1. Which prehistoric site in Assam is known for the discovery of microlithic tools?
A) Kachari
B) Nameri
C) Dehing Patkai
D) Sadiya
2. The discovery of stone tools associated with early humans in Assam primarily belongs to which cultural phase?
A) Mesolithic
B) Palaeolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Chalcolithic
3. The famous Kachari ruins, located in Assam, are associated with which ancient culture?
A) Mauryan
B) Ahom
C) Dimasa Kachari
D) Gupta
4. Which river valley in Assam has yielded significant evidence of prehistoric human activity, including tools from the Palaeolithic period?
A) Brahmaputra Valley
B) Barak Valley
C) Subansiri Valley
D) Manas Valley
5. Which prehistoric tool-making tradition has been found in the caves of the Brahmaputra Valley, dating back to the Lower Paleolithic period?
A) Mousterian
B) Acheulean
C) Soanian
D) Neolithic
6. The prehistoric site of Tezpur, located in Assam, is known for the discovery of tools from which period?
A) Neolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Upper Paleolithic
D) Chalcolithic
7. Which site in Assam is associated with the earliest evidence of human settlement and prehistoric tools dating back to the Palaeolithic period?
A) Sadiya
B) Digboi
C) Bongaigaon
D) Barpeta
8. Which animal species is believed to have been domesticated by the prehistoric inhabitants of Assam during the Neolithic period?
A) Goat
B) Elephant
C) Horse
D) Dog
9. The Neolithic phase in Assam is primarily marked by the use of which of the following?
A) Bronze tools
B) Pottery and polished stone tools
C) Iron tools
D) Copper tools
10. The prehistoric site of Moying in Assam is famous for which kind of archaeological discovery?
A) Copper tools
B) Microlithic tools
C) Animal bones
D) Neolithic pottery
11. The Paleolithic tools found in the Brahmaputra Valley are primarily made from which material?
A) Bone
B) Flint
C) Copper
D) Stone
12. Which prehistoric site in Assam is most famous for its large collection of microlithic tools and other Mesolithic evidence?
A) Jorhat
B) Kacharigaon
C) Dibrugarh
D) Sadiya
13. The Digboi site in Assam is known for its association with which prehistoric culture?
A) Upper Paleolithic
B) Neolithic
C) Chalcolithic
D) Bronze Age
14. The prehistoric site of Hailakandi in Assam has yielded evidence of which of the following?
A) Iron tools
B) Copper tools and pottery
C) Painted rock shelters
D) Neolithic burial practices
15. Which river system is considered significant in the study of Assam’s prehistory due to the numerous archaeological sites discovered along it?
A) Barak River
B) Subansiri River
C) Brahmaputra River
D) Dhansiri River
16. Which prehistoric phase is primarily marked by the domestication of plants like rice and barley in Assam?
A) Mesolithic
B) Neolithic
C) Chalcolithic
D) Iron Age
17. In Assam, the Sadiya region has yielded significant evidence from which of the following periods?
A) Chalcolithic
B) Neolithic
C) Paleolithic
D) Iron Age
18. Which important prehistoric site in Assam is known for its connection to early agricultural practices, including the cultivation of rice?
A) Kamrup
B) Tezpur
C) Digboi
D) Kachari
19. The excavation at the Dibang Valley in Assam has revealed prehistoric evidence primarily associated with which human activity?
A) Pottery making
B) Tool making and hunting
C) Trade routes
D) Ritualistic practices
20. The prehistoric site of Majuli Island in Assam has been associated with which of the following activities?
A) Ancient pottery
B) Ritualistic burials
C) Early human habitation and agriculture
D) Iron smelting