_______ is genetically closest to humans

(a)

Gorilla

(b)

Chimpanzee

(c)

Orang-utan

(d)

Great Apes

The period called_______ marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.

(a)

Palaeolithic

(b)

Mesolithic

(c)

Neolithic

(d)

Megalithic

Direct ancestor of modern man was ______.

(a)

Homo habilis

(b)

Homo erectus

(c)

Homo sapiens

(d)

Neanderthal man

______ inscriptions datable to third century BCE refer to the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas in ancient Tamilagam.

(a)

Pulekesin

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Chandragupta

(d)

Dhanananda

______ refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq.

(a)

Great Rift Valley

(b)

Fertile Crescent

(c)

Solo river

(d)

Neander Valley

Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a geologist from England first discovered the ______ tools at Pallavaram near Chennai.

(a)

Stone Age

(b)

Palaeolithic

(c)

Mesolithic

(d)

Neolithic

Assertion (A): Many of the Mesolithic sites are found nearby rivers and tanks.
Reason (R): Irrigation management developed during Mesolithic period.
(a) A and R are correct and R explains A
(b) A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) A and R both are incorrect

(a)

A and R are correct and R explains A

(b)

A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is incorrect

(d)

A and R both are incorrect

Assertion (A): The Ashokan inscriptions datable to third century BCE refer to the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and Satyaputras outside his empire in Tamilagam.
Reason (R): Ancient kings of Tamilagam commenced their political rule in the Iron Age.
(a) A and R are correct and R explains A
(b) A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) A and R both are incorrect

(a)

A and R are correct and R explains A

(b)

A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is incorrect

(d)

A and R both are incorrect

______is the study of human past through the analysis and interpretation of material remains.

(a)

Geology

(b)

Archaeology

(c)

History

(d)

None of the above

The beginning of history writing can be traced to the ancient________

(a)

Greeks

(b)

Egyptians

(c)

Romans

(d)

Africans

The DNA of a Chimpanzee is_______ identical to that of a human being.

(a)

95%

(b)

96%

(c)

97%

(d)

98%

______ are stone artefacts of small size

(a)

Microliths

(b)

Bifaces

(c)

Acheulian

(d)

core

Evidence of Neolithic village is found at ______ in Vellore district

(a)

Gudiam

(b)

Athirampakkam

(c)

Payyampalli

(d)

Salem

The ______was a formative period and the foundation for the Sangam Age.

(a)

Iron Age

(b)

Bronze Age

(c)

Stone Age

(d)

Age of Information Technology

(i) We live in the age of Information Technology
(ii) The internet has literally put the world on our finger tips.
(iii) The Prehistoric people were the pioneers of literacy
(iv) Powerful Technology developed all of a sudden.

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) & (iii) are correct

(c)

(ii) & (iv) are correct

(d)

(i) & (iii) are correct

(i) The chimpanzee is genetically the closest to humans
(ii) Hominins & their origin have been traced to Asia
(iii) The Hominins emerged around 6 to 5 million years ago
(iv) The Great Rift valley in Africa has many sites for the Prehistroic period

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) & (iii) are correct

(c)

(i) & (iv) are correct

(d)

(iii) is correct

______ are tools used for scraping the surfaces

(a)

Lunates

(b)

Triangles

(c)

Scrapers

(d)

Cists

______ are pottery jars and were used for burying the dead

(a)

Urns

(b)

Cists

(c)

Dolmens

(d)

Menheirs

______ is an object or tool made or modified by humans

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Artefact

The primitive multi - cellular life first appeared in the age of ______.

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Proterozoicera

Hand axes and cleavers are the important tool types of the ______ culture.

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Middle Palaeolithic

The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called ________ technology

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lithic

_____ is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic.

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Mesolithic period

_______were the apes from which modem humans evolved

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Australopithecines

Prehistoric animal (or) plant that turns to stone over a period of time_______

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Fossil

The earliest tools made by human ancestors are found in ______in Kenya

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Lomekwi

______ people buried the dead people systematically.

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Neanderthals

Rice was probably cultivated in India and China around _______(or) even earlier

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7000 BCE

Oxen were used in _______civilisation for tilling the land

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Sumerian

_______ discovered the first Palaeolithic tools in India at Pallavaram

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Sir Robert Bruce Foote

______ people perhaps devised the first pottery.

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Neolithic

The black and Red colour pottery were used by______and people

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Iron Age & Sangam Age

Discuss how the age of speculation made humans become conscious and knowledgeable.

Write a note on the impact of pastoralism on the prehistoric people in Tamil Nadu.

Enumerate the distinctive characteristics of Neanderthals.

List out the features of Megalithic Burial types.

Domestication of animals is a milestone in Human history. Explain.

Examine the tool making technical skills of lower Palaeolithic people.

Discuss when the earth was formed

Who proposed the idea of the Three Age system?

The Great Rift valley in Africa has evidence for the Prehistoric period. Discuss

Write a short note on "Prehistoric cultures"

Why were the Levalloisian tools called so?

What was the main factor for the development of early civilisations?

Describe the burials in the Sangam Age

The developments in the fields of agriculture, pottery and metal tools are considered a landmark in the life of Megalithic period-Substantiate.

The history of humans is closely related to the history of the earth. Elucidate.

Discuss the Neolithic culture in Tamilnadu

Domestication of Animals and plants. A milestone in Human History. Explain