✅ सही उत्तर: A — Gangetic Plain (गांगेय मैदान)
ताम्र निधि संस्कृति (Copper Hoard Culture) मुख्यतः गंगा-यमुना दोआब क्षेत्र (उत्तर प्रदेश, बिहार) से संबंधित है। यहाँ से तांबे की तलवारें, कुल्हाड़ियाँ, हारपून आदि वस्तुएं बड़ी संख्या में मिली हैं।
❌ गलत: B — Deccan — दक्कन पठार मुख्यतः ताम्रपाषाण स्थलों (Inamgaon, Jorwe) के लिए जाना जाता है।
❌ गलत: C — South India — दक्षिण भारत में नवपाषाण और महापाषाण संस्कृतियाँ थीं, ताम्र निधि संस्कृति नहीं।
❌ गलत: D — Northeast India — उत्तर-पूर्व भारत में ताम्र निधि संस्कृति के कोई साक्ष्य नहीं मिले।
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The Prehistoric Period of India (before written records) is divided into three main ages: 1) Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age, 500,000-10,000 BCE) - people were hunter-gatherers using rough stone tools, 2) Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age, 10,000-4000 BCE) - use of microliths (small blades), 3) Neolithic Age (New Stone Age, 4000-1800 BCE) - settled farming communities and polished tools.
Paleolithic Age in India had three phases: Early Paleolithic (500,000-100,000 BCE) with hand axes at Attirampakkam; Middle Paleolithic (100,000-40,000 BCE) with flake tools; Late Paleolithic (40,000-10,000 BCE) with blade tools. People were nomadic hunter-gatherers, lived in caves (Bhimbetka Caves, Madhya Pradesh - UNESCO Heritage Site), and painted rock shelters.
The Neolithic Age (4000-1800 BCE) marked the transition to settled agriculture and animal domestication. Important Neolithic sites: Mehrgarh (Balochistan, oldest, 7000 BCE), Burzahom (Kashmir), Gufkral (Kashmir), Piklihal and Hallur (Karnataka), Brahmagiri (Karnataka), and Chirand (Bihar). People used polished stone tools, made pottery, cultivated wheat and barley, and domesticated cattle.
The Chalcolithic Age (Copper-Stone Age, 1800-1000 BCE) saw the first use of metals alongside stone tools. Major Chalcolithic cultures in India: Ahar culture (Rajasthan), Malwa culture (Madhya Pradesh), Jorwe culture (Maharashtra), and Rangpur/Lothal (Gujarat). Features: copper and bronze tools, painted black-on-red pottery, agriculture, trade with neighboring cultures.
Most famous prehistoric site: Bhimbetka Caves (Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh) - UNESCO World Heritage Site with over 700 rock shelters, paintings from 30,000 to 200 BCE. Paintings depict hunting scenes, animals (bison, deer, elephant), dancing, and daily life. Bhimbetka is the longest occupation cave site in India and a key topic for UPSC and SSC exams.
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