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12 questions on the Stone Age: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic India.
Stone Age facts
Mark each statement TRUE or FALSE. Leave it blank if you are not sure. Tap your choice again to clear it.
- The term Stone Age was popularised by Christian J. Thomsen as part of the Three-Age System.
- The earliest currently known stone tools come from Lomekwi in Kenya.
- Pit dwellings are the distinctive feature of Mehrgarh in Balochistan.
- The Holocene began approximately 11,700 years ago.
- Isampur is a Mesolithic burial site in Uttar Pradesh.
Match the site with what it is known for
Drag the Column B cards up or down until each one sits next to its match. On a phone, tap two cards to swap them.
Put each tool or technology in the age it belongs to.
Drag each card into a box, or tap a card and then tap a box. Leave a card out if you are not sure.
Drag in only the sites that belong to the Neolithic Age.
Drag the names that were contemporaries onto the centre, or tap a name to move it in or out.
Drag each site to its location on the map.
Drag each picture onto a circle, or tap a picture and then a circle. Tap a placed picture to take it back.
One shot per round: aim and click the right word on the shelf. There is no hit or miss shown — your marks appear after Final Submit.
ALL SHOTS FIRED
The Neolithic transition was a process, not a sudden revolution. Discuss with reference to the Indian subcontinent. (250 words)
Marked out of 10 by AI after Final Submit. No negative marking.
With the help of a neat flowchart, trace the evolution of stone-tool technology from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Neolithic Age. (150 words)
Write your answer on paper and upload clear photos of each page.
This answer expects diagrams. Typed answers cannot earn diagram marks — upload photos of your handwritten answer to get them.
Up to 8 pages, in order. Write clearly and keep diagrams inside the frame.
Marked out of 10 by AI after Final Submit. If you fill both tabs, the tab that is open when you submit is used.
Mesolithic composite tool
Draw a labelled diagram of a Mesolithic composite tool, such as an arrow or a sickle, showing how microliths were fixed to a handle.
Draw and label your diagram. Marked out of 10 by AI after Final Submit.
The Narmada hominin fossil was found at Hathnora in the Narmada valley. Draw the course of the Narmada from its source at Amarkantak to the Gulf of Khambhat.
Start at the source in the east and draw west to the sea.
Marked out of 10 after Final Submit by comparing your route with the correct one.
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