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Pre-History of India: Ans. Exp. Ans. Exp

The document discusses the pre-history of India, focusing on the Palaeolithic phase, which is also known as the Old Stone Age and is characterized by the use of stone tools. It highlights various prehistoric sites in India, such as Soan Valley and Bhimbetka, and their relevance to different phases of the Palaeolithic age. Additionally, it mentions the Kurnool caves and the knowledge of fire among its inhabitants.

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Pre-History of India: Ans. Exp. Ans. Exp

The document discusses the pre-history of India, focusing on the Palaeolithic phase, which is also known as the Old Stone Age and is characterized by the use of stone tools. It highlights various prehistoric sites in India, such as Soan Valley and Bhimbetka, and their relevance to different phases of the Palaeolithic age. Additionally, it mentions the Kurnool caves and the knowledge of fire among its inhabitants.

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Pre-History of India
New NCERT Class VI (From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food), Old NCERT Class VI (Early Man),
Old NCERT Class IX (Life in Prehistoric Times), New NCERT Class XI (The Dawn of History in the
Deep South), Old NCERT Class XI (The Geographical Setting), Old NCERT Class XI
(The Stone Age : The Early Man), Old NCERT Class XI (Chalcolithic Farming Cultures),
New NCERT Class XII (Kings, Farmers and Towns)

1. The Palaeolithic phase of the cultural evolution of 3. Which one the following pre-historic sites of
man is also referred as (Chap 4, Class-XI, Old NCERT) India, is not related with Lower Palaeolithic
(a) Old Stone age age? (Chap 5, Class-XI, Old NCERT)
(b) Ice age (a) Soan Valley (b) Bhimbetka
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ (c) Sarai Nahar Rai (d) Didwana
(d) First revolution of mankind j Ans. (c)
j Ans. (c) Exp. Among the given options sarai Nahar Rai is not
related with Lower Paleolithic age. It is a Mesolithic
Exp. The old stone age is known as palaeolitic age. In
site discovered from Pratapgarh district of Uttar
India, it is divided into three phases according to the
Pradesh.
nature of the stone tools used by the people and also
according to the nature of change in climate. This period Soan or Sohan valley is among the earliest discovered
is also known as Ice age, as the stone age started during Lower Palaeolithic Site in India. It was discovered
the Pleistocene period of ice age. under Yale-Cambridge expedition and is presently
found in Pakistan. Sites belonging to Lower Paleolithic
2. With reference to the Pre-history, the three major age have also been discovered form Didwana in
tool types- hand axes, choppers and flake Rajasthan and Bhimbetka, Adamgarh and Narsinghpur
implements are associated with which phase of in Madya Pradesh.
human cultural evolution? (Chap 1, Class-IX, Old NCERT) 4. With reference to pre-historic site of ‘Kurnool
(a) Neolithic (b) Palaeolithic caves’, which of the following statements is/are
(c) Mesolithic (d) Chalcolithic correct? (Chap-2, Class-VI, New NCERT)
j Ans. (b) 1. This cave is located in Andhra Pradesh and
Exp. With reference to the Pre-history, the three major belongs to Palaeolithic phase of early history of
tool types- hand axes, choppers and flake implements South India.
are associated with Palaeolithic Phase. The Lower 2. People belonging to this site were acquainted
Palaeolithic or the Early Old Stone age covers the with the knowledge of fire.
greater part of the Ice age. Its characteristic feature is Codes
the use of hand-axes, cleavers and choppers. (a) Only 1
The axes found in India are more or less similar to those (b) Only 2
of Western Asia, Europe and Africa. Stone tools were
(c) Both 1 and 2
used mainly for chopping, digging and skinning.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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