Q1. Which site gives evidence of pit-dwelling with stone tools and animal bones?
(a) Adamgarh
(b) Burzahom
(c) Chirand
(d) Bagor
Correct Answer: (b) Burzahom
Explanation: Burzahom (Kashmir) – pit dwellings, hunting, domestication.
Q2. The first evidence of cultivation of cotton in the Indian subcontinent is from:
(a) Koldihwa
(b) Mehrgarh
(c) Chirand
(d) Daojali Hading
Correct Answer: (b) Mehrgarh
Explanation: Mehrgarh (7000–6000 BCE) shows earliest evidence of cotton.
Q3. In which age did humans first use ground and polished stone axes?
(a) Palaeolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Chalcolithic
Correct Answer: (c) Neolithic
Explanation: Neolithic = polished stone axes + agriculture + pottery.
Q4. Which of the following correctly describes Daojali Hading site (Assam)?
(a) Earliest iron tools in India
(b) Discovery of cord-impressed pottery and jadeite
(c) Domestication of dog
(d) Painted grey ware culture
Correct Answer: (b) Discovery of cord-impressed pottery and jadeite
Explanation: Daojali Hading = Neolithic site of NE India, linked with SE Asia.
Q5. Consider the following statements:
- Neolithic age marks the beginning of agriculture.
- Chalcolithic people knew copper smelting but were unaware of pottery.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Explanation: Neolithic = agriculture; Chalcolithic = both pottery and metallurgy.
