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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Palaeolithic Age in India:
1. Palaeolithic sites are found across India including the alluvial plains of the Ganga.
2. The Lower Palaeolithic is characterised by the use of hand-axes and cleavers.
3. Homo sapiens first appeared in India during the Middle Palaeolithic phase.
4. The Belan valley in Mirzapur shows a continuous sequence from Lower Palaeolithic to Neolithic.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 02
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Which of the following correctly matches Neolithic sites with their distinguishing features?
1. Burzahom - Pit dwellings; dogs buried with masters
2. Piklihal - Ash mounds; cattle-herding economy
3. Chirand - Bone implements; located west of Patna
4. Brahmagiri - Located in Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer:
Question 03
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The Mesolithic Age in India is also called the 'Late Stone Age'. Which of the following characteristics correctly describes this phase?
1. It began in India around 8000 BC following the end of the Ice Age.
2. The characteristic tools are microliths.
3. The Mesolithic people in India had fully settled into agricultural communities.
4. Mesolithic sites are found in good numbers in Chotanagpur and south of the river Krishna.
Question 04
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Regarding the Neolithic settlement at Burzahom (Kashmir), which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Question 05
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The 'ash mounds' found at Neolithic sites like Piklihal and Utnur in Andhra Pradesh are generally interpreted as evidence of:
Question 06
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Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Site - Phase/Feature
Question 07
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Consider the following chronological sequence of cultural phases found in the Belan valley (Mirzapur district, UP):
Which of the following represents the correct sequence from earliest to latest?
Question 08
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Which of the following crops is/are mentioned in RS Sharma's Ancient India as having been cultivated during the Neolithic period in the Indian subcontinent?
1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Barley
4. Cotton
Select the correct answer:
Question 09
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With reference to the Upper Palaeolithic phase in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It coincided with the last phase of the Ice Age when climate became comparatively warm.
2. It is associated with the first appearance of Homo sapiens globally.
3. Bhimbetka, located 40 km south of Bhopal, has yielded Upper Palaeolithic evidence.
4. This phase is characterised by the exclusive use of microliths.
Question 10
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The limitation of Stone Age people in India that prevented them from settling in the alluvial plains of the Indus and Ganga was primarily: