Ancient History Quiz UPSC

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Assertion (A) The internal pattern of settlements and burial practices suggests the beginning of social inequalities in the Chalcolithic society. Reason (R) The chiefs living in rectangular houses and their kinsmen used to dominate others who lived in round huts. Codes

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true, but R is false

(d) A is false, but R is true

Option a – Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Megaliths have been identified as

(a) caves for hermits

(b) burial sites

(c) temple sites

(d) None of these

Option b – burial sites

In July 2019, experts visited for the first documentation of a Megalithic site of Bihar in which of the following district?

(a) Patna

(b) Kaimur

(c) Madhubani

(d) Banica

Option b – Kaimur

Consider the following statements about the Stone Age in India. (i) Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools. (ii) There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods. (iii) Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear fashion all over the subcontinent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only I

(b) I and II

(c) Only III

(d) I, II, and III

Option a – Only I

In which State, the Navdatoli is located?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Option d – Madhya Pradesh

The ochre-colored pottery was christened in

(a) Hastinapur

(b) Ahichatra

(c) Nuh

(d) Red Fort

Option a – Hastinapur

Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic site that supplied copper objects to Harappan sites is in

(a) Swat Valley

(b) Kashmir

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Option c – Rajasthan

Which among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

(a) Mesolithic

(b) Chalcolithic

(c) Neolithic

(d) Iron age

Option b – Chalcolithic

Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?

(a) Nevasa

(b) Daimabad

(c) Navdatoli

(d) Jorwe

Option c – Navdatoli

Which one of the following statements is not true about the Chalcolithic cultures of India?

(a) They were primarily communities in the hilly and riverine areas.

(b) They mostly used stone and copper objects and occasionally low-grade bronze.

(c) A large number of them appeared after the end of the bronze Harappan culture.

(d) They were restricted to the Ganga-Yamuna doab and foothills of the Himalayas.

Option d – They were restricted to the Ganga-Yamuna doab and foothills of the Himalayas.

Consider the following statements in the context of Neolithic Chalcolithic culture. I. The people of the Neolithic Chalcolithic culture used stone implements. II. The post-Harappan sites representing Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture, outnumber those of pre-Harappan. III. Some important sites representing this culture are Ahar, Gilund, and Balathal. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(a) I, II, and III

(b) II and III

(c) Only III

(d) None of these

Option a – I, II, and III

Which of the following statements regarding Stone-Copper Age are true? I. Stone-Copper culture had an essentially urban background. II. In spite of the food-producing economy, the rate of infant mortality was very high. III. People were not aware of the art of mixing tin with copper and thus forging the much stronger and more useful metal called bronze. IV. People of this age were familiar with the art of writing and they used to live in the cities as people of the bronze age.

(a) I, III, and IV

(b) I and IV

(c) II and III

(d) All of these

Option c – II and III

Consider the following statements and find out which one is/are correct. I. In Deccan, the first Iron object appears after the late Jorwe Chalcolithic phase (900 BC-800 BC). II. The sites in Deccan such as Nevasa, Chandoli, Inamgaon, and Prakash showed continuity between the iron phase and the Chalcolithic phase.

(a) Only I

(b) Only Il

(c) Both I and II

(d) Neither I nor III

Option c – Both I and II

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