Stone Age and its Divisions

Q. Match the following:

COLUMN A	COLUMN B
(1) New Stone Age	(A) 10, 000 years ago
(2) Old Stone Age	(B) 12, 000-10, 000 years ago
(3) Middle Stone Age	(C) 2 million years ago

1. 1-B; 2-C; 3-A
2. 1-A; 2-C; 3-B
3. 1-C; 2-B; 3-A
4. 1-A; 2-B; 3-A

Q. According to historians, which of the following is the oldest period in human evolution ?

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

Q. Which of the three sub-divisions of the Stone age was considered as "Farmers Stage" ?

1. Middle Stone Age
2. Old Stone Age
3. New Stone Age
4. Mid Stone Age

Q. was also known as the 'Age of Farmers'

1. Old Stone Age
2. Middle Stone Age
3. New Stone Age

Q. According to historians, is the oldest period in human evolution.

1. Bronze Age
2. Stone Age
3. Iron age

Q. How did human beings start to live a settled life? Describe the evidence of early agriculture.

Q. The changes in technology, society and specialisation led to the .

1. Palaeolithic Age
2. Mesolithic Age
3. Neolithic Age

Q. Shiva is an archaeologist and has found some old stone weapons. Describing them to his sister, he says "See these sharp edges? These were probably made by rubbing other stones on them". Such stone tools belong to a particular period. Can you guess to which period?

1. Cretaceous Period
2. Paleolithic Age
3. Mesozoic Era
4. Neolithic Age