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State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Sheep and goat are more comfortable in dry, hilly environments, than cattle are.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In nature, sheep, and goats live in secluded mountain grasslands where they spend the vast majority of their time grazing the diverse landscape. 

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given.

Which of these is the correct order of what early man did?

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  1. Hunter $\rightarrow$ gatherers skilled $\rightarrow$ gatherers $\rightarrow$ herders

  2. Herders $\rightarrow$ skilled $\rightarrow$ gatherers $\rightarrow$ hunter $\rightarrow$ gatherers

  3. Skilled-gatherers $\rightarrow$ herders $\rightarrow$ hunter $\rightarrow$ gatherers

  4. Skilled-gatherers $\rightarrow$ hunter $\rightarrow$ gatherers $\rightarrow$ herders

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Some of the earliest people who lived here were skilled gatherers, — that is, people who gathered their food. They knew about the vast wealth of plants in the surrounding forests, and collected roots, fruits, and other forest produce for their food. They also hunted animals.

herders keep migrating from one location to another.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Hunter-gatherers made and used pots.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hunters and gatherers would have made and used pots because for their survival it was important for them to change their behavior with passing time.

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
The first animal to be tamed was _______.

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  1. The goat as we know today

  2. The dog as we know today

  3. The dog's wild ancestor

  4. The goat's wild ancestor

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the dog because the dog is smaller in size and could be easily kept. Also, it is an intelligent animals when it is compared with other animals like goat, sheep and pig.

Firstly, studies indicate that an extinct Late Pleistocene wolf is the nearest common ancestor to the dog, with modern wolves not being the dog's direct ancestor. 

This Taymyr Peninsula wolf belonged to a population that had diverged from the ancestors of both modern wolves and dogs.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Grasslands led to an increase in

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  1. animals that lived in water

  2. birds

  3. human beings

  4. animals that survive on grass

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Grassland degradation, also called vegetation or steppe degradation is a biotic disturbance in which grass struggles to grow or can no longer exist on a piece of land due to causes such as overgrazing, burrowing of small mammals, and climate change.

An increase in some small animal populations has led to some grasslands being degraded.

They claim that such burrowing aids in the recycling of nutrients in the soil and that the rise in population is only normal since grazing levels in these areas have also risen.

In the Bellary region, _____ is more popular than Krishnadevaraya among the common people.

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  1. Kumararama

  2. Kaustubh

  3. Krishna

  4. Kautilya

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kumararama was common man's diety and remained thus in the minds of lakhs of people at that time,so he was more popular than Krishnadevraya in the Bellary region.

How  does Domestication of animals help the humans ?

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  1. Cows and goats gave them milk and meat.

  2. Cattle also helped them in ploughing the fields.

  3. Dogs gave company and also helped in hunting.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Domestication of animals help the humans in many ways for eg ; Cows ang goats gave them milk and meat , Cattle also helped them in ploughing the fields also Cattle and sheep are kept for their wool, skins, meat and milk , large animals can also be used to do physical work like carrying things or plowing the field and Dogs gave company and also helped in hunting.Civilizations that domesticated animals tame and train animals for their own personal use.

From when did farming and ferding begin ?

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  1. Mesolithic Age

  2. Palaeolithic Age

  3. Neolithic Age

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beginning of farming and herding occur during the Mesolithic Period i.e. roughly from about 12000 years ago. There were changes in climatic conditions. There was adequate rainfall with better tools and harmonized climate conditions for farming. People no longer depended on hunting, fishing, and gathering. Agriculture and animal husbandry took care of their food. 

The _________ environment has influenced every country and race in the world.

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  1. Geographical

  2. Scientific

  3. Cultural

  4. Historical

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There is an intimate relationship between human life and the environment. Hence it is necessary to learn about the geographical environment in order to know about human history. 

Members of a tribe follow occupations such as __________.

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  1. Hunting

  2. Gathering

  3. Farming

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most of the tribal people were hunter-gatherers. Therefore, members of a tribe usually did occupations like hunting, gathering and farming.

Hence, D is the correct option.