UPSC Static Quiz – Art and Culture : 6 May 2025
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• Question 1 of 5 1. Question Consider the following statements. The word prehistory typically denotes cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools. Early stone tools belonging to palaeolithic period were bulkier. Stone tools belonging to Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks. How many of the above statements is/are incorrect? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: d) The word prehistory is typically used for pre-writing cultures and more specifically for cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools. The prehistoric cultures are cultures that used stone tools to forage and hunt for food. Early stone tools belonging to the Old Stone Age or palaeolithic period were bulkier, while later stone tools belonging to the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks. During the Late Stone Age or Neolithic period, alongside the use of stone tools, the birth of agriculture was indicated. In fact, agriculture in this part of the world began about 10,000 years ago (8000 BC) in a few sites in Balochistan’s Mehrgarh. However, prehistoric cultures continued to thrive in much of India between 10,000 BC and 1000 BC – when the Iron Age began. Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group. Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas). Incorrect Solution: d) The word prehistory is typically used for pre-writing cultures and more specifically for cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools. The prehistoric cultures are cultures that used stone tools to forage and hunt for food. Early stone tools belonging to the Old Stone Age or palaeolithic period were bulkier, while later stone tools belonging to the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks. During the Late Stone Age or Neolithic period, alongside the use of stone tools, the birth of agriculture was indicated. In fact, agriculture in this part of the world began about 10,000 years ago (8000 BC) in a few sites in Balochistan’s Mehrgarh. However, prehistoric cultures continued to thrive in much of India between 10,000 BC and 1000 BC – when the Iron Age began. Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group. Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
#### 1. Question
Consider the following statements.
• The word prehistory typically denotes cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools.
• Early stone tools belonging to palaeolithic period were bulkier.
• Stone tools belonging to Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks.
How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?
• a) Only one
• b) Only two
• c) All three
Solution: d)
The word prehistory is typically used for pre-writing cultures and more specifically for cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools. The prehistoric cultures are cultures that used stone tools to forage and hunt for food.
Early stone tools belonging to the Old Stone Age or palaeolithic period were bulkier, while later stone tools belonging to the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks. During the Late Stone Age or Neolithic period, alongside the use of stone tools, the birth of agriculture was indicated.
In fact, agriculture in this part of the world began about 10,000 years ago (8000 BC) in a few sites in Balochistan’s Mehrgarh. However, prehistoric cultures continued to thrive in much of India between 10,000 BC and 1000 BC – when the Iron Age began.
Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group.
Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
Solution: d)
The word prehistory is typically used for pre-writing cultures and more specifically for cultures that existed before farming and the use of metal tools. The prehistoric cultures are cultures that used stone tools to forage and hunt for food.
Early stone tools belonging to the Old Stone Age or palaeolithic period were bulkier, while later stone tools belonging to the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic period were sharp stone flakes fixed to sticks. During the Late Stone Age or Neolithic period, alongside the use of stone tools, the birth of agriculture was indicated.
In fact, agriculture in this part of the world began about 10,000 years ago (8000 BC) in a few sites in Balochistan’s Mehrgarh. However, prehistoric cultures continued to thrive in much of India between 10,000 BC and 1000 BC – when the Iron Age began.
Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group.
Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
• Question 2 of 5 2. Question Consider the following statements. Protohistory is the period where people didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group. Harappans were literate people, and their written materials were completely deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, there are no written records but have orally transmitted literature. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Correct Solution: b) Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group. Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas). Incorrect Solution: b) Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group. Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
#### 2. Question
Consider the following statements.
• Protohistory is the period where people didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group.
• Harappans were literate people, and their written materials were completely deciphered by historians.
• For the Vedic period, there are no written records but have orally transmitted literature.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) 1 only
• (b) 1 and 3 only
• (c) 2 and 3 only
• (d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: b)
Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group.
Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
Solution: b)
Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history and refers to the people who didn’t develop writing but were mentioned in the written records of a contemporary group.
Although the Harappans were literate people, their written materials could not be deciphered by historians. For the Vedic period, we don’t have written records but orally transmitted literature (the Vedas).
