The Megaliths and Burial Sites

Q.

What are megaliths?

Q. Inamgaon is situated on the river _____ .

1. Yamuna
2. Ghod
3. Saraswati
4. Krishna

Q. How did archaeologists find out about the eating habits of the people in the past?

Q. Tools of ______ were found in the megalithic burial sites.

1. silver
2. stone
3. copper
4. iron

Q. Megaliths were used for which of the following purpose?

1. Mark water reservoir
2. Mark pasture land
3. Mark mining sites
4. Mark burial sites

Q. Ghod is a tributory of the _____ river.

1. Yamuna
2. Ganges
3. Saraswati
4. Bhima

Q. The settlement of Inamgaon was occupied between_____ and ____ years ago.

1. 3000
2. 3600
3. 2700
4. 2500

Q. In the burial sites, the dead were buried with distinctive pots, which are called __________.

1. Black and White ware
2. Red and Grey ware
3. Black and Red Ware
4. Black and Grey ware

Q. Horse equipments and axes were found from.

1. Megalithic burials
2. Mesolithic burials
3. Stone Age burials

Q.

Inamgaon was well known for its

1. Graves

2. Vessels

3. Houses

4. Pots

Q. Archaeologists were researching on an excavation site. They found seeds of wheat, barley and rice. Bones of several animals, many bearing cut marks that show they may have been used as food, were also found. These animals include cattle, goat, sheep, dog, deer and mongoose, besides birds, turtle, crab and fish.

With the above evidence, guess the occupations of the people at that place.

1. Potters
2. Hunters
3. Herders
4. Farmers

Q. Which of the following statements about megalithic burials is wrong?

1. In all megalithic burials, only one person was buried.
2. Some of these were circular in shape.
3. Stones placed on the sites were like sign boards.
4. Some of these had portholes.

Q. What are megaliths?

1. large tools
2. large weapons
3. large stones
4. huge weapons

Q. The practice of erecting megaliths began during the period of the Harappan civilisation.

1. True
2. False

Q. Megaliths were large stones that were used to construct forts.

1. False
2. True

Q.

where does narmada river begins?

Q.

where is bhagirathi river located