Knowledge Check: Early Life to Settled life
Q1: Which feature best distinguishes the Palaeolithic stage from later Stone Age stages?
A) Use of polished stone tools
B) Dependence on metal implements
C) Nomadic life based on hunting and gathering
D) Permanent village settlements
Q2: Which change is most closely associated with the Neolithic Revolution?
A) Discovery of fire
B) Beginning of agriculture and animal domestication
C) Invention of metal tools
D) Development of writing
Q3: Microlith tools are mainly identified with which stage of human development?
A) Lower Palaeolithic
B) Upper Palaeolithic
C) Mesolithic
D) Neolithic
Q4: Which of the following tools indicates advanced stone polishing?
A) Hand-axe
B) Flake tool
C) Celt
D) Scraper
Q5: Which type of livelihood mainly depended on rearing domesticated animals?
A) Farmers
B) Herders
C) Traders
D) Fishermen
Q6: A farming community starts storing extra grains after harvest. Which concept does this directly reflect?
A) Tool diversification
B) Surplus production
C) Rock art tradition
D) Nomadic movement
Q7: Which site is widely known for prehistoric rock paintings?
A) Mehrgarh
B) Burzahom
C) Bhimbetka
D) Chirand
Q8: Which animal was first domesticated mainly for guarding and assistance in hunting?
A) Cattle
B) Pig
C) Dog
D) Horse
Q9: Which crop belongs to the list of earliest domesticated crops in Neolithic times?
A) Tea
B) Wheat
C) Coffee
D) Rubber
Q10: Which major shift led humans to construct permanent houses?
A) Hunting techniques
B) Food gathering
C) Agriculture-based lifestyle
D) Discovery of fire
Q11: Bone tools such as needles and fish hooks were used mainly for which activity?
A) Agriculture
B) Clothing and fishing
C) Pottery making
D) Construction
Q12: Which site in Andhra Pradesh is known for prehistoric tools and human occupation?
A) Amaravati
B) Belum Caves
C) Nagarjunakonda
D) Lepakshi
Q13: Formation of villages directly encouraged which of the following developments?
A) Nomadic hunting
B) Growth of specialized crafts
C) Decline of tool use
D) Cave shelter living
Q14: Which feature best represents a semi-nomadic lifestyle?
A) Permanent stone houses
B) Seasonal movement with tools and food supplies
C) Living only in caves
D) Exclusive dependence on trade
Q15: Which material was mainly used to produce colors in prehistoric rock paintings?
A) Synthetic dyes
B) Mineral pigments from natural sources
C) Charcoal alone
D) Metal oxides only
Q16: Which tool was mainly used in early farming to loosen soil?
A) Sickle
B) Hoe
C) Arrow
D) Fish hook
Q17: Which factor most contributed to social differences in early settled societies?
A) Discovery of metals
B) Availability of water
C) Surplus food and division of labor
D) Rock painting tradition
Q18: Which of the following best shows the transition from gathering to growing food?
A) Making stone weapons
B) Cultivation of crops near settlements
C) Living in caves
D) Painting on rocks
Q19: Which Indian prehistoric site is associated with early evidence of farming?
A) Attirampakkam
B) Mehrgarh
C) Hunsgi
D) Daojali Hading
Q20: Which activity clearly indicates early human craft specialization?
A) Seasonal hunting
B) Pottery making using wheels
C) Collection of wild fruits
D) Random stone breaking
Q21: Which region in Andhra Pradesh is linked with prehistoric rock paintings and cave habitation?
A) Rayalaseema plateau
B) Coastal delta region
C) Kurnool–Guntur region
D) Godavari valley
Q22: Which theme is commonly seen in prehistoric rock paintings of Andhra Pradesh?
A) Royal battles and coronations
B) Agricultural machinery
C) Village markets and trade routes
D) Hunting scenes and animal life
Q23: Bone tools found at prehistoric sites were mainly used for which activity?
A) Ploughing fields
B) Weaving cloth
C) Stitching clothes and fishing
D) Building stone houses
Q24: Which of the following best represents a feature of settled village life?
A) Constant seasonal movement
B) Dependence only on wild food
C) Permanent houses and storage of grains
D) Exclusive use of caves
Q25: At Belum Caves, in addition to stone tools, what other type of tools were also recovered?
A) Iron tools
B) Bronze tools
C) Copper tools
D) Tools made from animal bones