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.

1. Which among the following places in India where all the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites are found?
   [A] Bhimbetka
   [B] Belan Valley
   [C] Adamgarh
   [D] Mirzapur
   
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   Correct Answer: [B] Belan Valley
2. Which among the following age marks a very distinct growth in population of Human beings compared to other ages?
   [A] Lower Palaeolithic age
   [B] Upper Palaeolithic Age
   [C] Mesolithic age
   [D] Neolithic Age
   
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   Correct Answer:  [C] Mesolithic age
3. In which state of India, the first Palaeolithic site was discovered?
   [A] Jammu & Kashmir
   [B] Rajasthan
   [C] Madhya Pradesh
   [D] Karnataka
   
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   Correct Answer: [D] Karnataka
4. Consider the following statements:
   Both Ramapithecus & Shivapithecus have been considered the earliest ancestors of modern human beings
   2. While Ramapithecus is a male fossil, Shivapithecus is a female fossil Which among the above statements is / are correct ?
   [A] 1 only
   [B] 2 only
   [C] Both
   [D] None
   
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   Correct Answer: [B] 2 only
5. Consider the following statements:
   First human like appearance was in Australopithecus
   2. First known Homo species is Homo heidelbergensis Which among the above statements is / are correct?
   [A] 1 only
   [B] 2 only
   [C] both
   [D] none
   
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   Correct Answer: [A] 1 only
6. At which of the following sites, largest variety of food grains in the Chalcolithic age has been found?
   [A] Navdatoli
   [B] Gilund
   [C] Adamgarh
   [D] Banahali
   
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   Correct Answer: [A] Navdatoli
7. Which among the following can best define the Neolithic Revolution?
   [A] Green Revolution
   [B] Technology Revolution
   [C] Milk Revolution
   [D] Agricultural Revolution
   
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   Correct Answer: [D] Agricultural Revolution
8. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___?
   [A] Palaeobotanist
   [B] Geologist
   [C] Archaeologist
   [D] Historian
   
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   Correct Answer: [B] Geologist
9. Jorwe culture, a Chalcolithic culture, was first discovered in which of the following states of India?
   [A] Maharashtra
   [B] Rajasthan
   [C] Gujarat
   [D] Jammu & Kashmir
   
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   Correct Answer: [A] Maharashtra
10. The Neolithic sites Kuchai and Golbai Sasan are located in which Indian state?
    [A] Maharashtra
    [B] Bihar
    [C] Odisha
    [D] Madhya Pradesh
    
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    Correct Answer: [C] Odisha