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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The study of inscriptions is called __________________________.
Epigraphy
Palaeography
Biology
Anthropology
The study of the writings on ancient inscriptions and records is called___________________.
Palaeography
Epigraphy
Anthropology
Omnithology
The achievements of Kings and conquerors are recorded in _____________ in inscriptions.
Prasastis
Autobiography
Biography
Palaeography
Ashokan inscriptions were written in the_____________ script from left to right.
Brahmi
Kharoshti
Vatteluttu
Devanagari
________________ script is written from right to left.
Kharoshti
Brahmi
Vatteluttu
Devanagari
Which theory states that modern humans evolved from Homo Erectus in Africa?
Radiation theory
Parallel Evolution theory
Gravitational Force theory
Nature's theory
Which theory holds that modern humans evolved in parallel from several dispersed Homo erectus population?
Parallel Evolution theory
Radiation theory
Hominid Fossil theory
Gravitational force theory
__________ wrote the book" On the Origin of Species".
Charles Darwin
Hexley
Robert Bruce
Williamson
______________________ is said to have the 'cradle of human race'.
Africa
Europe
USA
Spain
Hathnora is situated near Hoshangabad in ___________.
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bengal
Orissa
The geologist Arun Somakiyo discovered the Hominid fossils in ____________ in Madhya Pradesh.
Hathnora
Damdama
Chando Mando
Tanzania
Who wrote "The Descent of Man in 1871"?
Thomas Moore
Hexley
Charles Darwin
Arun Somakiyo
Homo habilis meaning _____________.
Handy man/ wise man
Upright man
Straight Forward man
Disabled Man
Olduvai Gorge is situated is situated in _________.
Tanzania
Calcutta
Malaysia
Rhode Island
The _________ is a taxonomical tribe of the subfamily Homininae.
Hominini
Homi
Homina
Homio
__________ meaning "Upright man".
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapians
Archaic Humans
Homo Ergaster
The major Mesolithic site in Rajasthan is _________.
Tilwara
Siwana
Jalor
Ranigarh
In Madhya Pradesh, ___________ along with Adamgarh are major Mesolithic sites.
Bhimbetka
Ellora
Nasik
Ajanta
The __________________________ people were the first to use fire to cook and made hand axes out of stone.
Palaeolithic
Mesolithic
Chalcolithic
Neolithic
In South India, ___________ basin is rich in microliths.
Godavari
Krishna
Ganga
Yamuna
