Pre - Historic Era

Question 1

Evolution of earth’s crust can be divided into how many stages?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What is the 4th and the most important stage of Evolution of crust?

Answer 2

Quaternary

Question 3

How old are modern humans considered to be?

Answer 3

34,000 years old

Question 4

In how many parts is Paleolithic Age divided in India and on what basis?

Answer 4

3 Parts - Lower, Middle and Upper

Based on types of stone tools used and climate conditions

Question 5

Lower Paleolithic Age in India?

Answer 5

600,000 - 150,000 BC

Question 6

Middle Paleolithic Age in India?

Answer 6

150,000 - 35,000 BC

Question 7

Upper Paleolithic Age in India?

Answer 7

35,000 - 1,500 BC

Question 8

Quaternary are divided into two epochs. What are they?

Answer 8

Pleistocene/Ice Age (2 million - 12000 BCE)

Holocene/ Post Ice Age (12000 BCE - till day)

Question 9

Which species do we belong to?

Answer 9

Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Question 10

Evidence of earliest man in India?

Answer 10

Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus (Earliest skull fossils found in Potwear Plateu, Sivalik Hills, Punjab, Pakistan)

Question 11

Evidence of Homo Erectus in India?

Answer 11

1982 - Fossilied skull of Homo Eructus found in Narmada Valley. Hathnora, MP

Question 12

Where did the earliest modern men in Indian come from?

Answer 12

Africa - approximately 50,000 years ago due to early coastal migration. They came from south, not North.

Question 13

Region in India where tools of both middle and upper paleolithic ages were found?

Answer 13

Deccan Plateau

Question 14

Earliest Lower Paleolithic Site in India?

Answer 14

Bori, Maharashtra

Question 15

Tools of lower paleolithic age?

Answer 15

Stone Tools - Hand axes, cleavers and choppers

Question 16

Sites of Lower Paleolithic Age?

Answer 16

1. Sohan Valley, Punjab, Pkistan
2. Kashmir
3. Thar dessert
4. Belan Valley, UP
5. Didwana, Rajasthan
6. Chriki - Nevasa, Mahrashtra
7. Nagarjunakonda, AP
8. Bhimbetka, Near Bhopal

Question 17

Site where 2000 tools of lower paleolithic tools were found?

Answer 17

Chirki-Nevasa, Maharashtra

Question 18

Occupation of Lower paleolithic age people?

Answer 18

Primarily food gatherers, small hunters like, fish and birds

Question 19

People of Lower paleolithic age belong to which species?

Answer 19

Homo Sapiens / Neanderthals

Question 20

Site having Stone tools and animal fossils of both lower and middle paleolithic age?

Answer 20

Belan Valley, UP, Foothills fo Vindhyas

Question 21

How many upper paleolithic sites are found in India?

Answer 21

566

Question 22

What were the climatic conditions during the Upper paleolithic age?

Answer 22

Comparatively warm as it was in the last phase of ice age.

Evidence of grasslands and few trees.

Question 23

What were Upper paleolithic age tools made of?

Answer 23

Stone and Flint (sedimentary form of mineral quartz)

Question 24

Important sites of Upper paleolithic age?

Answer 24

1. Bhimbetka, 45 km south of Bhopal
2. Sand Dunes of Gujrat

Question 25

Where is evidence of Upper paleolithic age tools found?

Answer 25

AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Central MP, Southern UP, Jharkand

Question 26

Important sites for Middle paleolithic age?

Answer 26

Narmada River and south of Tungabhadra river

Question 27

Why are Kurnool Caves important?

Answer 27

Ashes were found in the caves.

Question 28

Why is Bhimbetka important?

Answer 28

It was a factory cum habitation site. Evidence of both Lower and middle paleolithic ages were found.