Who discovered a Paleolithic stone tool in India in 1863- Robert Bruce
The Paleolithic man in India is also called- Quartzite man
The two prime occupations of Paleolithic age man were- Hunting, Gathering
Microliths (tools made of stone) were first discovered by- Carlyle in 1867
10,000 – 4000 B.C. in pre-historic period of India is called – Mesolithic Age
Rock painting was a distinctive feature of which pre-historic period- Mesolithic
Name the major sites in India where the Mesolithic discoveries are seen- Bagor, Tilwara, Langhnaj, Birbhampur, Sarai Nahar (Rajasthan)
The term Neolithic was first coined by- Sir John Lubbock, 1865
The discovery of Neolithic age tools was made by- Le Mesurier
An important Neolithic site of northwestern region is- Mehrgarh
What were the main characteristics of Neolithic age- Begin of agricultural, Domestication of animals, Grinding and polishing of stone tools, Use of pottery
The cereals that were first grown by the earliest man were- Wheat and Ragi
Which of the following animals was tamed by Neolithic people- Dog
The first metal to be used by man was- Copper
Pottery first appeared in- Neolithic Age
In ancient times several foreign tribes reached India through north-western mountain pass. Name any of the two such tribes- Kushanas and Huns
In Madhya Pradesh maximum number of Prehistoric Rock Shelters are found at- Bhimbetka
Food production economy is related to- Neolithic period
At what time did humans domesticate the dog- In the Middle Stone Age
From when humans were aware of the fire- Lower Palaeolithic period
In which period did humans discover fire in the Palaeolithic period- Lower Palaeolithic period
When did humans start using fire?- Neolithic period
When did the trend of permanent residence in humans start – in the Neolithic period
Man gained knowledge of agriculture- In the Neolithic period
When was the wheel invented- In the neolithic
The cultivation of food grains first started- In the Neolithic period
The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent has been found- Luhradev
The oldest evidence of rice has been found- Luhradev
The earliest evidence of paddy production in the Ganges Valley has been obtained from which site- Lahuradev
Which crop was first grown by humans – Barley (early 8000 B C)
Name the place from where evidence of the oldest permanent settlement has been found- Mehargarh
Which were the earliest cereals grown by man-wheat and barley
What made possible the transition from the Palcolithic to the Neolithic age- growing grain
The main occupation of the Paleolithic people was- hunting and gathering food
The people of the Mesolithic age used- small stone tools
The Indus Valley civilization type was found in- Sumer
The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped- Pashupati
Which Hurappan sites are not in India- Mohenjodaro and Harappa
Rice cultivation is associated with which Harappan sites- Lothal
What was the staple food of the Indus people- wheat
Which was not an important animal during the Indus civilization- horse
The script used by the Indus Valley people- was depicted through pictures and diagrams
Indus Valley eivilization was spread over- Punjab, Sind, Rajasthan, Gujarat
What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization- burnt brick buildings
The salient feature of the Rigvedic religion was- worship of nature
In connection with the Indus Valley civilization, we come across the name of- Sir Mortimer Wheeler
The local name of Mohenjodaro is- Mound of the Dead
The Indus Valley people venerated the- bull
The Indus Valley civilization was non-Aryan because- it had a pictographic script
Which Indian ruler conquered Java and Sumatra- Rajendra Chola 1
The Saka era began in the year- 78 AD
Megasthenes was the ambassador of- Seleucus
Who founded four marthas in the four corners of India- Shankaracharya
The paintings of Ajanta deplet stories of the- Jatakas
Purushasukta is found in the- Rigveda
Milindapanha is a- religious conversation
Tripitakas are the sacred books of the- Buddhists
The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the- attribution of a soul to all beings and things
Kautilya’s Arthasastra is a book on- principles and practice of statecraft
The central point in Ashoka’s Dhamma was- peace and non-violence
The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in- the Indica of Megasthenes
The effects of the Kalinga war on King Ashoka are found in- rock cdicts
Megasthenes visited India during the reign of- Chandragupta Maurya
Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to- purity of thought and conduct
The title “Vikramaditya’ was assumed by- Chandragupta II
The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India during the reign of- Chandragupta II
Samudragupta’s achievements are mentioned in the- Allahabad Prarasti
We derive our information regarding Harsha from- Bana
The most important consequence of the Dharmasastras prohibiting Indians from making sea voyages and visiting foreign lands was that- Indians developed a sense of parochialism and ceased to learn from others.
The Chola age was most famous for- village assemblies
The main source for the study of village government under the Cholas is the- Uttaramerur inscription
The Uttaramerur inscription belongs to the period of- Parantaka I
Where have excavations taken place in connection with Vedic age- Hastinapur and Atranjikhera
Where did the first coins circulate in India- Bihar and eastern UP
When did the Mauryan ruler, Ashoka, begin to issue edicts- from the twelfth year of his reign
The earliest evidence of the practice of Sati can be gleaned from- an inscription at Eran in Madhya Pradesh dated 510 AD
Rajtarangini written by Kalhan is- a history of Kashmir
The first use to which the wheel was put, appears to have been- drawing a cart.
The most important kingdom in Deccan and central India after the Maurya’s was that of the- Satavahanas
The features characteristic of Hinduism as we understand now had developed by the time of the- Guptas
