10 questions•~12 min
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Question 01
hard
Consider the following statements about Chalcolithic cultures in India:
1. The people of Ahar used stone axes and blades extensively alongside copper tools.
2. Navdatoli, situated on the Narmada river, has yielded the richest assemblage of food crops from the Chalcolithic period.
3. Chalcolithic people were the first in India to use painted pottery.
4. The Jorwe culture is named after a village on the Godavari river.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 02
medium
Which of the following correctly distinguishes Chalcolithic burial practices from those of the Harappans?
Question 03
hard
With reference to the Copper Hoards found in India, consider the following statements:
1. More than forty copper hoards have been found, with nearly half concentrated in the Ganga-Yamuna doab.
2. The copper hoards comprise celts, harpoons, antennae swords, and anthropomorphic figures.
3. The people associated with these copper hoards used ochre-coloured pottery.
4. The copper-hoard people and the Harappans were separated by several centuries and had no contact.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 04
medium
The 'Jorwe culture' in the context of Indian prehistory refers to:
Question 05
hard
Consider the following pairs:
Site - Associated Feature
1. Chandoli - Copper chisels and flat rectangular copper axes
2. Inamgaon - Mother goddess figurine similar to Western Asian examples
3. Navdatoli - Located on the Krishna river
4. Daimabad - Located in Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Question 06
medium
Which of the following statements best explains why Chalcolithic cultures in India could not match the technological level of the Harappan civilisation?
Question 07
hard
The evidence from graves at Chandoli, Nevasa, and Kayatha is significant in the context of ancient Indian history primarily because it:
Question 08
medium
With reference to agriculture in the Stone-Copper phase, which of the following regional crop associations is INCORRECT?
Question 09
medium
The Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) culture associated with copper hoards in the Ganga-Yamuna doab is dated approximately to:
Question 10
hard
Consider the following statements about the importance and limitations of the Chalcolithic phase in India:
1. Chalcolithic communities founded the first villages in India and cultivated more cereals than Neolithic communities.
2. Chalcolithic people developed a script but it has not yet been deciphered.
3. The stone-copper culture had an essentially rural background with no urban civilisation.
4. Black-and-red pottery of the chalcolithic phase continued in use till the second century BC in many parts of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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