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✅ सही उत्तर: A — Indus Valley Civilization (सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता)
भारत का प्रागैतिहासिक काल (Prehistoric Period) सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता की शुरुआत के साथ समाप्त हुआ। IVC (~3300-1300 BCE) में लेखन का प्रमाण मिलता है जो इतिहास के युग की शुरुआत है। Prehistoric = लेखन से पहले का काल।
❌ गलत: B — Vedic Civilization — वैदिक सभ्यता IVC के बाद आई (~1500-600 BCE)। प्रागैतिहासिक काल IVC से समाप्त होता है।
❌ गलत: C — Mauryan Civilization — मौर्य साम्राज्य (~322-185 BCE) बहुत बाद में आया। IVC से भी हजारों साल बाद।
❌ गलत: D — Gupta Civilization — गुप्त साम्राज्य (~320-550 CE) प्रागैतिहासिक काल के हजारों साल बाद था।
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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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