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 Chapter 2 [ From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food ]

1.  Which of the following is not a Palaeolithic Sites?

a) Bhimbetka

b) Hunsgi

c) Kurnool caves

d) Brahmagiri

Answer: d) Brahmagiri is not a Palaeolithic site. Bramagiri is a Megalithic site.

Paleolithic:

• Paleolithic sites are the earliest site and it is between 2 million to 12000 years old. 99 % of human history belongs to this period.

Mesolithic:

• Mesolithic is called the middle stone age. Time period 12000 years to 10000.

Neolithic:

• Time period less than before 10000 years.

Bhimbetka:

• It is famous for the painting of Hunter gathers. It is located in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Hunsgi: 

• Hunsgi cave is located in Karnataka.

Kurnool caves:

• ash/use of fire remains was found in Kurnool caves. Kurnool caves are located in Andhra Pradesh.

2. Which one of the following is not a Megalithic site?

a) Brahmagiri

b) Adichamallur

c) Mehrgarh

d) None

Answer: c)  Mehrgarh is a Neolithic site.

Megalithic sites:

• Megalithic sites are sites where big rocks are sued for shelter. It belongs from 1500BC to 500 BC.

The following two are Megalithic sites:

• Brahmagiri
• Adichamallur.

3. Which one of the following is not a neolithic site?

a) Mehrgarh

b) Burzahom

c) Magara

d) Hunsgi

Answer: d[ Hunsgi]

Neolithic sites are less than 10,000 years old].

The following are some important neolithic sites in Indian subcontinents:

• Mehrgarh is famous for its Burial site and early cultivation of Barley and wheat and it is located in Pakistan.
• Burzahom is famous for its pithouse and it is located in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Chirand neolithic site is located in Bihar.
• Koldihwa and Mahgara neolithic sites are located in Belan valley in Uttar Pradesh.
• Daojali Hading is a neolithic site and it is located in Assam.
• Hallur neolithic site is located in Karnataka.
• Paiyampalli's neolithic site is located in Tamil Nadu.

4. Which of the following neolithic sites is/are located in Uttar Pradesh?

a) Koldihwa

b) Mahagara

c) Both

d) None

Answer. c) Both.

5. Which of the following neolithic site is located in Jammu & Kashmir?

a) Burzahom

b) Chirand

c) Koldihwa

d) Mahagara

Answer. a) Burzahom. Pit houses were built underground and steps were built for leading.

Cooking hearths were also found in Burzahom.

6. Which of the following neolithic site is located in Bihar?

a) Burzahom

b) Chirand

c) Koldihwa

d) Daojali Hading

Answer. b) Chirand.

7. Which of the following neolithic site is located in Assam?

a) Burzahom

b) Chirand

c) Koldihwa

d) Daojali Hading

Answer. d) Daojali Hading.

8. Which of the following neolithic site is located in Karnataka?

a) Hallur

b) Chirand

c) Paiyampalli

d) Daojali Hading

Answer. a) Hallur.

9. Which of the following neolithic site is located in Tamil Nadu?

a) Hallur

b) Chirand

c) Paiyampalli

d) Daojali Hading

Answer. c) Paiyampalli

10. Beginning domestication of animals started from

a) 12000 years ago

b) 10000 years ago

c) 8000 years ago

d) none

Answer: a. 12000 years ago

11.  Remains of square or rectangular houses are found in which neolithic site?

a) Hallur

b) Mehrangarh

c) Paiyampalli

d) Daojali Hading

Answer. b) Mehrangarh

12. Which one of the following is the early village of the Indian subcontinents

a) Inamgaon

b) Mehargarh

c) Burzohom

d) None

Answer.  a) Inamgaon

Inamgaon is located on the bank of the Ghod river in Maharashtra.

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