Evolution of Humans and Society - Prehistoric Period Book Back Questions & Answers
Unit 1 > Social > Class 9 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium
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1. _____________ is genetically closest to humans
(a) Gorilla
(b) Chimpanzee
(c) Orang-utan
(d) Great Apes
Correct answer: (b) Chimpanzee
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2. The period called _________ marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.
(a) Paleolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Megalithic
Correct answer: (c) Neolithic
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3. Direct ancestor of modern man was ____________.
(a) Homo habilis
(b) Homo erectus
(c) Homo sapiens
(d) Neanderthal
Correct answer: (c) Homo sapiens
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4. _________ refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq.
(a) Great Rift Valley
(b) Fertile Crescent
(c) Solo river
(d) Neander Valley
Correct answer: (b) Fertile Crescent
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5. Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a geologist from England first discovered the ____________ tools at Pallavaram near Chennai.
(a) Stone Age
(b) Paleolithic
(c) Mesolithic
(d) Neolithic
Correct answer: (b) Paleolithic
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6. (i) The period before the introduction of writing is called pre-history. (ii) The pre-historic people developed language, made beautiful paintings and artefacts. (iii) The pre-historic societies are treated as literate. (iv)The pre-historic 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
Correct answer: b. (i) and (ii) are correct
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7. 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
Correct answer: a) (i) is correct
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8. Assertion (A): Many of the Mesolithic sites are founds nearby rivers and tanks. Reason (R): Irrigation management developed during Mesolithic period
a) A and R are correct and R explains A
b) A and R are correct but R doesnt explain A
c) A is correct but R is incorrect
d) A and R both are incorrect
Correct answer: d) A and R both are incorrect
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1. Hand axes and cleavers are the important tool types of the __________ culture.
Correct answer: lower Paleolithic
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2. The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called __________ technology.
Correct answer: Lithic
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3. _____________ is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Paleolithic and Neolithic.
Correct answer: Mesolithic period
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1. Palaeo anthropology
Correct answer: The study of the human ancestors
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2. Hand axe tools
Correct answer: Acheulian
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3. Images on stone and bone
Correct answer: Venus
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4. Red sand dunes
Correct answer: Teris
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5. Stone artefacts of small size
Correct answer: Microliths
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1. 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) Darwins theory of biological evolution connects with the process of natural selection.
d) Geology is the study of lithic technology.
Correct answer: a) The concept survival of the fittest contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.
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2. Find out the correct statement
a) Among the great Apes Orang utan is genetically the closest to humans.
b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.
c) Flake is a small chip that has flaking on both sides.
d) Acheulian is the main block of stone from which small chips are flaked by using a hammer stone.
Correct answer: b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.