TNPSC Book Back Questions Revision – Evolution of Humans and Society – Prehistoric Period

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Q1. _____________ is genetically closest to humans

(a) Gorilla 

(b) Chimpanzee

(c) Orang-utan 

(d) Great Apes

S1.Ans.(b)

Sol.

• Chimpanzees are genetically the closest to humans.
• The DNA of a chimpanzee is 98% identical to that of a human being.

Q2. The period called _________ marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.

(a) Paleolithic 

(b) Mesolithic

(c) Neolithic 

(d) Megalithic

S2.Ans.(c)

Sol.

Neolithic Culture and the Beginning of Agriculture:

• The period called Neolithic marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.

Q3. Direct ancestor of modern man was ____________.

(a) Homo habilis 

(b) Homo erectus

(c) Homo sapiens 

(d) Neanderthal man

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol.

• Anatomically, modern humans, called Homo sapiens (wise man), first appeared around 3,00,000 years ago in Africa. 
• It is believed that these modern humans eventually migrated and dispersed into various parts of the world from around 60,000 years ago.

Q4. _________ refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq.

(a) Great Rift Valley

(b) Fertile Crescent

(c) Solo river

(d) Neander Valley

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol.

• Fertile Crescent Region refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq, which is in the shape of crescent moon.

Q5. Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a geologist from England first discovered the ____________ tools at Pallavaram near Chennai.

(a) Microlithic 

(b) Paleolithic

(c) Mesolithic 

(d) Neolithic

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol.

• In 1863, Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a geologist from England, first discovered Paleolithic tools at Pallavaram near Chennai. 
• They are the earliest finds of such tools in India. Hence, the hand axe assemblages were considered the Madras Stone Tool Industry. 
• The tools that he discovered are now housed in the Chennai Museum.

Q6. 

(i) The period before the introduction of writing is called prehistory.

(ii) The prehistoric people developed language, made beautiful paintings and artefacts.

(iii) The prehistoric societies are treated as literate.

(iv) The prehistoric period is called ancient.

(a) (i) is correct

(b) (i) and (ii) are correct

(c) (i) and (iv) are correct

(d) (ii) and (iii) are correct

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol.

• Prehistoric period does not have evidence of writing.

Q7. 

(i) The Neolithic people used polished stone axes called Celts

(ii) Evidence of Neolithic village is found at Payyampalli in Chennai district

(iii) The cultural period that succeeded the Neolithic is called the Bronze Age

(iv) The period that witnessed domestication of animals and cultivation of crops is called Mesolithic

(a) (i) is correct

(b) (ii) is correct

(c) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(d) (iv) is correct

S7. Ans. (a)

Sol.

• The Neolithic people used polished stone axes called celts.
• Evidence of Neolithic village is found at Payyampalli in Vellore district and a few sites in the Dharmapuri region.
• The cultural period that succeeded the Neolithic is called the Iron Age.
• The period called Neolithic marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.

Q8. Assertion (A): Many of the Mesolithic sites are founds nearby rivers and tanks.

Reason (R): Irrigation management developed during the Mesolithic period.

(a) A and R are correct and R explains A

(b) A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A

(c) A is correct but R is incorrect

(d) A and R both are incorrect

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol.

1. Fill in the blanks:
2. Hand axes and cleavers are the important tool types of the __________ culture. (Lower Paleolithic period)
3. The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called __________ technology. (Lithic)
4. _____________  is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Paleolithic and Neolithic. (Mesolithic)

III. Find out the correct statement:

Q9. Find out the correct statement:

(a) The concept ‘survival of the fittest’ contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.

(b) The book “On the Origin of Species” was published by Herbert Spencer.

(c) Darwin’s theory of biological evolution connects with the process of natural selection.

(d) Geology is the study of lithic technology.

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol.

• Survival of the fittest means “survival of the form that will leave the most copies of itself in successive generations.”
• Charles Darwin published the books On the Origin of Species in 1859 and The Descent of Man in 1871.
• Herbert Spencer’s (1820–1903 AD (CE)) biological evolution, and Charles Darwin’s (1809–1882 AD (CE)) theory on concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.

Q10.Find out the correct statement:

(a) Among the great Apes Orangutan is genetically the closest to humans.

(b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.

(c) Flake cannot be used for tool making.

(d) Acheulian is the main block of stone from which small chips are flaked by using a hammer stone.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol.

• Chimpanzees are genetically the closest to humans.
• The DNA of a chimpanzee is 98% identical to that of a human being.
• The ancestors to humans were called Hominins, and their origins have been traced in Africa.

Q11.Match the following:

1. Palaeoanthropology – 1.Teris
2. Hand axe tools – 2.Venus
3. Images on stone and bone – 3.Acheulian
4. Red sand dunes – 4.Microliths
5. Stone artefacts of small size -5.The study of the human ancestors

(a) 5 3 1 2 4

(b) 4 3 1 2 5

(c) 4 3 2 1 5

(d) 5 3 2 1 4

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol.

5 3 2 1 4

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