Q16941. The burying pet dogs in the graves of
the masters did not seem to be a
practice with Neolithic people in any
part of India except
A Assam
B Southern India
C Kashmir
D Meghalaya
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Correct answer: Kashmir
Q16942. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a
maximum number of human skeletons
have been found?
A Morahana Pahar
B Ghagharia
C Bashani khor
D Lekhania
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Correct answer: Lekhania
Q16943. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been
obtained from
A Burzahom
B Koldihwa
C Brahmagiri
D Sanganakallu
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Correct answer: Burzahom
Q16944. Which of the following sites has yielded
skeleton of the dog along with human
skeleton in burial?
A Brahmagiri
B Burzahom
C Chirand
D Maski
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Correct answer: Burzahom
Q16945. The cultivation of cereals first started in
A Neolithic Age [UPPSC (Mains) 2005]
B Mesolithic Age
C Paleolithic Age
D Proto-Historic Age
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Correct answer: Neolithic Age [UPPSC (Mains) 2005]
Q16946. Which site provides the earliest evidence
of the domestication of animals?
I. Sohan river valley of Punjab.
II. Bagor in Rajasthan.
III. Belar Valley in Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)
IV. Adamgarh in Madhya Pradesh.
A I, II and III
B II and IV
C II, III and IV
D All of these
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Correct answer: II and IV
Q16947. Consider the following statements.
I. Bagor in Rajasthan is the largest
Mesolithic site in India.
II. Mehrgarh in Baluchistan (Pakistan) is
the oldest Neolithic site in India
Sub-continent.
Which at the statement given above
is/are correct?
A Only I
B Only II
C Both I and II
D None of these
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Correct answer: Both I and II
Q16948. From
which
one
of
the
following
Mesolithic sites charred and carbonised
grains of wild rice embedded in the
burnt clay remains of wattle and daub
walls of huts, has been discovered?
A Chopani Mando
B Mahadaha
C Bharukachchha
D Langhanaj
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Correct answer: Chopani Mando
Q16949. According to the excavated evidence,
the domestication of animal began in
A Lower Paleolithic Period
B Middle Paleolithic Period
C Upper Paleolithic Period
D Mesolithic Period
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Correct answer: Mesolithic Period
Q16950. Which among the following places has
given the earliest evidence of agriculture
in Indian sub-continent?
A Pratapgarh
B Mehargarh
C Quetta
D Kalat
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Correct answer: Mehargarh
Q16951. Which
among
the
following
sites
provides evidence of domestication of
animals in the mesolithic period?
A Odai
B Bori
C Bagor
D Lakhnia
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Correct answer: Bagor
Q16952. Three human skeletons in a single
grave were recovered at
A Sarai Nahar Rai
B Damdama
C Mahadaha
D Langhnaj
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Correct answer: Damdama
Q16953. From which one of the following sites
bone implements have been found?
A Chopani-Mando
B Kakoria
C Mahadaha
D Sarai Nahar Rai
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Correct answer: Mahadaha
Q16954. In
mesolithic
context,
evidence
of
animal domestication has been found
at
A Langhnaj
B Birbhanpur
C Adamgarh
D Chopani Mando
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Correct answer: Adamgarh
Q16955. Assertion (A) Buddha Pushkar lake
was
an
ideal
region
for
middle
paleolithic people.
Reason (R) Good stone was found in
close proximity to a permanent sweet
water source.
Codes
A Both A and R are true, and R is the
correct explanation of A
B Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
C A is true, but R is false
D A is false, but R is true
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Correct answer: Both A and R are true, and R is the
correct explanation of A
Q16956. Assertion (A) The microlith industry is
rooted in the upper paleolithic industries.
Reason
(R)
The
archaeological
findings/evidences continued from the
upper paleolithic into the mesolithic.
Codes
A Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
B Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
C A is true, but R is false
D A is false, but R is true
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Correct answer: A is false, but R is true
Q16957. At
which
of
the
following
place,
evidence of concrete upper paleolithic
art objects has/have been found?
I. Patue
II. Lohanada Nola
III. Paisra
IV. Nevasa
Codes
A I and II
B Only I
C Only II
D I and IV
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Correct answer: I and II
Q16958. The first Paleolithic tool in India was
discovered by
A Robert Bruce Foote
B Alexander cunningham
C Gordan Childe
D RM Wheeler
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Correct answer: Robert Bruce Foote
Q16959. Which
of
the
following
Indian
archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka
Caves’
and
discovered
prehistoric
significance of its rock paintings?
A Madho Swaroop Vatsa
B HD Sankalia
C VS Wakankar
D VN Mishra
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Correct answer: VS Wakankar
Q16960. Which one of the following places is
famous for pre-historic paintings?
A Ajanta
B Bhimbetka
C Bagh
D Amravati
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Correct answer: Bhimbetka