HP Patwari History Series | Chapter 2: Palaeolithic Age

HP Patwari History Series | Chapter 2: Palaeolithic Age MCQ is specially designed for candidates preparing for the Himachal Pradesh Patwari Exam and other HP government recruitment examinations. This chapter focuses on the earliest phase of human history, covering all important topics such as hunting and food-gathering life, stone tools, cave dwellings, fire discovery, and early human activities. The MCQs are exam-oriented, concept-based, and fully aligned with the latest Patwari syllabus, helping aspirants clearly understand the fundamentals of the Palaeolithic Age. Each question is prepared in a simple and accurate format, useful for quick revision as well as deep conceptual clarity. This series is ideal for strengthening History/GK sections, improving accuracy, and boosting confidence for the HP Patwari written exam. Regular practice of these MCQs will help candidates score better and avoid

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HP Patwari History Series | Chapter 2: Palaeolithic Age MCQ:-

 1.The Palaeolithic Age belongs to which geological era? (पुरापाषाण काल किस भूगर्भीय युग से संबंधित है?)

 A. Holocene (होलोसीन)
B. Pleistocene (प्लीस्टोसिन / हिमयुग)
C. Miocene (मायोसीन)
D. Pliocene (प्लयोसीन)
 ✅ Answer: B

2.In India, the first Palaeolithic tool (Hand-axe) was discovered in 1863 at which place? (भारत में, 1863 में पहले पुरापाषाण कालीन औज़ार (हस्त–कुल्हाड़ी) की खोज किस स्थान पर हुई थी?)
A. Bhimbetka (भीमबेटका)
B. Pallavaram (पल्लवरम)
C. Hunsgi (हुनगी)
D. Burzahom (बुर्जहोम)
 ✅ Answer: B

3.Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Pre-history’? (किसे ‘भारतीय प्रागितिहास का जनक‘ कहा जाता है?)
A. Alexander Cunningham (अलेक्जेंडर कनिंघम)
 B. Robert Bruce Foote (रॉबर्ट ब्रूस फूट)
C. Dayaram Sahni (दयाराम साहनी)
D. John Marshall (जॉन मार्शल)
✅ Answer: B

4.The Palaeolithic people are also popularly known as: (पुरापाषाण काल के लोगों को लोकप्रिय रूप से इस नाम से भी जाना जाता है🙂
A. Iron Men (लौह पुरुष)
 B. Quartzite Men (क्वाटर्जाइट मैन)
C. Copper Men (ताम्र पुरुष)
D. Farmers (किसान)
 ✅ Answer: B

5.Which of the following was the main occupation of people in the Palaeolithic Age? (पुरापाषाण काल में लोगों का मुख्य व्यवसाय निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा था?)
A. Agriculture (कृषि)
B. Animal Rearing (पशुपालन)
C. Hunting and Gathering (शिकार और संग्रहण)
D. Trade (व्यापार)
✅ Answer: C

6.The Palaeolithic Age is divided into how many phases based on tool types and climate? (औज़ारों के प्रकार और जलवायु के आधार पर पुरापाषाण काल को कितने चरणों में विभाजित किया गया है?)
 A. Two (दो)
B. Three (तीन)✅
 C. Four (चार)
D. Five (पांच)
Answer: B (Lower, Middle, and Upper Palaeolithic)

7.Hand-axes, Cleavers, and Choppers are the characteristic tools of which phase? (हस्त–कुल्हाड़ी, विदारक और गंडासा किस चरण के विशिष्ट औज़ार हैं?)
A. Lower Palaeolithic (निम्न पुरापाषाण)
 B. Middle Palaeolithic (मध्य पुरापाषाण)
C. Upper Palaeolithic (उच्च पुरापाषाण)
D. Neolithic (नवपाषाण) ✅ Answer: A

8.In which phase of the Palaeolithic did ‘Homo Sapiens’ (Modern Humans) first appear? (पुरापाषाण काल के किस चरण में ‘होमो सेपियन्स‘ (आधुनिक मानव) पहली बार दिखाई दिए?)
A. Lower Palaeolithic (निम्न पुरापाषाण)
B. Middle Palaeolithic (मध्य पुरापाषाण)
C. Upper Palaeolithic (उच्च पुरापाषाण)
D. Mesolithic (मध्यपाषाण)
✅ Answer: C

