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

Medium-level practice on Bhimbetka, Mehrgarh near the Bolan Pass, Burzahom pit-houses, tool-making techniques and the reasons behind change across the Stone Age, with answers explained.

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About this test

Stone Age and Sources of History Practice Quiz Level 2 with Explanations

This is the Level 2 quiz on Sources of History and the Stone Age, an Ancient Indian History set mixing site facts with reasoning about prehistoric life. It covers tool-making methods, Neolithic villages, Chalcolithic cultures and why archaeology is the only source for this period. Aptitude360 explains the answer to every question.

What the Level 2 Stone Age questions test

  • Reading historical dates correctly and the role of archaeology in prehistory
  • Stone-on-stone flaking, the core, and the pressure flaking technique
  • Palaeolithic sites matched with finds, such as ash traces and ostrich egg shells
  • Climate change at the start of the Mesolithic and the use of microliths
  • Mehrgarh near the Bolan Pass, Burzahom pit-houses, Gufkral and Chirand
  • Chalcolithic cultures, their states and black-and-red pottery
  • Bhimbetka paintings and the natural colours used in them

Key ideas behind the Stone Age reasoning questions

  • Why hunter-gatherers kept moving and how they used fire
  • Why farming led people to settle in villages
  • Odd-one-out and correctly matched pairs built on site, age and find
  • Chronological order of Stone Age developments

How to revise Stone Age sites and tools

  • Group sites by age first, then by state, to spot odd-one-out options quickly
  • Link each tool-making method to the age in which it was common
  • For why-type questions, connect every change to food supply and climate

Who should take this Level 2 set

General Awareness learners who have finished the basics of early Indian history and are ready for matching, statement and cause-based questions.

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

Why does Stone Age history depend on archaeology?
People of the Stone Age had no writing, so there are no written records from that time. Historians rely on tools, bones, pottery, paintings and other remains found by archaeologists.
Where is Mehrgarh located?
Mehrgarh is in Balochistan in present-day Pakistan, near the Bolan Pass. It is one of the earliest known farming villages in the Indian subcontinent.
What is Burzahom known for?
Burzahom is a Neolithic site in Kashmir known for pit-houses dug into the ground for protection from the cold. Dogs were also found buried with their masters there.
What is the difference between Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic ages?
Palaeolithic means Old Stone Age, Mesolithic means Middle Stone Age and Neolithic means New Stone Age. Together they show a change from large stone tools and hunting, to microliths, and then to polished tools and farming.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Sources of History and the Stone Age GK Level 25030 min

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Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
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Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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