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1
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Culture can be defined as?

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a living pattern, a way of life

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2
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List the features of civilization?

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Urban life, script, sophisticated technology, material development, increased use of metals

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3
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First civilization in India?

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Indus Valley Civilization - 2500 BC

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4
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List the two classifications of ancient period on the basis of script.

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Prehistoric period and Historic period

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The period where no scripts and records are available are called?

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prehistoric period

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6
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The period where script and records are available are called?

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Historic period

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7
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First metal used by human beings is?

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Copper

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The first evidence of human beings in India is found in?

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Bori Caves, 1.4 mya

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The first palaeolithic site was discovered in India at ______ in _____?

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Pallavaram, 1863

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10
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Name the archaeologist who discovered the Pallavaram site.

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Robert Bruce Foota

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11
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The Archaeological Survey of India was established in?

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1861

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12
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The first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India is?

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Alexander Cunningham

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13
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The Palaeolithic tools were made out of?

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Quartzite

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The economy of the Palaeolithic cultures may be called?

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Hunters and Gatherers Economy

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The climatic age during Palaeolithic cultures were?

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Pleistocene

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16
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The climatic age during Mesolithic cultures was?

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Holocene Age

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17
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The main characteristic of the Mesolithic period was?

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Domestication of Animals

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18
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List the sites where evidence of domestication of animals in Mesolithic times was found in India?

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Adamgar(MP) and Bargor(Rajasthan)

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Earliest houses built in India are found at?

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Sarai Nahar Rai, UP

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20
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First handmade pottery is during the Mesolithic times. Evidence for this is found at?

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Chopanimando (UP)

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21
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The stone tools used by Mesolithic man were called?

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Microliths

22
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Mesolithic site in India where rock paintings are found?

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Bhimbetka, MP

23
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Bhimbetka is recognised as a?

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

24
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Jantar Mantar, recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage site, was built by?

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Sarai Jai Singh in 18th Century

25
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List the crops grown in Neolithic age in North India.

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wheat, barley

26
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List the crops grown during Neolithic age in South India.

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Ragi, Horsegram

27
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The most important development during Neolithic Age is?

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Agriculture

28
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The tools used by Palaeolithic man were?

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blades, handaxes, flakes etc

29
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The earliest houses in India were built during _____ age?

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Mesolithic age

30
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The first evidence of Agriculture in India is found at?

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Mehragarh, now in Pakistan

31
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Where was cotton first cultivated in the world?

32
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The potter’s wheel was first used at ______.

33
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Evidence of rice cultivation during Neolithic age is found at?

34
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Large number of pit dwellings used during Neolithic Age are found at?

35
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Large number of bone tools used during Neolithic Age are found at?

36
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List some Neolithic sites found in Karnataka.

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Maski, Piklihal, Tekkelakota

37
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Neolithic sites in Tamil Nadu are found at?

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Piyampalli

38
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Neolithic sites in Andhra Pradesh are found at?

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Nagarjunakonda

39
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Neolithic sites in Assam are found at?

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Daojali Hading

40
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The tools used during the Chalcolithic Age were made out of?

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Copper and Stone

41
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Most Chalcolithic sites are found in which state?

42
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Rajasthan has large deposits of?

43
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List some Chalcolithic sites in Rajasthan.

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Ahar, Guling, Thambavati

44
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List some Chalcolithic sites in the Malwa region.

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Kayatha, Navdatoli

45
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List some Chalcolithic sites in Maharashtra.

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Jorwe, Inamgaon, Chandoli, Daimabad

46
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People of Daimabad had no _____ technology.

47
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In the Chalcolithic cemetery at Daimabad, the skeletons do not have?

48
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The main theme of Bhimbetka paintings is?

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Animals and hunting scenes

49
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At Bhimbetka, paintings belonging to which prehistoric culture are found?

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All prehistoric cultures, but mostly from Mesolithic Age

50
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List the animals found in Bhimbetka paintings.

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Elephants, Tigers, Rhinoceros, Bulls, Crocodile, monkey, fish etc

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