6th Social Science Lesson 2 Questions in English
2. The Human Evolution
1] Anthropology is the study of
A] Fossils
B] Excavation sites
C] Humans and Evolutionary history
D] Caves and Temples
Answer & Explanation
C] Humans and Evolutionary history
- Anthropology is the study of Humans and Evolutionary history. The word anthropology is derived from two Greek words: anthropos meaning “man” or “human”; and logos, meaning “thought” or “reason.”
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2] Neanderthal Men were said to be Lived approximately about
A] 300,000 Years ago
B] Between 130,000 and 40,000 years ago
C] 1.8 Million years ago
D] Between 4-2 million years ago.
Answer & Explanation
B] Between 130,000 and 40,000 years ago
Neanderthal Man were said to be lived between 130,000 to 40,000 years ago. Their Tools were crude and their hunting skills were poor, There were evidences of Burying the dead. Evidences are seen in Germany.
3] Which caves in France is the evidence for cave living of Cromagnons.
A] Ellora
B] Lascaus
C] Niaux
D] Bhimbetka
Answer & Explanation
B] Lascaus
- Lascaus caves in France is the evidence for cave living of Cromagnons.
4] Homo sapiens Migrated to all parts of the world from Which region ?
A] Central Africa
B] Central Asia
C] East Africa
D] South America
Answer & Explanation
C] East Africa
Homo sapiens are found to be migrated from east Africa to different parts of the world.
5] Choose the correct pair from the following.
A] Homo habilis – 300,000 years ago
B] Homo sapiens – 4- 2 millions ago
C] Homo erectus – 2.3 -1.4 million years ago
D] Australopithecus – 1.8 million years ago
a] CADB
b) DBAC
c) ABCD
d) DCBA
Answer & Explanation
a] CADB
6] Which was considered to be the main occupation of humans in the past?
A] Farming
B] Hunting
C] Trading
D] None of the above.
Answer & Explanation
B] Hunting
- Hunting was considered to be the main occupation of humans in the past.
7] The first and foremost invention by Humans is
A] Fire
B] Wheel
C] Cart
D] Hunting knife.
Answer & Explanation
B] Wheel
- Wheels are considered to be the first and foremost invention by humans.
8] The Ancient man used what kind of stone to make weapons ?
A] Sand stone
B] Lime stone
C] Flint stone
D] Normal rock stones.
Answer & Explanation
C] Flint stone
- The best stone for the making weapons was chikki – mukki kal (flint). It is known for its strength and durability. Humans spent many hours in search of a flint stone.
9] The colour dyes made from the extracts of roots, leaves or bark were used in
A] Wheels
B] Ornaments
C] Rock Paintings
D] Hair
Answer & Explanation
C] Rock Paintings
- The colour dyes were made from the extracts of roots, leaves or barks. These natural dyes were used in Rock paintings.
10] In India Approximately how many caves are Present with Paintings ?
A] 800
B] 760
C] 500
D] 750
Answer & Explanation
C] 500
- In India, we can see many paintings in rocks and caves. The rock paintings give some information about the past. Approximately there are 750 caves, in which 500 caves have paintings.
11] Pre historic Rock arts were found in Tamil Nadu at
A] Keelvalai – Villupuram
B] Usilampatti – Madurai
C] Mavadaippu – Coimbatore
D] All the above
Answer & Explanation
D] All the above
- Pre historic rock arts are found in places such as Keelvalai – Villupuram , Usilampatti – Madurai , Mavadaippu – Coimbatore and Porivarai cave-karikaiyur Nilgris.
12] Evidences for Neanderthal man were seen in
A] France
B] Germany
C] India
D] Africa
Answer & Explanation
B] Germany
- Evidences for Neanderthal man can be seen in Germany.
13] Which stage of human evolution man started first to bury the dead ?
A] Neanderthal man
B] Homo erectus
C] Homo sapiens
D] Cromagons
Answer & Explanation
A] Neanderthal man
14] Which stage of Men started migrating from Africa and settled in parts of Europe and Asia ?
A] Neanderthal man
B] Homo erectus
C] Homo sapiens
D] Homo habilis.
Answer & Explanation
C] Homo sapiens
- Homo sapiens Began to Migrate from Parts of Africa and settled in different parts of Europe and Asia.
15] At The first stage of human Evolution the beings are Named to be
A] Australopithecus
B] Neanderthal man
C] Homo sapiens
D] Homo erectus.
Answer & Explanation
A] Australopithecus
- Australopithecus is a mix of being with human and ape traits started walking on two legs.
16] Which of the following Man first began to walk straight and erect ?
A] Australopithecus
B] Neanderthal man
C] Homo sapiens
D] Homo erectus.
Answer & Explanation
D] Homo erectus.
- Homo erectus were the ones who started walking Straight position first.
17] Which is the Main source of Archaeological studies ?
A] Caves and edicts
B] Literary sources
C] Excavated material remains
D] Accounts by travelers.
Answer & Explanation
C] Excavated material remains
- Excavated material remains are the main source for archaeological studies.
18] Match the following
A] Cromagons – China
B] Peking – France
C] Heidelbergs – London
D] Homo nerectus – Africa and Asia.
a) CBAD
b) BACD
c) ABCD
d) DBAC
Answer & Explanation
b) BACD
19] The word Anthropology is derived from the Greek words.
A] Anthra and Polo
B] Anthrpos and Logos
C] Anthracia and Logia
D] Anthrapol and Logos
Answer & Explanation
B] Anthrpos and Logos
- The word anthropology is derived from two Greek words: anthropos meaning “man” or “human” and logos, meaning “thought” or “reason.”
20] Which Method is used to ascertain the period of the Fossils Found ?
A] Laboratory method
B] Radio carbon dating
C] Redbook Method
D] Fossil test.
Answer & Explanation
B] Radio carbon dating
- Radio carbon dating Method is used to ascertain the period of Archaelogical Evidences Found.
21] Archaeology is the study of
A] Pre historic Remains and Materials
B] Evolution
C] Temple history
D] Caves and Excavation.
Answer & Explanation
A] Pre historic Remains and Materials
- Archaeology is the study of Pre historic Human Remains and Materials used by Pre-historic humans.
22] Anthropologists unearthed the footprints of humans in a country called Tanzania, eastern Africa which were.
A] 2 million years old
B] 3.5 million years old
C] 5 million years old.
D] 2.5 million years old
Answer & Explanation
B] 3.5 million years old
- Anthropologists unearthed the footprints of humans in a country called Tanzania, which is in eastern Africa using radio carbon dating which were 3.5 million years old.
23] Which of the following is not a Pre historic art site in Tamil Nadu ?
A] Keelvalavai
B] Porivarai cave
C] Kumuthipathi
D] Ulavi
Answer & Explanation
D] Ulavi
- Ulavi cave is in Karanataka, Keelvalavai, porivarai and Kumuthipathi are the caves in Tamilnadu with rock paintings.
24] The Art of sharpening the stone with other stone is known as
A] Flaking
B] Sharpening
C] Fire whirling
D] Stone sharpening.
Answer & Explanation
A] Flaking
- Keeping a stone in the bottom and sharpening it with another stone is called as Art of flaking.
25] The modern human beings or the Present man is Called as
A] Homo habilis
B] Cromagons
C] Homo sapiens
D] None of the above
Answer & Explanation
B] Cromagons
- Cromagons are Modern humans or the present men.
