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FROM HUNTING-GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Old stone age is also known as :

a)

Neolithic Age

b)

Mesolithic Age

c)

Paleolithic Age

d)

Chalcolithic Age

2.

The name of habitation site in Madhya Pradesh is -

a)

Hunsgi

b)

Kurnool

c)

Bhimbetka

d)

Inamgaon

3.

Which of the following materials was used to make tools by Paleolithic man?

a)

Wood

b)

Bone

c)

Stone

d)

All the above

4.

What did indicate the finding of ash?

a)

Water

b)

Ice

c)

Fire

d)

All of these

5.

Bhimbetka

a)

Habitation site

b)

Factory site

c)

Residence site

d)

None of these

6.

The word 'Palaeolithic' came from Latin word

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Lithos

a)

Sand

b)

Water

c)

Fire

d)

Stone

8.

Places where the people made tools are known as

a)

residence sites

b)

habitation site

c)

factory sites

d)

none of these

9.

Palaeo

a)

Stone

b)

Ice

c)

Old

d)

Age

10.

For what purpose were the stone tools used?

a)

To cut meat and bone

b)

To chop fruits and roots

c)

To make spears and arrows

d)

All of these

11.

Why did hunter-gatherers move from place to place?

a)

In search of food

b)

In search of shelters

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

12.

Who had found the things which were made and used by the hunters?

a)

Astrologists

b)

Archaeologists

c)

Psychologists

d)

None of these

13.

Name the cave, which shows the evidence of the use of fire

a)

BHIMBETKA

b)

KURNOOL

c)

ELLORA

14.

By which techniques were the stone tools made?

a)

Stone on stone technique

b)

Pressure flaking

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

15.

Bhimbetka is located in the present day

a)

Utter Pradesh

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Kerala

16.

Taming animals for human use is called

a)

dog grooming

b)

Technological Advances

c)

Specialization

d)

Domestication

17.

When was the Mesolithic period?

a)

6000-7000 years ago

b)

7000-8000 years ago

c)

8000-9000 years ago

d)

12000-10000 years ago

18.
This refers to the earliest part of the Stone Age.
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Neolithic
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Caveman Times
19.
What kind of images are shown in the Paleolithic wall paintings?
a)
Animals and religious rituals
b)
Natural forces
c)
Animals and humans
d)
Supernatural forces
20.

the study of objects to learn about past human life

a)

artifact

b)

conclusion

c)

scholarly

d)

archaeology

21.

Which was the first animal to be tamed by early man?

a)

Cow

b)

Dog

c)

Goat

d)

Ox

22.

The houses of Mehrgarh were -

a)

Circular or square

b)

Square or rectangular

c)

Triangular or circular

d)

Circular or rectangular a

23.

Earthern pots were used as -

a)

To cook food

b)

To store things

c)

Both A & B

d)

None of these

24.

Jadeite stone may have been brought from -

a)

Japan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

China

25.

Why did the Hunter-Gatherers travel place to place?

a)

In search of food

b)

Search for water

c)

Difference in season

d)

All of these

26.

Why Hunter-Gatherers used fire?

a)

To cook their food

b)

To scare away animals

c)

As a source of light

d)

All of these

27.

Grasslands developed around................. years.

a)

10000

b)

12000

c)

15000

d)

20000

28.

Burzahom is located in.................

a)

Punjab

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Kashmir

29.

.............. and........... were the earliest crops to be grown.

a)

Mustard, Cotton

b)

Rice and Potato

c)

Wheat, Barley

d)

Wheat, Chilly

30.

This is a time period of man's life between Paleolithic age and Neolithic age. It is also known as Middle stone age -

a)

Microliths

b)

Neolithic

c)

Pre Paleolithic

d)

Mesolithic

31.

Daojali Hading is also an important................. Site located on the hills or Brahmaputra Valley in Assam.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Microlithic

32.

Famous Neolithic site which is located present day in Pakistan is -

a)

Mehrgarh

b)

Burzahom

c)

Koldihwa

d)

Chirand