About the Topic: Prehistoric Period covers the earliest stages of human history before the invention of writing. This topic includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages along with human evolution, archaeological discoveries and cultural developments. Practice Prehistoric Period MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
Correct Answer:
(B) Burzahom
The Burzahom site is a prehistoric settlement in the village of the same name in Kashmir valley. Both human and animal skeletons were found here with trepanning (bored hole) marks. In many pits, bones of dogs and antlered deer were found along with human skeletons. The skeletons of humans were found in the burial pits in a sitting position along with bones of animals. The first excavation at the Burzahom site was carried out by Helmut de Terra and Dr. Thomas Paterson in the year 1935.
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The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen Museum was coined by –
Correct Answer:
(A) Christian Jurgensen Thomsen
The Royal Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities, which assigned Danish archaeologist Christian Jürgensen Thomsen the task of organizing and classifying the collection of artifacts at the National Museum of Denmark. In 1818 and 1820, while working on this project, Thomsen developed the "Three-Age System," categorizing prehistory into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. His system was first published in 1836 when he classified the museum's objects, offering a chronological framework for understanding human prehistory based on the materials used for tools and artifacts.
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The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from which one of the following ancient sites?
Correct Answer:
(B) Mehrgarh
The cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization have been obtained from Mehrgarh located in Balochistan (Pakistan).
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Megaliths have been identified as-
Correct Answer:
(B) Burial sites
The megaliths usually refer to the burials made up of large stones in graveyards away from the habitation area. A large fraction of these is assumed to be associated with burial or post-burial rituals including memorials for those whose remains may or may not be available. Few types of these are; Chamber tomb, Dolmens, Stone alignment, Stone circle (cromlech), Pit-circles, etc.
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<p>Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The stone age people of the Vindhyas migrated to the Ganga Valley in terminal Pleistocene period.
Reason (R): Due to climatic change, it was dry phase in this period.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.</p>
Correct Answer:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Stone age people of the Vindhyas migrated to the Ganga Valley in terminal Pleistocene period because of climatic change Vindhyan Valley had become dry.