List two tasks that are performed by both men and women at present. List another two that are performed only by women, and two that are performed only by men. Compare your list with that of any two of your classmates. Do you notice any similarities/differences in your lists?

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Answer:
(i) – (b)
(ii) – (d)
(iii) – (b)
(iv) – (c)
(v) – (d). II. Fill in the Blanks Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence: 
Hunter-gatherers lived around ………….  years ago.
The hunter-gatherers moved from place to place on ………….
Techniques used for making stone tools were ……… and …………
The fire was used as a source of…………..
The climate of the world changed to…….. conditions around 12,000 years ago.
The Palaeolithic Age was followed by the ……… Age.
Tools in Hunsgi were made from ………….  which was available ……….
 Answer:
 
two million
foot
stone on stone, pressure flaking
light
relatively warm
mesolithic
limestone, locally.
 III. True/False
State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (P’). 
(i) Some rivers are perennial while others are seasonal.
(ii) Tools of wood have survived better than tools of stone.
(iii) The sites where hunter-gatherers lived were close to water.
(iv) Hunsgi was located in the present-day Madhya Pradesh
(v) Man led a well-settled life by Palaeolithic Age.
 Answer:
 
(i) – T
(ii) – F
(iii) – T
(iv) – T
(v) – F.
 IV. Matching Skill Match the items given in column A correctly with those given in column B.
 V. Very Short Answer Type Questions

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