M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
A.I.H.C. A.
PRE HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA
Day Date: Tuesday, 21-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentences. 14
The cranial capacity of Homo Sapiens Sapiens man lies in range.
1150 1500
1200 1450
R.B. Foote found first hand axe in India at
Adichannalur Tiruchirapalli
Pallavaram Pondicherry
Three age system was first formulated by
C. J. Thomsen Mortimer Wheeler
John Marshall H. D. Sankaliya
Archaeological remains at Langhnaj belong to the
Mesolithic age Neolithic age
Megalithic Chalcolithic age
was a first stone tool used by man.
Pebble Axe
Chopper Blade
Stone was used for tool making prehistoric man in Madhya Pradesh.
Jasper Basalt
Quartzite Agate
In India first prehistoric rock art paintings are discovered by
Yashodhar Mathpal A.C.L. Carlyle
C. K. Chakraborty Alexander Cunnigham
Q.2 Write short answers. (Any four) 14
Australopithecus
Upper palaeolithic tools
Ice Ages
Java Man
Fluted Core
Q.3 Write short notes. (Any two) 14
Describe tools in Middle palaeolithic age.
Write about religious beliefs in palaeololithic age.
Write a critical note on atmospheric changes in Stone Age.
Q.4 Write answer any one of the following. 14
Discuss the features of Mesolithic culture in India. Describe some of the
most important discoveries.
OR
Describe the prehistoric rock-art of India in details.
Q.5 Critically analyse the evolution of Palaeolithic cultures from Lower Palaeolithic
to Upper Palaeolithic on the basis of tools.