Stone Age in India

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What is the approximate age of the stone tools obtained from the deposits?

  • 1.4 million years
  • 500,000 years
  • 3,000 years
  • 250,000 years (correct)

What is the name of the period when humans used only stone tools for different purposes?

  • The Era of Tool Development
  • The Stone Age (correct)
  • The Age of Human Evolution
  • The Period of Human Settlement

What is the name of the sub-period of the Stone Age when humans first started using stone tools?

  • Paleolithic Age (correct)
  • Neolithic Age
  • New Stone Age
  • Mesolithic Age

What is the approximate age of the reported artefacts from Bori in Maharashtra?

<p>1.4 million years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the year 3000 BC in the context of human tool development?

<p>It marks the end of the Stone Age (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Early Human Presence in India

  • The fossils of early human beings have not been found in India.
  • Stone tools dating back to around 250,000 BC have been obtained from deposits, hinting at the earliest human presence in India.
  • Recently discovered artefacts from Bori in Maharashtra suggest human beings appeared in India around 1.4 million years ago.

The Stone Age in India

  • From their first appearance to around 3000 BC, humans in India used only stone tools for different purposes.
  • This period is known as the Stone Age, which is divided into three phases:

Phases of the Stone Age

  • Paleolithic Age (early or Old Stone Age)
  • Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age)
  • Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)

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