Mesolithic Period

Q.

What is the stone age?

Q. Earliest humans were who used to depend on their surroundings for their food.

1. farmers
2. hunter-gatherers
3. foragers
4. scavengers

Q. Compare and contrast the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age.

Q. Homo Sapiens originated in .

1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Russia
4. Asia

Q. In Mesolithic Age, people used to _____.

1. settle
2. hunt
3. roam
4. none of the above

Q.

Who was the first human?

Q. Mention some features of settled life of the earlier people.

1. Beginning of agriculture
2. Domestication of animals
3. Pottery
4. All of the above

Q. Pottery existed in _____ Age.

1. Neolithic
2. Both a and b
3. None of the above
4. Mesolithic

Q. Earliest humans were who used to depend on their surroundings for their food.

1. farmers
2. hunter-gatherers
3. foragers
4. scavengers

Q.

Are all humans the same species?

Q. The approximate length of Mesolithic age is between _____ years ago from now.

1. 4, 000 to 2, 500
2. 12, 000 to 9, 000
3. 4, 000 to 1, 000
4. 20, 000 to 8, 000

Q. Homo Sapiens originated in .

1. Africa
2. Antarctica
3. Russia
4. Asia

Q. Microliths were found in the Palaeolithic Period.

1. False
2. True

Q. Seema was watching a documentary about caves that had paintings on their walls. Scientists estimated these cave paintings to have been made around 10, 000 years ago.

Seema wondered which period of history these paintings must have been made in?

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

Q. Explain the difference between Palaeolithic Age and Neolithic Age.

Q. Where are the cave drawings of the prehistoric period located in Madhya Pradesh?

1. Hunasagi
2. Kurnool
3. Bhimbetka
4. Raichur

Q. Select the best way to explain domestication.

1. Process in which people grow plant and look after animals
2. Process in which people do trade
3. Process in which people do farming
4. All of the above