Class 06 SST History On The Trail Of The Earliest People CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 6 · SST History On The Trail Of The Earliest People

This is Social Science class 06 SST history on the Trail of the Earliest People CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Bhimbetka is associated with the discovery of the tools of
  • A
    Palaeolithic period
    Correct
  • B
    Chalcolithic age
  • C
    Neolithic age
  • D
    Mesolithic age
2
One of the greatest discoveries made by early humans was of
  • A
    Paintings
  • B
    Tool making
  • C
    Fire
    Correct
  • D
    Hunting
3
In how many distinct cultures the Lower Old Stone age of India is divided
  • A
    2
    Correct
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    5
4
How did early primitive man use the skin of animals and the bark of trees
  • A
    Use it as a bed sheet
  • B
    To cover his body
    Correct
  • C
    To decorate the caves
  • D
    For playing
5
Tools found on the Palaeolithic site of Hungsi were made of
  • A
    Iron
  • B
    Copper
  • C
    Steel
  • D
    Limestone
    Correct
6
Man?s ancestors appeared
  • A
    2 million years ago
    Correct
  • B
    4 million years ago
  • C
    3 million years ago
  • D
    5 million years ago
7
Microliths were made during the period of
  • A
    Palaeolithic period
  • B
    Mesolithic age
  • C
    Chalcolithic age
  • D
    Neolithic age
    Correct
8
The Palaeolithic period extends from ___ million years ago to about 12,000 years ago
  • A
    20
  • B
    2
    Correct
  • C
    12
  • D
    22
9
The techniques of making stone tools
  • A
    Stone and stone , Pressure Flaking
    Correct
  • B
    Stone to stone , Pressure Flint
  • C
    Stone to tools, Pressure Flaking
  • D
    Pressure Flint , Pressure Flaking
10
Stone to stone technique in which
  • A
    Both of these
  • B
    None of these
  • C
    The core was placed on a firm surface. The hammer stone was used on a piece of bone or stone that was placed on the core, to remove flakes that could be shaped.
  • D
    Tool was to be made (also called the core) was held in one hand. Another stone, which was used as a hammer was held in the other hand. The second stone was used to strike off flakes from the first, till the required shape was obtained
    Correct
11
Pressure Flaking is a technique of making
  • A
    Stone Utensils
  • B
    Stone Brush
  • C
    Stone Jewellery
  • D
    Stone tools
    Correct
12
Sites from which archaeologists have found evidence of hunter-gatherers
  • A
    Kolkata
  • B
    Bhimbetka
    Correct
  • C
    Mumbai
  • D
    Karnataka
13
There were some skills needed to hunt the animals in early days except
  • A
    Need a lot of presence
  • B
    Need to be alert
  • C
    To have a lot of money
    Correct
  • D
    Need to be quick
14
What we come to know about cave paintings
  • A
    About wild animals
    Correct
  • B
    About Politicians
  • C
    About Buildings
  • D
    About villages
15
Natural caves and rock shelters are found in the
  • A
    Vindhyas and Deccan Plateau
    Correct
  • B
    Vindhyas and Satpura
  • C
    Vindhyas and Chota Nagpur
  • D
    Chota Nagpur and Deccan Plateau