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UPSC CDS Ancient Indian History — practice questions — page 16

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Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place partly because many rivers and lakes are:Read the answer and worked solution →Bhimbetka, a site with caves and rock shelters, lies close to which river valley?Read the answer and worked solution →Traces of ash showing early use of fire were found at:Read the answer and worked solution →The word Palaeolithic comes from Greek words meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The Palaeolithic period extends from 2 million years ago to about:Read the answer and worked solution →The Palaeolithic covers what share of human history?Read the answer and worked solution →The tiny stone tools of the Mesolithic are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Around 12,000 years ago a shift to warmer climate led to the development of:Read the answer and worked solution →The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Domestication of plants and animals began about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Some of the earliest plants to be domesticated were:Read the answer and worked solution →The earliest domesticated animals include:Read the answer and worked solution →One of the most exciting finds at early farming sites is remains of:Read the answer and worked solution →Pit-houses dug into the ground with steps were built at:Read the answer and worked solution →Neolithic tools differ from Palaeolithic ones because they were:Read the answer and worked solution →Which fibre could now be grown and woven into cloth in the Neolithic?Read the answer and worked solution →Mehrgarh lies in a fertile plain near which pass, a major route into Iran?Read the answer and worked solution →At Mehrgarh a dead person was buried with which animals, perhaps as food for the next world?Read the answer and worked solution →Colours for French cave paintings came from minerals like ochre or iron ore and:Read the answer and worked solution →The famous Neolithic site of Catal Huyuk is in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catal Huyuk obtained cowries from the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Neolithic featuresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mehrgarh wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the stone agesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the stone age wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Hunter or farmerRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the stone agesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Stone age bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in the 1830s?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place partly because many rivers and lakes are:

  1. Salt water
  2. Seasonal
  3. Polluted
  4. Frozen over
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Correct answer: B. Seasonal

1. Perennial rivers hold water all year. 2. Seasonal ones dry up, forcing people to move. 3. Animal movement and fruiting seasons also caused moves. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 2, From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food._

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Bhimbetka, a site with caves and rock shelters, lies close to which river valley?

  1. Narmada
  2. Godavari
  3. Kaveri
  4. Chambal
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Correct answer: A. Narmada

1. It is in present-day Madhya Pradesh. 2. The shelters are close to the Narmada valley. 3. Caves gave shelter from rain, heat and wind. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 2, From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food._

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Traces of ash showing early use of fire were found at:

  1. Mehrgarh site
  2. Kurnool caves
  3. Bhimbetka caves
  4. Burzahom site
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Correct answer: B. Kurnool caves

1. Fire gave light, roasted meat and scared animals. 2. Ash traces come from the Kurnool caves. 3. Bhimbetka is known for rock paintings. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 2, From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food._

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