History - Question Bank.docx

**[..Semester 1 - History - Internal Class Test - Question Bank.]** - **[Fill In The Blanks.]** 1. The site of [Bhimbetka] is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 2. In the Mesolithic Age, small stone tools known as [microliths] came into use. 3. The Upper Palaeolithic Age laste...

**[..Semester 1 - History - Internal Class Test - Question Bank.]** - **[Fill In The Blanks.]** 1. The site of [Bhimbetka] is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 2. In the Mesolithic Age, small stone tools known as [microliths] came into use. 3. The Upper Palaeolithic Age lasted from [40,000] years ago to [10,000] years ago. 4. In the Palaeolithic Age, humans acquired their food from [hunting] and [gathering]. 5. The Mesolithic Age is the [transitionary] phase between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic Ages. 6. [Pastoralism], that is the practice of animal grazing, began in the Mesolithic Age. 7. [Sacred] and [secular] literature are the two types of literary sources. 8. The stone tools in the Palaeolithic Age were primarily used for [hunting]. 9. The [cave paintings] at Bhimbetka tell us a lot about the life of humans during the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages. 10. [Quarries] are sites where large stones are found, which were used to make stone tools. 11. The start of [agriculture] is one of the main features of the Neolithic Age. 12. Humans started establishing [settlements] because of agriculture. 13. Due to agriculture, humans became food [producers]. 14. Cotton cultivation first began in [Mehrgarh]. 15. Invention of the wheel led to the emergence of [pottery]. 16. In the Neolithic Age, humans practiced [subsistence] cultivation. 17. [Burzahom] is an important site of the Neolithic Age in Kashmir. 18. In Kashmir and the surrounding areas, we can find [pit dwellings] which were used for shelter and warmth. 19. The stone tools of the Neolithic Age were [polished] and [composite] in nature. 20. Rice cultivation first began in [Southern Uttar Pradesh]. 21. The [Chalcolithic] Age is when humans used both stone and copper tools. 22. The Chalcolithic Age is also known as the [Pre-Harappan] Era. 23. The first metal to be used, which complemented the earlier use of stone, was [copper]. 24. The Ganeshwar-Jodhpura culture is known for its abundant [copper] resources. 25. A good number of Chalcolithic sites in present-day Maharashtra belong to the [Jorwe] culture. 26. The [Black-And-Red] Ware is a type of wheel turned pottery which existed in the Chalcolithic Age. 27. The pots in the Chalcolithic Age were decorated with various [paintings]. 28. During the Chalcolithic Age, humans lived in a [rural] and [agrarian] economy. 29. Instances of elaborate [burial] systems can be found in the Chalcolithic Age. 30. Burial of humans along with things like food grains, tools, gemstones, etc. are evidence of the belief of [life after death]. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--