Q . Archaeological Sites and Their Descriptions

Consider the following information:
Archaeological Site – State – Description 
 1. Chandraketugarh – Odisha – Trading Port town
 2. Inamgaon – Maharashtra – Chalcolithic site
 3. Mangadu – Kerala – Megalithic site
 4. Salihundam – Andhra Pradesh – Rock-cut cave shrines
 In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4
Answer: b
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1. Correct Answer: Option B: 2 and 3
 2. Logic Explanation:
     ● Statement 1: Chandraketugarh is incorrectly matched. It is not in Odisha; it is located in West Bengal and is known as a trading port town.  
     ● Statement 2: Inamgaon is correctly matched. It is a Chalcolithic site in Maharashtra.  
     ● Statement 3: Mangadu is correctly matched. It is a Megalithic site in Kerala.  
     ● Statement 4: Salihundam is incorrectly matched. It is not known for rock-cut cave shrines; it is a Buddhist site in Andhra Pradesh.  
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Q . Pre-History

The Stone Age people had the first domestic

a) Asses
b) Dogs
c) Horses
d) Sheep
Answer: d
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  • Official answer says (d) Sheep, but modern archaeology accepts DOG as first domesticate.
  • Asses: (domesticated much later)
  • Horses: (Bronze Age, warfare) 
  • Sheep: (Neolithic agriculture phase)
  • Dogs: (hunting companion in Stone Age)
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Q . Pre-History

Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the

a) Neolithic Age
b) Mesolithic Age
c) Chalcolithic Age
d) Palaeolithic Age
Answer: a
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Q . Pre-History

Neolithic period of age is not characterized by

a) Agriculture
b) Use of copper
c) Domestication of animals
d) Fishing
Answer: b
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  •   Early copper artifacts of about the sixth millennium BC are also reported from the pre-Indus Valley sites of Baluchistan in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent close to the Iranian border.
  •   Stone age (Neolithic) is not related with use of copper.
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Q . Pre-History

Consider the following pairs: (Historical place) — (Well-known for)
1. Burzahom: Rock-cut shrines
2. Chandraketugarh: Terracotta art
3. Ganeshwar: Copper artefacts
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 only
d) 2 and 3
Answer: d
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Q . Pre-History

The first metal used by the man was:

a) Iron
b) Copper
c) Aluminum
d) Gold
Answer: b
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