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Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

In some of the caves of Stone Age _______ of hunting and wild animals are found.

  1. Drawings

  2. Stone art

  3. Sculptures

  4. Pictures
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Such Paintings are found in the Bhimbhetka Caves in Madhya Pradesh and many other caves around the world. These paintings reflect the life of the Stone Age people and tells us about the variety of animals they hunted for their their survival.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

In which age were bright and sharp stone tools used?

  1. Old Stone Age

  2. Middle Stone Age

  3. New Stone Age

  4. Chalcolithic Age
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The New Stone Age began after 10,000 years. The stone weapons of this period are different from those of the earlier periods. These weapons were bright and had sharp blades.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Paleolithic stone age can be divided into _____ phases.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 6
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic lasted from 2.6 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. The word Palaeolithic derives from the Greek: palaios (old) and lithikos (relating to or composed of stone), means 'old age of the stone'. It can be divided into three stages: Early (lower) Paleolithic age, Middle Paleolithic age and Late ( upper) Paleolithic age.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Palaeolithic stone age is also called the old stone age.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic or Palæolithic  also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone toold that covers 99% of the time period of human technological prehistory. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago, to the end of the pleistocene.

Hence, the above statement is true.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

The stone implement of the Middle Stone Age are called ___________.

  1. Big stone implements ( Core tools )

  2. Delicate stone implements (Microliths)

  3. Decorated implements

  4. Sharp stone implements
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The period from 12,000 years to around 10,000 years is called the Middle Stone Age. The implements of this period are generally very small and hence they are called delicate stone implements. Man used to fashion handles from delicate stone for weapons made from bone and wood. He used those implements as axes and saws. These types of tools are also known as micro wears. 

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Which of the following are three stages of paleolithic stone age?

  1. Early (lower) Paleolithic age

  2. Middle Paleolithic age

  3. Late ( upper) Paleolithic age

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic lasted from 2.6 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. The word Palaeolithic derives from the Greek: palaios (old) and lithikos (relating to or composed of stone), means 'old age of the stone'. It can be divided into three stages: Early (lower) Paleolithic age, Middle Paleolithic age and Late ( upper) Paleolithic age.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Which of the following is the longest phase of stone age?

  1. Paleolithic age

  2. Mesolithic age

  3. Neolithic age

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic lasted from 2.6 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. The word Palaeolithic derives from the Greek: palaios (old) and lithikos (relating to or composed of stone), means 'old age of the stone'. It is also more generally associated with the cultures and lifestyles of the hunter-gatherers who produced stone tools.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Why is the Mesolithic age called Microlithic age?

  1. In this age humans used very large stone tools

  2. In this age humans used small stone tools

  3. In this age humans used copper tools

  4. In this age humans used iron tools
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mesolithic Age was a ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic Period with its chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic Period with its polished stone tools. It is also called Microlithic age as the tools used were chipped stone tools also known as microliths.

Multiple choice evs - ii stone age: stone tools stone age tools early human life pre-historic india

Hunting became _______ in the Mesolithic age.

  1. intensive

  2. extensive

  3. subsistence

  4. commercial
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mesolithic Age was a ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic Period with its chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic Period with its polished stone tools. The Mesolithic hunter was able to exploit a wider range of animal and vegetable food sources as compared to Palaeolithic one. It was also the final period of hunter-gatherer cultures in Europe.