• Question 3 of 5 3. Question Consider the following pairs of prehistoric sites in India and their location. Bhimbetka: Odisha Burzahom: Kashmir Ratnagiri: Maharashtra Gudahandi: Madhya Pradesh How many of the above options is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) Only three d) All four Correct Solution: b) Option 2 and 3 is correct. There are several prehistoric sites in India that deserve attention. Here are nine of them: Earliest cave paintings from 10,000 BC to 1,000 BC, showing a shift from hunting to herding, foraging to farming, dancing and even war and other human activities in caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradeshand Kethavaram, Andhra Pradesh. Earliest musical instruments may be lithophones or musical instruments made of stone, dating back to 4000 BC, which were found in Gudahandi (Kalahandi district, Odisha). Earliest sacred icon of a goddess – probably the triangular colourful stone with yellow pigment – was found in Baghor on the banks of the Son river, Madhya Pradesh. One of the earliest rock arts carved on flat stones was found in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra, Goa), dating back to 10,000 BC. They mostly contain images of humans and animals, including the image of ‘master of beasts’ where a human holds two tigers in his two hands. The earliest representation of two bright sun-like objects – probably an astronomical event, supernova, visible from the earth – dated back to 4600 BC and was carved on rocks in Burzahom, Kashmir. Pit-dwelling (holes covered with branches to provide shelter) sites dated back to 4000 BC were found in Burzahom, Kashmir. Ashmounds or piles of dung that were burnt periodically may have been ritual creations of cattle herders who lived in Deccan regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh between 3000-1000 BC – roughly the same time as the Harappan cities of Indus. Menhirs (upraised stones), dolmens (a flat stone placed on two or more upright stones), and cists (stone coffins) have been created by India’s Stone Age cultures to mark places of burial. These have been found in several places in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. India’s stonehenge with hundreds of tall, free-standing stones (each 7 metre high, 1 metre wide) dated back to over 2000 BC and was found in Willong Khullen Megalithic site, Manipur. Incorrect Solution: b) Option 2 and 3 is correct. There are several prehistoric sites in India that deserve attention. Here are nine of them: Earliest cave paintings from 10,000 BC to 1,000 BC, showing a shift from hunting to herding, foraging to farming, dancing and even war and other human activities in caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradeshand Kethavaram, Andhra Pradesh. Earliest musical instruments may be lithophones or musical instruments made of stone, dating back to 4000 BC, which were found in Gudahandi (Kalahandi district, Odisha). Earliest sacred icon of a goddess – probably the triangular colourful stone with yellow pigment – was found in Baghor on the banks of the Son river, Madhya Pradesh. One of the earliest rock arts carved on flat stones was found in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra, Goa), dating back to 10,000 BC. They mostly contain images of humans and animals, including the image of ‘master of beasts’ where a human holds two tigers in his two hands. The earliest representation of two bright sun-like objects – probably an astronomical event, supernova, visible from the earth – dated back to 4600 BC and was carved on rocks in Burzahom, Kashmir. Pit-dwelling (holes covered with branches to provide shelter) sites dated back to 4000 BC were found in Burzahom, Kashmir. Ashmounds or piles of dung that were burnt periodically may have been ritual creations of cattle herders who lived in Deccan regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh between 3000-1000 BC – roughly the same time as the Harappan cities of Indus. Menhirs (upraised stones), dolmens (a flat stone placed on two or more upright stones), and cists (stone coffins) have been created by India’s Stone Age cultures to mark places of burial. These have been found in several places in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. India’s stonehenge with hundreds of tall, free-standing stones (each 7 metre high, 1 metre wide) dated back to over 2000 BC and was found in Willong Khullen Megalithic site, Manipur.
#### 3. Question
Consider the following pairs of prehistoric sites in India and their location.
• Bhimbetka: Odisha
• Burzahom: Kashmir
• Ratnagiri: Maharashtra
• Gudahandi: Madhya Pradesh
How many of the above options is/are correct?