9.Which river valley is famous for the ‘Soan Culture’ in Palaeolithic studies? (पुरापाषाण कालीन अध्ययनों में ‘सोहन संस्कृति‘ के लिए कौन सी नदी घाटी प्रसिद्ध है?)
 A. Ganga Valley (गंगा घाटी)
B. Indus Valley (सिंधु घाटी)
C. Soan River Valley (सोहन नदी घाटी – पाकिस्तान)
D. Narmada Valley (नर्मदा घाटी)
✅ Answer: C

10.Evidence of the ‘First Human Skull’ in India was found in the Narmada Valley at: (भारत में ‘प्रथम मानव खोपड़ी‘ के साक्ष्य नर्मदा घाटी में कहाँ मिले थे?)
A. Hathnora (हथनोरा)
B. Hunsgi (हुनगी)
C. Bagor (बागोर)
D. Adamgarh (आदमगढ़)
✅ Answer: A

11.The cave paintings of Bhimbetka primarily depict: (भीमबेटका की गुफा चित्रकारी मुख्य रूप से क्या दर्शाती है?)
 A. Religious Rituals (धार्मिक अनुष्ठान)
B. Scenes of Wild Animals and Hunting (जंगली जानवरों और शिकार के दृश्य)
C. Farming Techniques (खेती की तकनीक)
D. Royal Courts (राजदरबार)
✅ Answer: B

12.Tools made of ‘Flakes’ (chips of stone) were most prominent during: (‘शल्क‘ (पत्थर के चिप्स) से बने औज़ार किस दौरान सबसे प्रमुख थे?)
A. Lower Palaeolithic (निम्न पुरापाषाण)
B. Middle Palaeolithic (मध्य पुरापाषाण)
C. Neolithic (नवपाषाण)
D. Bronze Age (कांस्य युग)
✅ Answer: B

13.In the Palaeolithic age, why did humans move from place to place? (पुरापाषाण काल में मानव एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर क्यों जाते थे?)
A. In search of food and water (भोजन और पानी की तलाश में)
B. Following animal movement (जानवरों की गति का पीछा करते हुए)
C. Seasonal availability of fruits (फलों की मौसमी उपलब्धता के कारण)
D. All of the above (उपरोक्त सभी)
✅ Answer: D

14.The Palaeolithic site ‘Attirampakkam’ is located in which state? (पुरापाषाण कालीन स्थल ‘अतिरमपक्कम‘ किस राज्य में स्थित है?)
A. Kerala (केरल)
 B. Tamil Nadu (तमिलनाडु)
C. Andhra Pradesh (आंध्र प्रदेश)
D. Karnataka (कर्नाटक)
✅ Answer: B

15.What was the first revolutionary discovery of Palaeolithic humans that changed their survival? (पुरापाषाण कालीन मानव की वह पहली क्रांतिकारी खोज क्या थी जिसने उनके अस्तित्व को बदल दिया?)
 A. Agriculture (कृषि)
 B. Wheel (पहिया)
C. Control of Fire (आग पर नियंत्रण)
D. Weaving (बुनाई)
✅ Answer: C

16.Which site provides evidence of Upper Palaeolithic bone tools in India? (भारत में किस स्थल से उच्च पुरापाषाण कालीन हड्डी के औज़ारों के साक्ष्य मिलते हैं?)
A. Kurnool Caves (कुरनूल गुफाएं)
B. Bhimbetka (भीमबेटका)
C. Hunsgi (हुनगी)
D. Nevasa (नेवासा)
✅ Answer: A

17.The ‘Nevasan Culture’ is associated with which phase of the Palaeolithic? (‘नेवासन संस्कृति‘ पुरापाषाण काल के किस चरण से जुड़ी है?)
A. Lower Palaeolithic (निम्न पुरापाषाण)
 B. Middle Palaeolithic (मध्य पुरापाषाण)
C. Upper Palaeolithic (उच्च पुरापाषाण)
D. Mesolithic (मध्यपाषाण) ✅
Answer: B

18.Early humans in the Palaeolithic age lived in: (पुरापाषाण काल में आदिमानव कहाँ रहते थे?)
 A. Mud houses (मिट्टी के घरों में)
 B. Brick buildings (ईंटों की इमारतों में)
C. Caves and Rock shelters (गुफाओं और रॉक शेल्टर में)
D. Tents (तंबुओं में)
✅ Answer: C

19.The term ‘Palaeolithic’ is derived from which language? (‘पैलियोलिथिक‘ शब्द किस भाषा से लिया गया है?)
A. Latin (लैटिन)
B. Greek (ग्रीक)
C. Sanskrit (संस्कृत)
D. French (फ्रेंच)
✅ Answer: B (Palaios = Old, Lithos = Stone)

