Stone Age Important Questions

  

Stone Age Important Questions

1. The written events of human life are called-  History 
2. The father of history- Herodotus
3. The period in which there is no written evidence of events is called-  prehistoric period . 
4. The first grain used by man was  barley 
5. Epigraphy is called-  Epigraphy 
6. Origin of man is believed to be-  Africa 
7. In which state are the cave paintings of Bhimbetka located-  Madhya Pradesh 
8.  Fossils of humans are called -  Fossils 
9. The headquarters of the Archaeological Survey of India is located at-  24 Janpath Marg, New Delhi.
10.  Evidence of human form has been found in India, it is  called- Ramapithecus 
11. The aspect of a culture which is known through vertical archaeological excavation -  the measurement of the time of culture 
12. The discovery of the first Palaeolithic culture of India was started by -  Robert Bruce Foote 
13. From which place in India Palaeolithic remains have been found -  from Patna, Maharashtra 
14. The humans of the Palaeolithic period probably belonged to which  species- Nigreto species
15. The age of sophisticated tools is considered to be -  Upper Palaeolithic 
16. The Middle Palaeolithic period is also known by other names-  Falak culture 
17. The period of existence of modern man is -  Upper Paleolithic 
18. The weapons of the Middle Palaeolithic period are called -  microliths / miniliths 
19. The Middle Palaeolithic period was named Falak culture-  H. D. Sankalia 
20. The period in which the development of arrows and arrows took place - in the  Middle Palaeolithic period 
21. Most of the paintings are found in the cave paintings of the Middle Palaeolithic period-  deer 
22. The place from where the first evidence of Neolithic period is obtained -  from Lingsagur (near Mysore)
23. The term Neolithic was first used for the Neolithic period -  Sir John Lubach in 1865 
24. The first grain used by humans, barley was also known by other names-  Yav 
25. Two important Neolithic sites of Kashmir are  Burzahom and Gufkral. 
26. Evidence of trough residence is found -  from Burzahom 
27. From which place the evidence of cultivation of wheat, pulses and paddy has been received -  from Navdatoli 
28. Navdatoli was excavated by -  HD Sankalia
29. The major Chalcolithic cultures are  Malwa culture, Jorwe culture, Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Rangpur culture. 
30. The period in which the wheel was first invented - in the  Neolithic period 
31. The permanent settlement started by primitive man -  in the Neolithic period 
32. The place where the stone tools were found for the first time-  Raichur, Karnataka 
33. The first tool of primitive man is considered -  handcuffs 
34. Alexander Cunningham is considered the father of Indian archaeology  
35. Another name for the Chalcolithic period is -  Chalcolithic 
36. The largest settlement of the Chalcolithic period has been found -  from Inamgaon, Maharashtra 
37. The existence of the Middle Palaeolithic has been confirmed -  from Mos de Azil, France 
38. The use of dead rites and fire was started -  in the Middle Palaeolithic period 
39. Evidence of wild paddy is found in Mesolithic context -  from Chopani Mando 
40. The only Neolithic site from where the evidence of rice / paddy is obtained -  Koldihwa 
41. The evidence of the oldest artifacts is related to -  from the Upper Palaeolithic period 
42. Animal husbandry was first started- in the  Mesolithic period 
43. The period in which the agriculture of mines was first started- in the  Neolithic period 
44. The megalithic tombs of South India belong to the period - from the  Iron Age 
45. The Neolithic site from where the mound of ash has been obtained -  Sangam Kallu 
46. Sangam Kallu is located in which state-  Karnataka 
47. From where the evidence of animal husbandry has been received in the Mesolithic context -  from Adamgarh
48. From which place the cultural relics from stone culture to Harappan culture are obtained -  from Mehrgarh
49. Neolithic site Gufkral is located in which valley-  Swat Valley (J&K)
50. The oldest known Mesolithic site in India is -  Sarai Nahar Rai 
51. From which place the first evidence of human attack or war is received - from  Sarai Nahar Rai
52. The remains of which period are not found from Rajasthan-  Neolithic period
53. The people of which period started living in small groups -  the people of the Upper Paleolithic period 
54. From which place the oldest fossil of elephant has been found -  from Hathnaura of Narmada Valley