• a) Only one
• b) Only two
• c) Only three
• d) All four
Solution: b)
Option 2 and 3 is correct.
There are several prehistoric sites in India that deserve attention. Here are nine of them:
• Earliest cave paintings from 10,000 BC to 1,000 BC, showing a shift from hunting to herding, foraging to farming, dancing and even war and other human activities in caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradeshand Kethavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
• Earliest musical instruments may be lithophones or musical instruments made of stone, dating back to 4000 BC, which were found in Gudahandi (Kalahandi district, Odisha).
• Earliest sacred icon of a goddess – probably the triangular colourful stone with yellow pigment – was found in Baghor on the banks of the Son river, Madhya Pradesh.
• One of the earliest rock arts carved on flat stones was found in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra, Goa), dating back to 10,000 BC. They mostly contain images of humans and animals, including the image of ‘master of beasts’ where a human holds two tigers in his two hands.
• The earliest representation of two bright sun-like objects – probably an astronomical event, supernova, visible from the earth – dated back to 4600 BC and was carved on rocks in Burzahom, Kashmir.
• Pit-dwelling (holes covered with branches to provide shelter) sites dated back to 4000 BC were found in Burzahom, Kashmir.
• Ashmounds or piles of dung that were burnt periodically may have been ritual creations of cattle herders who lived in Deccan regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh between 3000-1000 BC – roughly the same time as the Harappan cities of Indus.
• Menhirs (upraised stones), dolmens (a flat stone placed on two or more upright stones), and cists (stone coffins) have been created by India’s Stone Age cultures to mark places of burial. These have been found in several places in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• India’s stonehenge with hundreds of tall, free-standing stones (each 7 metre high, 1 metre wide) dated back to over 2000 BC and was found in Willong Khullen Megalithic site, Manipur.
Solution: b)
Option 2 and 3 is correct.
There are several prehistoric sites in India that deserve attention. Here are nine of them:
• Earliest cave paintings from 10,000 BC to 1,000 BC, showing a shift from hunting to herding, foraging to farming, dancing and even war and other human activities in caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradeshand Kethavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
• Earliest musical instruments may be lithophones or musical instruments made of stone, dating back to 4000 BC, which were found in Gudahandi (Kalahandi district, Odisha).
• Earliest sacred icon of a goddess – probably the triangular colourful stone with yellow pigment – was found in Baghor on the banks of the Son river, Madhya Pradesh.
• One of the earliest rock arts carved on flat stones was found in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra, Goa), dating back to 10,000 BC. They mostly contain images of humans and animals, including the image of ‘master of beasts’ where a human holds two tigers in his two hands.
• The earliest representation of two bright sun-like objects – probably an astronomical event, supernova, visible from the earth – dated back to 4600 BC and was carved on rocks in Burzahom, Kashmir.
• Pit-dwelling (holes covered with branches to provide shelter) sites dated back to 4000 BC were found in Burzahom, Kashmir.
• Ashmounds or piles of dung that were burnt periodically may have been ritual creations of cattle herders who lived in Deccan regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh between 3000-1000 BC – roughly the same time as the Harappan cities of Indus.
• Menhirs (upraised stones), dolmens (a flat stone placed on two or more upright stones), and cists (stone coffins) have been created by India’s Stone Age cultures to mark places of burial. These have been found in several places in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• India’s stonehenge with hundreds of tall, free-standing stones (each 7 metre high, 1 metre wide) dated back to over 2000 BC and was found in Willong Khullen Megalithic site, Manipur.
• Question 4 of 5 4. Question Consider the following statements regarding Sarna Religion. The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith. The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand. Sarhul festival is the New Year festival, celebrated as part of the Sarna religion. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Correct Solution: d) The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith that is also known as “Sarna Dharma” or “Religion of the Holy Woods”. Followers of the Sarna religion pray to trees and hills and believe in protecting forest areas. Their holy grail is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)”. The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand. The tribal community celebrates the Sarhul festival, which is the New Year festival, as part of the Sarna religion. Incorrect Solution: d) The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith that is also known as “Sarna Dharma” or “Religion of the Holy Woods”. Followers of the Sarna religion pray to trees and hills and believe in protecting forest areas. Their holy grail is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)”. The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand. The tribal community celebrates the Sarhul festival, which is the New Year festival, as part of the Sarna religion.
