Agriculture and Pottery in the Iron Age

Q. Which of the following are features of a black and redware pottery?

1. black inside and red outside
2. black outside and red inside
3. dull surface
4. shiny surface

Q. Which of the following were not the characteristics of Stone Age?

1. Agriculture
2. Animal domestication
3. Irrigation
4. Use of stone implements

Q. Assertion (A): The need to store excess food for future purposes led to the development of pottery.
Reason (R): The systemic practice of agriculture in the Megalithic period led to the production of surplus food.

Read the above statments and select the option that is true about the development of pottery in the Megalithic period.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A is true but R is false.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Q. Select the option(s) that provide incorrect information about the practice of agriculture in the Megalithic age by early human ancestors.

1. Agriculture was practiced systematically with the help of irrigation.
2. Agricultural practices had fully developed before the Megalithic age.
3. The practice of hunting and gathering stopped as agriculture became the predominant practice.
4. Some of the important crops cultivated were coffee, oilseeds, and opium.

Q. Which of the following is a major characteristic feature of Megalithic Age?

1. Use of iron tools
2. Advent of agriculture
3. Human settlements
4. Domestication of animals

Q. Iron Age was where _______ was used first.

1. Silver
2. Iron
3. Stone
4. Bronze

Q. Write a short note on the different types of megalithic burial types found in the Sangam literature.

Q. The need to store surplus food for future purposes led to the development of pottery.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which part of the Lithic Age witnessed the practice of agriculture near riverbeds?

1. Bronze Age
2. Stone Age
3. None of the above
4. Iron Age

Q. Which part of the Lithic Age saw the introduction of burial systems?

1. Bronze Age
2. Stone Age
3. Megalithic Age
4. Upper Paleolithic Period

Q. Microlithic technology was widely employed during which of the following periods?

1. Neolithic Period
2. Mesolithic Period
3. Paleolithic Period
4. Upper Paleolithic Period