HISTORY
CORRECT AND INCORRECT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Many birds, animals, and human beings are painted.
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Paleolithic and Mesolithic people practiced painting.
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The paintings depict the religious beliefs of the people.
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Pre-historic art appears at several places, but Bhimbetka is the most striking site with 500 painted rock shelters.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Correct Answer: B) The paintings depict the religious beliefs of the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prehistoric painting was basically animal-based, usually on horse and bisons, though deer, goats and mammoths were also found. Man very rarely represented himself: in the Trois-Frères caves in the Pyrenees, he seems to be disguised as the “sorcerer”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prehistoric art refers artifacts made before there was a written record. Long before the oldest written languages were developed, people had become expert at creating forms that were both practical and beautiful.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main theme of prehistoric arts would revolve around hunting. Subjects would include animals, hunters, and hands usually painted in caves or made into small objects as charms or talismans for protection. The common theory is that Prehistoric art was more on the spiritual side or part of a ritual.