Ancient History MCQs – 1 (Pre-Historic Period)

Ans - A ( Jammu and Kashmir )

Gufkaral is located in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ans - B ( Belan Valley )

Belan river Originates from Western part of Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.It is famous for the prehistoric sites found on its banks.

Ans - B ( Mahadaha )

Large number of bone implements have been found from the Mesolithic site Mahadaha located in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

Ans - B ( Pre-historic stone structures or monuments )

Megalith are the large pre-historic stone that were used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

Most megaliths were erected between the Neolithic and Chalcolithic period.

Ans - C ( Geologist )

Robert Bruce Foote was a British Geologist. He is considered as the father of Indian Pre-History.

Ans - B ( John Lubbock )

The term "Paleolithic" was coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865. He coined the terms “Paleolithic” and “Neolithic” to distinguish between the earlier and later Stone Age periods. 

Ans - B ( Mehrgarh ).

The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent was found at Mehrgarh. It is located Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Ans - A ( 1 and 2 )

Correct Match is:

1.    Bhimbetka                             :  Madhya Pradesh
2.    Hunsgi                                   :  Karnataka
3.    Sarai Nahar Rai                   :  Uttar Pradesh
4.    Chirand                                 :  Bihar

Bhimbetka is famous for it's rock shelter which contain  some of the finest prehistoric cave paintings in South Asia. Bhimbetka is located on the southern edge of the Vindhy hills. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ans - C ( Both 1 and 2 )

•  In the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the years are counted from the date generally assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity.
• All dates before the birth of Christ are counted backwards and usually have the letters BC (Before Christ) or BCE ( Before Common Era).
• All dates after the birth of Christ are counted forwards and usually have the letters AD (Anno Domini) or CE ( Common Era).

Ans - A ( Madhya Pradesh )

The earliest evidence of domestication of animals has been found in Adamagarh in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.