Ans: A

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Pair 1 is incorrect: Bhimbetka is located in Madhya Pradesh. This is an old site with caves and rock shelters. People chose these natural caves because they provided shelter from the rain, heat and wind. These rock shelters are close to the Narmada valley.

Pair 2 is incorrect: Hunsgi is  a significant Paleolithic archaeological site located in the state of Karnataka, India. This site has yielded valuable archaeological evidence, including stone tools and fossils, which have provided insights into early human history in the region.

Pair 3 is correct : Kurnool located in Andhra pradesh. Traces of ash have been found here. This suggests that people were familiar with the use of fire. Fire could have been used for many things: as a source of light, to roast meat, and to scare away animals.

Ans: A

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Statement-I is correct: The people of the Paleolithic age were primarily hunters and food gatherers.The people of Paleolithic culture hunted animals and gathered roots, nuts and fruits. They fed on the flesh and bones of animals killed by predators. They lived in open air, river valleys, caves and rock shelters, as seen from evidence in Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh and Gudiyam near Chennai.

Statement-II is correct: During the Paleolithic age, man had no knowledge of cultivation. The Neolithic period marked the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication. This shift from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled farming communities had profound implications for human society.

Ans: C

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Statement 1 is correct: The people of the Neolithic age used tools and implements of polished stone, particularly they used stone axes. Along with this use of bone tools was a notable feature of Neolithic people in Kashmir. The only other place which has yielded considerable bone implements in India is Chirand located in Bihar.

Statement 2 is correct: The Neolithic settlers were the earliest farming communities. These Neolithic people led a settled life and produced ragi , horse gram (kulathi), and even rice. The Neolithic people of Mehrgarh were more advanced. They produced wheat and barley also.

Statement 3 is correct: They domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats. For example, the Neolithic settlers in Piklihal were cattle herders. They set up seasonal camps surrounded by Cowpens made with posts and stakes. In these enclosures, they accumulated dung. Then the entire camping ground was put to fire and cleared for camping the next session. But it is interesting that in Burzahom, domestic dogs were buried with their masters in their graves. 

Ans: C

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Pair 1 is correctly matched: The archaeological site of Burzahom, situated in Jammu and Kashmir, stands out for a unique burial practice where domestic dogs were interred alongside their masters in their graves. This particular custom appears to be distinct and not commonly observed in other Neolithic cultures across India.

Pair 2 is correctly matched: Mehrgarh is situated in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. Mehrgarh was probably one of the places where women and men learnt to grow barley and wheat and rear sheep and goats for the first time in this area. Mehrgarh includes remains of square or rectangular houses. Each house has four or more compartments, some of which may have been used for storage.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Daojali Hading, located in the Dima Hasao District of Assam, is a Neolithic site situated in the hilly region near the Brahmaputra Valley. Excavations at this site have revealed a variety of artefacts, including stone tools such as mortars and pestles, as well as jadeite, possibly sourced from China. Additionally, the site has yielded tools crafted from fossil wood, which is ancient wood that has hardened into stone and pottery.

Ans: A

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Statement 1 is correct: The end of the Neolithic period saw the use of metals. The metal first used was copper, and several cultures were based on the use of copper and stone implements. Such a culture is called Chalcolithic, which means the copper-stone phase. The Chalcolithic people mostly used stone and copper objects, but they also occasionally used low-grade bronze and even iron.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Chalcolithic society, exemplified by settlement patterns and burial practices, suggests the emergence of social inequalities. Notably, larger Jorwe settlements, spanning up to twenty hectares, appear to dominate smaller ones. In western Maharashtra, graves at sites like Chandoli and Nevasa reveal differences in burial practices, with some children interred with prestigious copper necklaces, while others had simpler pottery grave goods. These findings hint at the early formation of social hierarchies within the Chalcolithic culture.