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In India, the cave drawings of the prehistoric period are found at ________ in Madhya Pradesh.

  1. Hunasagi

  2. Bhimbetka

  3. Kurnool

  4. Raichur
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The relics of the hunting and food-gathering man are available in Bimbetka, Hunasagi and Kurnool in India. There are many other sites in which such remains have been found. Most of these sites have been discovered along the banks of rivers and lakes. 

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The period prior to the development of the art of writing is known as _________.

  1. Stone Age

  2. Modern Age

  3. Prehistoric Age

  4. Medieval Age
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is so because we do not find evidence to the linguistic development or to the use of script. We do not find any written records for the study of history of this period. 

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What is Prehistory period ?

  1. Period for which there are no written records

  2. Period for which written records are available

  3. Period during which a culture or civilisation had some semblance of written record but not understood

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Period for which there are no written records are called Prehistory. Prehistory is the period that begins with the appearance of the human being, about five million years ago , and finishes with the invention of writing , about 6,000 years ago.It is a long period divided into three stages i.e Palaeolithic Age , Neolithic Age and the Metal Age.

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What is a Microlith?

  1. Microliths were small , polished , sharp stone tools

  2. Rock painting

  3. Large stone tools

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Microliths were small , polished and sharp stone tools. They were marked for their fine edge. They were too small to be used by themselves and would have been set into wooden or bone handles to make composite tools. Microliths were formed from prismatic blades, using the sharp unmodified lateral edges as the cutting edge.

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The Neolithic age is also called new stone age.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Neolithic age means new stone  age. Neo is a root we use in the English language, it comes from the Greek word "neos", which means new or recent.

Hence, the above statement is true.

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Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because ________.

  1. <font color="#333333">They wanted to draw paintings in caves.</font>

  2. They wanted to explore the caves.

  3. They wanted to protect themselves from wild animals and bad weather.

  4. They did not like to live in the forests.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

They wanted to protect themselves from wild animals and bad weather.

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Early people painted on the walls of caves.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The earliest people hunted, gathered plant produce, made stone tools, and painted on cave walls. Some of them lived in the open air sites while some of them took shelter in the caves. In these caves we find the remains of their life in the forms of paintings on the cave walls they left behind.

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Which is not related to prehistoric culture?

  1. Chopper and Chopping tools

  2. Razor

  3. Borer

  4. Point
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Choppers, borers, and points are classic lithic tools associated with the Paleolithic (prehistoric) period. A razor is a modern grooming tool not associated with prehistoric culture.