_______ 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

Prehistoric people were the pioneers of_______

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Creative Knowledge

_______were the apes from which modem humans evolved

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Australopithecines

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

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

Enumerate the distinctive characteristics of Neanderthals.

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?

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.

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