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Practice Sources of History and the Stone Age – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following statements about reading dates in history is NOT correct?

  2. Question 2

    Arrange the following developments of the Stone Age in the correct chronological order:

    1. Use of microliths

    2. Use of copper along with stone tools

    3. Learning to use fire

    Select the correct chronological order.

  3. Question 3

    A Stone Age site where good stone was available and tools were made is called a:

  4. Question 4

    Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I (Palaeolithic site)List-II (Known for)
    A. Hunsgi1. Ostrich egg shells
    B. Kurnool caves2. Traces of ash
    C. Patne3. First Palaeolithic tool found in India (1863)
    D. Pallavaram4. Tools mostly of limestone

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  5. Question 5

    Consider the following statements about Bhimbetka:

    1. It was discovered by V. S. Wakankar in 1957.

    2. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

    3. Its rock shelters lie in the Aravalli hills.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  6. Question 6

    Around 12,000 years ago, grasslands spread and grass-eating animals such as deer and goat increased. What caused this change?

  7. Question 7

    Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic age?

  8. Question 8

    Which of the following pairs of Neolithic site and find is correctly matched?

  9. Question 9

    Mehrgarh, one of the earliest villages known, lies near which pass, an important route into Iran?

  10. Question 10

    Which one of the following sites is the odd one out?

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