_______ 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