1. Which of the following is considered the earliest evidence of human habitation in India?
A) Bhimbetka Caves
B) Acheulean Sites of Attirampakkam
C) Soanian Tools from the Sivalik Hills
D) Harappan Civilization Sites
Answer: C) Soanian Tools from the Sivalik Hills
2. The first evidence of human-controlled fire in India has been found at which site?
A) Bhimbetka Caves
B) Madras (Chennai) Plain
C) Attirampakkam
D) Kalpi
Answer: A) Bhimbetka Caves
3. Which prehistoric tool culture is associated with the discovery of hand axes, cleavers, and chisels?
A) Mousterian
B) Acheulean
C) Palaeolithic
D) Mesolithic
Answer: B) Acheulean
4. The Upper Paleolithic rock shelters with paintings found in India are mainly located in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh
5. The Bhimbetka Caves, known for their prehistoric rock paintings, belong to which phase of the Stone Age?
A) Lower Paleolithic
B) Middle Paleolithic
C) Upper Paleolithic
D) Mesolithic
Answer: C) Upper Paleolithic
6. Which prehistoric culture in India is best known for microlithic tools?
A) Palaeolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Chalcolithic
Answer: B) Mesolithic
7. The Harappan Civilization, considered one of the earliest urban cultures in India, belongs to which age?
A) Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Bronze Age
Answer: D) Bronze Age
8. Which site is considered the most important for understanding the Mesolithic culture of India?
A) Burzahom
B) Lothal
C) Gufkral
D) Mehrgarh
Answer: C) Gufkral
9. Which one of the following is the earliest evidence of domestication of plants and animals in India?
A) Koldihwa
B) Mehrgarh
C) Dholavira
D) Harappa
Answer: B) Mehrgarh
10. Which of the following is a feature of the Neolithic culture in India?
A) Use of polished stone tools
B) Development of bronze tools
C) Domestication of horses
D) Growth of urban centers
Answer: A) Use of polished stone tools
11. The “Cave Paintings” in the Vindhya hills belong to which period?
A) Upper Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Chalcolithic
Answer: A) Upper Paleolithic
12. Which of the following was a major site of the Chalcolithic period in India?
A) Harappa
B) Balathal
C) Bhirrana
D) Dholavira
Answer: B) Balathal
13. Which ancient Indian site is associated with the earliest copper smelting and metallurgy?
A) Harappa
B) Mehrgarh
C) Mohenjo-Daro
D) Lothal
Answer: B) Mehrgarh
14. The rock shelter of Bagor in Rajasthan is significant for its association with which prehistoric culture?
A) Upper Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Neolithic
D) Bronze Age
Answer: B) Mesolithic
15. The site of Koldihwa is significant for the earliest evidence of which activity?
A) Pottery
B) Domestic agriculture
C) Animal domestication
D) Metalworking
Answer: B) Domestic agriculture
16. Which one of these is NOT a typical characteristic of the Paleolithic culture in India?
A) Hunting and gathering
B) Use of hand axes
C) Settling in villages
D) Nomadic lifestyle
Answer: C) Settling in villages
17. Which of the following regions of India is most famous for the presence of early Acheulean tools?
A) Sivalik Hills
B) Narmada Valley
C) Vindhya Hills
D) Aravalli Range
Answer: B) Narmada Valley
18. The Mesolithic sites in India are largely associated with which of the following activities?
A) Settled farming
B) Use of fire for cooking
C) Transition from hunting-gathering to early farming
D) Use of bronze tools
Answer: C) Transition from hunting-gathering to early farming
19. The major characteristic of Neolithic settlements is the development of which of the following?
A) Urbanization
B) Pottery and weaving
C) Permanent agricultural settlements
D) Use of copper tools
Answer: C) Permanent agricultural settlements
20. Which of the following sites is NOT associated with the Harappan Civilization?
A) Harappa
B) Mohenjo-Daro
C) Kalibangan
D) Lothal
Answer: D) Lothal