Stone Age dwellings and 3,000-year-old rock paintings reported on Puthur hill, Rajapalayam – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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Stone Age dwellings and 3,000-year-old rock paintings reported on Puthur hill, Rajapalayam – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Who, called the 'Father of Indian Prehistory', found a Palaeolithic hand-axe at Pallavaram in 1863?

Correct Answer: D [Robert Bruce Foote]

Explanation:

Geologist Robert Bruce Foote found stone tools at Pallavaram and later at Attirampakkam.

2.  
Polished stone axes are the hallmark of which period?

Correct Answer: C [Neolithic]

Explanation:

Neolithic people ground and polished tools in rock grooves; farming also began in this age.

3.  
The Bhimbetka rock shelters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are in which state?

Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Bhimbetka in Raisen district became a World Heritage Site in 2003; its paintings range from the Mesolithic to the historical period.

4.  
Which site near Madurai has some of the oldest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions on Jain stone beds?

Correct Answer: A [Mangulam]

Explanation:

The Mangulam inscriptions name the Pandya Nedunchezhiyan and record beds cut for Jain monks.

5.  
The red ochre used in ancient rock paintings is mainly an oxide of which metal?

Correct Answer: D [Iron]

Explanation:

Ochre is iron oxide (haematite); white paintings used lime or kaolin.

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