A Broad Survey of Indian History, with Emphasis on Culture and Civilization NDA Questions

NDA Indian History

A Broad Survey of Indian History, with Emphasis on Culture and Civilization MCQ Questions


1.
The earliest phase of human history, characterised by the use of chipped and rough stone tools for hunting and gathering wild plant food, is known as the:
A.
Iron Age
B.
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
C.
Palaeolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
D.
Bronze Age
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ANSWER :
C. Palaeolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
2.
The intermediate Stone Age phase, characterised by the use of smaller and more finely worked stone tools known as microliths, is called the:
A.
Mesolithic Age
B.
Palaeolithic Age
C.
Chalcolithic Age
D.
Neolithic Age
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ANSWER :
A. Mesolithic Age
3.
The phase of the Stone Age during which people began to polish stone tools, cultivate plants and domesticate animals, marking the beginnings of settled agricultural life, is known as the:
A.
Iron Age
B.
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
C.
Mesolithic Age
D.
Palaeolithic Age
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ANSWER :
B. Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
4.
Early hunter-gatherer communities frequently moved from place to place instead of settling permanently, primarily because they needed to follow:
A.
Trading caravans
B.
Coastal shipping routes
C.
Sources of food such as wild plants and migratory animals, and to find water
D.
Their political rulers
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ANSWER :
C. Sources of food such as wild plants and migratory animals, and to find water
5.
Which of the following is one of the most important and far-reaching changes brought about by the beginning of farming and herding in human history?
A.
The invention of writing
B.
The possibility of a settled way of life, with people living in the same place for extended periods
C.
Complete abandonment of the use of any tools
D.
The immediate disappearance of hunting and gathering everywhere
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ANSWER :
B. The possibility of a settled way of life, with people living in the same place for extended periods
6.
The famous archaeological site in present-day Madhya Pradesh, renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock paintings depicting scenes of hunting and daily life, is:
A.
Mehrgarh
B.
Lothal
C.
Burzahom
D.
Bhimbetka
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ANSWER :
D. Bhimbetka