1. The prehistoric site of Nagaon in Assam is associated with which of the following?
A) Upper Paleolithic tools
B) Neolithic pottery
C) Microlithic tools
D) Copper smelting
Answer: C) Microlithic tools
2. Which of the following prehistoric cultures is most likely to have been present in Assam based on the discovery of polished stone tools?
A) Mousterian
B) Acheulean
C) Neolithic
D) Chalcolithic
Answer: C) Neolithic
3. Which of the following prehistoric sites in Assam is famous for its association with early rice cultivation?
A) Sadiya
B) Tezpur
C) Kachari
D) Buragaon
Answer: B) Tezpur
4. Which river valley in Assam has yielded significant archaeological evidence of prehistoric human settlements, especially for the Neolithic period?
A) Surma Valley
B) Barak Valley
C) Brahmaputra Valley
D) Dhansiri Valley
Answer: C) Brahmaputra Valley
5. Which of the following tools is associated with the Palaeolithic cultures of Assam?
A) Blades and scrapers
B) Microliths and burins
C) Hand axes and cleavers
D) Copper chisels
Answer: C) Hand axes and cleavers
6. The Moying site in Assam is notable for which type of prehistoric evidence?
A) Pottery and tools
B) Rock paintings
C) Burial sites
D) Copper artifacts
Answer: A) Pottery and tools
7. The site of Bongaigaon in Assam is important for its archaeological evidence of which period?
A) Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Chalcolithic
Answer: B) Mesolithic
8. Which of the following prehistoric tools found in Assam are associated with the Mesolithic period?
A) Arrowheads and scrapers
B) Hand axes and cleavers
C) Polished stone tools
D) Metal implements
Answer: A) Arrowheads and scrapers
9. The prehistoric site of Kachari in Assam is mainly associated with which ancient culture?
A) Dimasa Kachari
B) Mauryan
C) Gupta
D) Palaeolithic
Answer: A) Dimasa Kachari
10. Which prehistoric site in Assam is known for its discovery of animal bones and evidence of early hunting practices?
A) Nagaon
B) Dibrugarh
C) Kachari
D) Sadiya
Answer: D) Sadiya
11. The prehistoric site of Barak Valley in Assam is significant for which activity?
A) Pottery making
B) Stone tool manufacturing
C) Early farming practices
D) Bead making
Answer: B) Stone tool manufacturing
12. The presence of microliths in the archaeological findings of Assam suggests a cultural connection to which period?
A) Palaeolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Bronze Age
Answer: B) Mesolithic
13. The prehistoric site of Majuli Island is significant because it shows evidence of which early human activity?
A) Metalworking
B) Settlement and early agriculture
C) Pottery manufacturing
D) Hunting and gathering
Answer: B) Settlement and early agriculture
14. The presence of polished stone tools in Assam’s Neolithic sites indicates the early development of what?
A) Metal tools
B) Pottery
C) Agricultural practices
D) Writing systems
Answer: C) Agricultural practices
15. Which prehistoric tool culture in Assam is most commonly associated with the creation of small, sharp-edged stone tools used for hunting and gathering?
A) Mousterian
B) Acheulean
C) Mesolithic
D) Neolithic
Answer: C) Mesolithic
16. Which river is considered crucial for the study of prehistoric human settlements in Assam due to its proximity to many important archaeological sites?
A) Barak River
B) Subansiri River
C) Brahmaputra River
D) Teesta River
Answer: C) Brahmaputra River
17. The Barpeta region in Assam is famous for which prehistoric artifact type?
A) Microlithic tools
B) Copper tools
C) Pottery
D) Beads
Answer: A) Microlithic tools
18. Which prehistoric site in Assam is noted for early evidence of rice domestication?
A) Sadiya
B) Tezpur
C) Majuli
D) Nagaon
Answer: B) Tezpur
19. The Dibrugarh site in Assam is significant for its evidence of early human use of which material?
A) Stone
B) Copper
C) Bone
D) Pottery
Answer: A) Stone
20. The discovery of prehistoric rock art in Assam is mainly concentrated in which region?
A) Brahmaputra Valley
B) Barak Valley
C) Surma Valley
D) Dhansiri Valley
Answer: A) Brahmaputra Valley