The Stone Age began about 2.6 million years ago, when the researchers found the earliest evidence of humans using stone tools, and lasted until about 3,300 B.C. when the Bronze Age began. It is typically broken into three distinct periods: the Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period and Neolithic Period. What Did you know? let us try to attempt the quiz.
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01) Which one of the following who is recognized as the creator of the “3 Age study system”?
A) Dr. Howard Carter
B) CJ Thomsen
C) Alexander Cunningham
D) John Lubbock
02) What was the idea came in to the mind of CJ Thomsen after noticing that the artefacts found during excavation were in different elements and nature in different layer of earth crust then he made a theory called which of the following?
A) Artifacts system
B) Culture system
C) No specific system
D) Three Age System
03) During the excavation CJ Thomsen found that the tools made of stone were always found in which of the following layer of the earth crush?
A) First Layer
B) Last Layer
C) Deeper Layer
D) Deepest Layer
04) The artefacts and tools made of bronze were found in layers which were always found on the_______ of the deepest layer. Which of the correct answer from the following?
A) Top
B) In between
C) Below
D) Last
05) According to the theory of CJ Thomsen the artefacts or tools made of iron were always found on which of the layer to the earth surface?
A) Deepest
B) First
C) Closest
D) Last
06) There were some scholars who believe in the CJ Thomsen’s theory said that the approach of the theory is __________ . Fill in the blank with suitable answer?
A) Technologically oriented
B) Technologically outdated
C) Technologically outreached
D) Technologically outfitted
07) But on the other hand scholars who do not believe in CJ Thomson’s theory said that the “Three Age System” would hardly have any meaning when this approach is applied outside _______. Complete the sentence by filling in the correct words from the following?
A) India
B) Asia
C) Britain
D) Europe
08) Whether this statement is correct or not that Despite critics, the 3 age system is still widely popular and even used today also.
A) Incorrect
B) Correct
09) Some of the experts believed that the use of stone tools may have developed even before which of the following age in 3 age system? Select the correct answer.
A) Prehistoric period
B) Stone Age
C) Origin of earth
D) Existence of the human
10) Further the timeline of stone ages are divided in how many categories?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
11) How the researchers believe that the stone age begun about 2.6 million year ago and lasted until about 3,330 B.C.? Find the incorrect answer.
A) Found the evidences of humans
B) Found the evidences of stone tools
C) Found the evidences of stone utensils
D) Found the evidences of stone artifacts
12) The stone age is also categorized into how many distinct periods?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) No distinct period
13) The stone age is typically broken into three distinct periods. Which one is incorrect from the following?
A) The Paleolithic Period,
B) The prehistoric Period
C) The Mesolithic Period,
D) The Neolithic Period.
14) As per the facts of stone age it was believed that the people have belonged to the which of the following race, and they lived in the open air, river valleys, caves and rock shelters?
A) Caucasoid race
B) Negrito race
C) Mongoloid race
D) Malayan race
15) The Palaeolithic age is further divided into how many phases?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
16) Which option is incorrect in concern of the classification of the Palaeolithic age?
A) Lower Palaeolithic Age
B) Lowest Palaeolithic Age
C) Middle Palaeolithic Age
D) Upper Palaeolithic Age
17) As per the theory what is the name of the age up to 100,000 BC?
A) Lower Palaeolithic Age
B) Lowest Palaeolithic Age
C) Middle Palaeolithic Age
D) Upper Palaeolithic Age
18) As per the theory what is the name of the age starts from 100,000 BC to 40,000 BC?
A) Lower Palaeolithic Age
B) Lowest Palaeolithic Age
C) Middle Palaeolithic Age
D) Upper Palaeolithic Age
19) As per the theory what is the name of the age starts from 40,000 BC to 10,000 BC?
A) Lower Palaeolithic Age
B) Lowest Palaeolithic Age
C) Middle Palaeolithic Age
D) Upper Palaeolithic Age
20) As the theory in which of the following era, people lived on hunting, fishing and food gathering initially. But later on they also domesticated animals and cultivated plants, thereby paving the way for agriculture.
A) Lower Palaeolithic Age
B) Lowest Palaeolithic Age
C) Middle Palaeolithic Age
D) Upper Palaeolithic Age
21) As per the theory during which of the following period of the Stone Age, which starts from 40,000 BC, the mysterious monument of Stonehenge was built?
A) The Paleolithic Period,
B) The prehistoric Period
C) The Mesolithic Period,
D) The Neolithic Period.
22) Under which of the following age people used microlithic blades in addition to tools made of polished stones?
A) The Neolithic Period.
B) The prehistoric Period
C) The Mesolithic Period,
D) The Paleolithic Period,
The options in bold letters is the correct answer.
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