CHAPTER 3: From Gathering To Growing Food (Date : 04-08-2018)

Question 1:

Which was the first animal to be tamed?

Cattle
Goat
Dog
Bull

Correct Answer : C

Explanation

The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the dog.

Later, people encouraged animals that were relatively gentle to come near the camp where they lived. These animals such as sheep, goat, cattle and also the pig lived in herds, and most of them ate grass. Often, people protected these animals from attacks by other wild animals. This is how they became herders.

Question 2:

From which of the following places, the archaeologists have found evidences of early farmers and herders?

Paiyampalli
Hallur
Mahagara
Gufkral
Burzahom

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3 only
4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer : D

Explanation

All the above places are Neolithic sites. These are found all over the subcontinent. Some of the most important ones are in the north-west, in present-day Kashmir, and in east and south India.

Question 3:

Which of the following sites did not belong to farmers and herders?

Kurnool
Mehrgarh
Koldihwa
Chirand
Daojali Hading

Use the code given below to choose the correct answer.

1 only
2, 3, 4 and 5 only
4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

Kurnool is an archaeological site located in Andhra Pradesh. During this period, man was not a farmer and a cattle rearer.

All other are Neolithic sites. During this period man became a farmer and a cattle rearer. These places were the settlements of farmers and cattle rearers.

Question 4:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the code given below:

List-I (Sites)	List-II (Location)
A. Mehrgarh	1. Uttar Pradesh
B. Koldihwa	2. Kashmir
C. Chirand	3. Pakistan
D. Gufkral	4. Bihar

A B C D

2 3 1 4
A B C D

3 1 4 2
A B C D

2 4 3 1
A B C D

1 2 3 4

Correct Answer : B

Explanation

Mehrgarh was located in present day – Pakistan. Here the remains of wheat and barley were found. In Mehrgarh, archaeologists found the remains of many domesticated animals. The bones of sheep and goats and most of the cattle have been found there.
Koldihwa was found in present day – Uttar Pradesh. Rice and fragmentary animal bones have been found here.
Chirand was situated in the state of Bihar. From here the remains of wheat, green gram, barley, and bones of buffalo and oxen have been found.
Gufkral was located in the present day – Kashmir. Evidence of wheat and lentil have been obtained from here.

Question 5:

Consider the following combinations —

List-I (Sites)	List-II (Location)
1. Mahagara	Uttar pradesh
2. Burzahom	Kashmir
3. Hallur	Andhra pradesh
4. Paiyampalli	Telangana

Which of the above combinations is/are incorrectly matched?

1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
3 and 4 only
4 only

Correct Answer : C

Explanation

Mahagara is located in present day Uttar-Pradesh. Evidences of rice, cattle (hoof marks on clay surface) have been found here.
Burzahom is located in present-day Kashmir. Here we found the evidences of wheat and lentil, dog, cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat.
Hallur is presently located in the state of Karnataka. From here, archaeologists have found evidences of millet, cattle, sheep, goat and pig.
Paiyampalli is presently located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Remains of black gram, millet, cattle, sheep and pig have been found here.

Question 6:

Archaeologists have found traces of huts or houses at some sites. Consider the following statements in reference to such evidences from the site of Burzahom.

In Burzahom, people built pit-houses, which were dug into the ground, with steps leading into them.
Archaeologists have also found cooking hearths both inside and outside the huts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer : C

Explanation

Both the above statements are correct.

Archaeologists have found traces of huts or houses at some sites. For instance, in Burzahom (in present-day Kashmir) people built pit-houses, which were dug into the ground, with steps leading into them. These may have provided shelter in cold weather.

Archaeologists have also found cooking hearths both inside and outside the huts, which suggests that, depending on the weather, people could cook food either indoors or outdoors.

Question 7:

In the context of Neolithic age , which of the following statements is not correct?

In this period, the use of the Paleolithic tools and the construction was completely closed.
These include tools that were polished to give a fine cutting edge.
In this era, mortars and pestles used for grinding grain and other plant produce.
In this era, embellishment was done on pottery.

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

The Neolithic tools include tools that were polished to give a fine cutting edge, and mortars and pestles used for grinding grain and other plant produce.
Mortars and pestles are used for grinding grain even today, several thousand years later.
At the same time, tools of the Palaeolithic types continued to be made and used, and remember, some tools were also made of bone.
Many kinds of earthen pots have also been found. These were sometimes decorated, and were used for storing things.
People began using pots for cooking food, especially grains like rice, wheat and lentils that now became an important part of the diet.
Besides, they began weaving cloth, using different kinds of materials, for example cotton, that could now be grown.

Question 8:

Consider the following assertion with the given reason.

Assertion: Neolithic people started to wear clothes.

Reason: In the Neolithic period cotton was grown.

Use the code given below to select the correct answer.

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Assertion is correct but the reason is not correct.
Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

In the Neolithic period, man had learned to weave cloth, using different kinds of materials, for example cotton, that could be grown then.

Question 9:

Which of the following passes is Mehrgarh located near?

Bolan Pass
Gomal Pass
Khyber Pass
Karakoram Pass

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

Mehrgarh site is located in a fertile plain, near the Bolan Pass, which is one of the most important routes into Iran.

Question 10:

Consider the following assertion with the given reason.

Assertion: In Mehrgarh, dead bodies were buried along with some animals and assets.

Reason: The people of Mehrgarh believed that there is some form of life after death.

Use the code given below to select the correct answer—

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Assertion is correct but the reason is not correct.
Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

When people die, their relatives and friends generally pay respect to them. People look after them, perhaps in the belief that there is some form of life after death. Burial is one such arrangement. Several burial sites have been found at Mehrgarh. The deceased were buried along with some assets.

Question 11:

Which of the following pet was buried with the deceased in a graveyard from Mehrgarh?

Goat
Dog
Sheep
Hen

Correct Answer : A

Explanation

Several burial sites have been found at Mehrgarh. In one instance, the dead person was buried with goats, which were probably meant to serve as food in the next world.

Question 12:

Which of the following sites is situated on a hill of a Brahmaputra?

Mehrgarh
Hallur
Gufkral
Daojali Hading

Correct Answer : D

Explanation

Daojali Hading is a site on the hills near the Brahmaputra Valley, close to routes leading into China and Myanmar. Here stone tools, including mortars and pestles, have been found. These indicate that people were probably growing grain and preparing food from it. Other finds include jadeite, a stone that may have been brought from China. Also common are finds of tools made of fossil wood (ancient wood that has hardened into stone) and pottery.