20.Which region in Himachal Pradesh has provided Palaeolithic stone tools? (हिमाचल प्रदेश के किस क्षेत्र में पुरापाषाण कालीन पत्थर के औज़ार मिले हैं?)
A. Sirmaur (सिरमौर)
B. Bangana Valley (बंगाणा घाटी)
 C. Beas-Sutlej Valley (ब्यास–सतलुज घाटी)
D. All of the above (उपरोक्त सभी)
✅ Answer: D

21.In the Upper Palaeolithic period, the climate became: (उच्च पुरापाषाण काल में जलवायु कैसी हो गई थी?)
A. Extremely Cold (अत्यधिक ठंडी)
B. Warmer and Less Humid (गर्म और कम आर्द्र)
 C. Rainy (वर्षा वाली)
D. Same as before (पहले जैसी) ✅
 Answer: B

22.Which animal’s ostrich eggshells were found at Palaeolithic sites like Patne (Maharashtra)? (पाटने (महाराष्ट्र) जैसे पुरापाषाण स्थलों पर किस जानवर के शुतुरमुर्ग के अंडे के छिलके मिले थे?)
A. Peacock (मोर)
B. Ostrich (शुतुरमुर्ग)
C. Eagle (बाज)
D. Duck (बत्तख)
✅ Answer: B

23.The main characteristic tool of the Upper Palaeolithic was: (उच्च पुरापाषाण काल का मुख्य विशिष्ट औज़ार था🙂
A. Hand-axe (हस्त–कुल्हाड़ी)
B. Microlith (सूक्ष्म पाषाण)
C. Blades and Burins (ब्लेड और ब्यूरिन)
D. Iron Spear (लोहे का भाला)
✅ Answer: C

24.’Didwana’ in Rajasthan is a famous site of which period? (राजस्थान में ‘डीडवाना‘ किस काल का प्रसिद्ध स्थल है?)
A. Palaeolithic (पुरापाषाण)
 B. Neolithic (नवपाषाण)
C. Iron Age (लौह युग)
D. Bronze Age (कांस्य युग)
✅ Answer: A

25.The Upper Palaeolithic phase ended around: (उच्च पुरापाषाण चरण लगभग कब समाप्त हुआ?)
 A. 40,000 BC
B. 10,000 BC
C. 5,000 BC
D. 2,000 BC
✅ Answer: B

26.Which of the following describes the Palaeolithic social structure? (निम्नलिखित में से कौन पुरापाषाण कालीन सामाजिक संरचना का वर्णन करता है?)
A. Large empires (बड़े साम्राज्य)
B. Small bands/groups (छोटे बैंड/समूह)
C. Village councils (ग्राम पंचायतें)
D. Caste system (जाति व्यवस्था)
✅ Answer: B

27.The largest number of Palaeolithic sites in India are found in: (भारत में पुरापाषाण कालीन स्थलों की सर्वाधिक संख्या कहाँ पाई जाती है?)
A. Coastal regions (तटीय क्षेत्रों में)
B. River valleys and hilly areas (नदी घाटियों और पहाड़ी क्षेत्रों में)
C. Deserts (रेगिस्तानों में)
D. Islands (द्वीपों पर)
✅ Answer: B

28.Palaeolithic tools were also called ‘Core’ tools because: (पुरापाषाण कालीन औज़ारों को ‘कोर‘ औज़ार भी कहा जाता था क्योंकि🙂
 A. They were made of metal (वे धातु के बने थे)
B. They were made by chipping a large stone (वे एक बड़े पत्थर को तराश कर बनाए गए थे)
C. They were very small (वे बहुत छोटे थे)
D. They were used for farming (उनका उपयोग खेती के लिए किया जाता था)
✅ Answer: B

29.Which mineral was commonly used to make Palaeolithic tools in the Deccan? (दक्कन में पुरापाषाण कालीन औज़ार बनाने के लिए आमतौर पर किस खनिज का उपयोग किया जाता था?)
A. Iron (लोहा)
 B. Limestone (चूना पत्थर)
C. Dolerite (डोलेराइट)
D. Granite (ग्रेनाइट)
✅ Answer: B (Specifically in Hunsgi region)

30.Human evolution from Homo Erectus to Homo Sapiens mostly took place during: (होमो इरेक्टस से होमो सेपियन्स तक मानव विकास मुख्य रूप से किसके दौरान हुआ?)
A. Stone Age (पाषाण युग)
 B. Iron Age (लौह युग)
C. Bronze Age (कांस्य युग)
 D. Modern Age (आधुनिक युग)
✅ Answer: A

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