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✅ सही उत्तर: A — Neolithic Period (नवपाषाण काल)
भारत में सबसे पहले मिट्टी के बर्तन (Pottery) नवपाषाण काल में बने। जब मनुष्य स्थायी बस्तियों में रहने लगा और कृषि शुरू की, तब अनाज और पानी संग्रहण के लिए बर्तनों की जरूरत हुई। बुर्जहोम, चिरांद, नवदाटोली से प्रारंभिक मृद्भांड मिले हैं।
❌ गलत: B — Lower Paleolithic — निम्न पुरापाषाण में मनुष्य खानाबदोश था। बर्तन बनाने की न जरूरत थी, न तकनीक।
❌ गलत: C — Mesolithic Period — मध्यपाषाण में मुख्यतः खानाबदोश जीवन था। बर्तन बनाने के पर्याप्त साक्ष्य इस काल से नहीं मिलते।
❌ गलत: D — Upper Paleolithic — उच्च पुरापाषाण में गुफाओं में रहना और शिकार प्रमुख था। मिट्टी के बर्तन नहीं बने।
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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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