#### 4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Sarna Religion.
• The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith.
• The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand.
• Sarhul festival is the New Year festival, celebrated as part of the Sarna religion.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) 1 only
• (b) 1 and 3 only
• (c) 2 and 3 only
• (d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: d)
The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith that is also known as “Sarna Dharma” or “Religion of the Holy Woods”. Followers of the Sarna religion pray to trees and hills and believe in protecting forest areas. Their holy grail is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)”.
The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand. The tribal community celebrates the Sarhul festival, which is the New Year festival, as part of the Sarna religion.
Solution: d)
The Sarna religion is a nature-worshipping faith that is also known as “Sarna Dharma” or “Religion of the Holy Woods”. Followers of the Sarna religion pray to trees and hills and believe in protecting forest areas. Their holy grail is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)”.
The Sarna religion is practised by a majority of the tribal community in Jharkhand. The tribal community celebrates the Sarhul festival, which is the New Year festival, as part of the Sarna religion.
• Question 5 of 5 5. Question Consider the following statements regarding Bojjannakonda. Bojjannakonda is a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in Karnataka. It shows elements of all the three Buddhist phases. The site is famous for many stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices and early historic pottery. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 1 is incorrect. Bojjannakonda, a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in (at Sankaram, near Visakhapatnam) Andhra Pradesh. The main stupa at Bojjannakonda is a rock-carved structure covered with bricks and adorned with Buddha sculptures. Lingalametta boasts rows of rock-cut monolithic stupas. These sites show elements of all the three Buddhist phases: Theravada(Lord Buddha was considered a teacher) Mahayana(Buddhism was more devotional) Vajrayana(Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and in esoteric form) The site is famous for many votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices, early historic pottery, and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 1 is incorrect. Bojjannakonda, a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in (at Sankaram, near Visakhapatnam) Andhra Pradesh. The main stupa at Bojjannakonda is a rock-carved structure covered with bricks and adorned with Buddha sculptures. Lingalametta boasts rows of rock-cut monolithic stupas. These sites show elements of all the three Buddhist phases: Theravada(Lord Buddha was considered a teacher) Mahayana(Buddhism was more devotional) Vajrayana(Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and in esoteric form) The site is famous for many votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices, early historic pottery, and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD.
#### 5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Bojjannakonda.
• Bojjannakonda is a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in Karnataka.
• It shows elements of all the three Buddhist phases.
• The site is famous for many stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices and early historic pottery.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• a) Only one
• b) Only two
• c) All three
Solution: b)
Statement 1 is incorrect.
Bojjannakonda, a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in (at Sankaram, near Visakhapatnam) Andhra Pradesh.
The main stupa at Bojjannakonda is a rock-carved structure covered with bricks and adorned with Buddha sculptures. Lingalametta boasts rows of rock-cut monolithic stupas.
These sites show elements of all the three Buddhist phases:
• Theravada(Lord Buddha was considered a teacher)
• Mahayana(Buddhism was more devotional)
• Vajrayana(Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and in esoteric form)
The site is famous for many votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices, early historic pottery, and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD.
Solution: b)
Statement 1 is incorrect.
Bojjannakonda, a centuries-old Buddhist heritage site in (at Sankaram, near Visakhapatnam) Andhra Pradesh.
The main stupa at Bojjannakonda is a rock-carved structure covered with bricks and adorned with Buddha sculptures. Lingalametta boasts rows of rock-cut monolithic stupas.
These sites show elements of all the three Buddhist phases:
• Theravada(Lord Buddha was considered a teacher)
• Mahayana(Buddhism was more devotional)
• Vajrayana(Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and in esoteric form)
The site is famous for many votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices, early historic pottery, and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD.
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