Evolution of Humans and Society - Prehistoric Period Important Questions

9th Standard

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Social Science

Time : 01:00:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 35
    5 x 1 = 5
  1. _______ is genetically closest to humans

    (a)

    Gorilla

    (b)

    Chimpanzee

    (c)

    Orang-utan

    (d)

    Great Apes

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

    (a)

    Palaeolithic

    (b)

    Mesolithic

    (c)

    Neolithic

    (d)

    Megalithic

  3. Direct ancestor of modern man was ______.

    (a)

    Homo habilis

    (b)

    Homo erectus

    (c)

    Homo sapiens

    (d)

    Neanderthal man

  4. ______ are stone artefacts of small size

    (a)

    Microliths

    (b)

    Bifaces

    (c)

    Acheulian

    (d)

    core

  5. Evidence of Neolithic village is found at ______ in Vellore district

    (a)

    Gudiam

    (b)

    Athirampakkam

    (c)

    Payyampalli

    (d)

    Salem

  6. 5 x 1 = 5
  7. ______ is an object or tool made or modified by humans

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    Artefact

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

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    Proterozoicera

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

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    Middle Palaeolithic

  10. Prehistoric people were the pioneers of_______

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    Creative Knowledge

  11. _______were the apes from which modem humans evolved

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    Australopithecines

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  13. Palaeo anthropology

  14. (1)

    600 to 542 million years ago

  15. Hand axe tools

  16. (2)

    542 to 251 million years ago

  17. Proterozoic era

  18. (3)

    The study of the human ancestors

  19. Palaeozoic era

  20. (4)

    Acheulian

  21. Cenozoic era

  22. (5)

    66 million years ago

    5 x 2 = 10
  23. Discuss how the age of speculation made humans become conscious and knowledgeable.

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

  25. Discuss when the earth was formed

  26. Who proposed the idea of the Three Age system?

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

  28. 2 x 5 = 10
  29. The history of humans is closely related to the history of the earth. Elucidate.

  30. Discuss the Neolithic culture in Tamilnadu

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