Prehistoric India MCQs
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers with explanation on Prehistoric India for SSC, PCS, UPSC, IAS,NEET, CBSE /UGC NET, Class IX, X, XI and XII Students. You Can read our story notes on prehistoric India.
- The Stone Age people had the first domestic :
[A] asses
[B] dogs
[C] horses
[D] sheep
- The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the :
[A] Harappan Culture
[B] Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
[C] Vedic texts
[D] Silver punch-marked coins
- Nomad man started settling in :
[A] Palaeolithic Age
[B] Mesolithic Age
[C] Neolithic Age
[D] None of the above
- Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the :
[A] Palaeolithic Age
[B] Mesolithic Age
[C] Neolithic Age
[D] Chalcolithic Age
- The greatest invention of the man in Palaeolithic Age was :
[A] fire
[B] potter’s wheel
[C] metal implements
[D] spinning of cloth
- Who among the following is known as father of Indian Pre-History?
[A] Robert Bruce Foot
[B] Sir William Jones
[C] E.J.H Mackey
[D] Sir John Marshall
- Which among the following was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old stone) people?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Farming
[C] Hunting
[D] Fishing
- At which of the following sites, all the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites have been found in sequence.
[A] Sarai Nahar Rai
[B] Kurnool Valley
[C] Belan Valley
[D] Ahar
- The Gufkral chalcolithic site is located in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Karnataka
[D] Uttarakhand
- What is the number of prehistoric rock shelters in Bhimbetka?
[A] 221
[B] 243
[C] 268
[D] 289
