Stone Age Divisions
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Who coined the term Palaeolithic?

  • Robert Smith
  • Michael Brown
  • John Lubbock (correct)
  • Alice Johnson
  • Which age is distinguished by the development of the first stone tools made of Quartzite?

  • Mesolithic Age
  • Bronze Age
  • Palaeolithic Age (correct)
  • Neolithic Age
  • Which tool types are dominant in the Middle Palaeolithic Age?

  • Flakes and crude pebble industry
  • Blades, points, and borers (correct)
  • Hand-axes and cleavers
  • Choppers and chopping tools
  • In which sub-division of the Palaeolithic Age are mainly hand-axes, cleavers, choppers, and chopping tools found?

    <p>Lower Palaeolithic Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are some Lower Palaeolithic Age sites located?

    <p>Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age is characterized by burins, scrappers, flint industry, and the appearance of modern man?

    <p>Upper Palaeolithic Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which site in the Neolithic Age was the oldest in the Indian sub-continent?

    <p>Mehrgarh, Baluchistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four major characteristics traits representing the Neolithic culture?

    <p>Practice of agriculture, domestication of animals, use of polished stone tools, manufacture of pottery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which valley in Uttar Pradesh showed exploitation of goats, sheep, and cattle during the Upper Palaeolithic Age?

    <p>Belan Valley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which age is characterized by microliths or small pointed and sharp stone tools?

    <p>Mesolithic Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

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