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Q71
The Lower Palaeolithic site of 'Anagawadi', famous for providing a stratified baseline sequence of quartzite Acheulean tools like cleavers and handaxes, is situated in the basin of which river?
Ghataprabha River
Narmada River
Belan River
Kortallayar River
Explanation
Anagawadi is a landmark Lower Palaeolithic site located in the Ghataprabha River basin in Karnataka. It has yielded a rich assemblage of finished and semi-finished Acheulean implements carved from local quartzite resources.
Q72
Which of the following regional Chalcolithic traditions of the Deccan peninsula is recognized for its unique 'Savalda Ware' featuring painted geometric fish and arrow motifs on a thick chocolate slip?
Malwa Culture
Savalda Culture
Jorwe Culture
Prabhas Culture
Explanation
The Savalda culture (c. 2300–2000 BCE) represents one of the earliest distinct farming horizons in the Tapi basin of Maharashtra, preceding the late Malwa and Jorwe phases in the regional layout.
Q73
The earlyhistoric Iron Age site of 'Kunnattur', famous for revealing a vast cemetery layout containing specialized sarcophagus burials paired with iron daggers and axes, is situated in which state?
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Explanation
Kunnattur is a key Megalithic site located in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. Excavations here have yielded deep operational insights into early South Indian mortuary practices and specialized craft structures.
Q74
Which of the following sites has yielded unique early evidence of an upper palaeolithic bone-tool assembly inside the Vindhyan fringe, paired with an elliptical platform featuring a natural colorful triangular stone interpreted as a prehistoric mother goddess shrine?
Isampur
Baghor I
Koldihwa
Bhimbetka
Explanation
Baghor I, located in the Son River Valley of Madhya Pradesh, is a landmark Upper Palaeolithic site celebrated for its stone tool crafting layouts and the discovery of a distinct triangular stone matching modern local mother goddess shrines.
Q75
The Chalcolithic site of 'Pandu Rajar Dhibi', which represents a key regional branch of eastern Indian copper-using communities and showcases clear stratified transitions into the early historic Iron Age, is located in which river valley basin?
Mahanadi Basin
Ajay River Basin
Damodar Valley Grid
Rupnarayan Basin
Explanation
Pandu Rajar Dhibi is located in the Ajay River Valley basin in West Bengal. It serves as a classic diagnostic type-site tracking the evolution of Chalcolithic agricultural settlements and Black-and-Red ware styles in eastern India.
Q76
Which distinctive artifact group, consisting of heavy iron tools such as sickles, hoes, axes, and crowbars, is universally recognized as the technological diagnostic marker of South Indian Megalithic burials?
Bronze mirrors and loops
Heavy agricultural tools made of iron
Microlith blades and points
Polished stone celts
Explanation
Heavy agricultural implements made of iron are extensive grave goods in South Indian megaliths, proving the mature metallurgical skills and structured agrarian layouts of the contemporary society during the Iron Age transition.
Q77
The prehistoric rock art site of 'Kupgal' (Sanganakallu), celebrated for displaying early animal tracking grids and human figures deeply scratched or bruised into granite surfaces, features which artistic medium?
Monochrome charcoal strokes
Petroglyphs / Rock Carvings
Polychrome fresco layers
Ochre wash designs
Explanation
The petroglyphs (rock bruises or rock carvings) at Kupgal in Karnataka map out the artistic activities of late Mesolithic transitioning cleanly into Neolithic pastoral community life.
Q78
The Neolithic site of 'Taradih', which has provided significant co-occurring stratified layouts of primitive grain agriculture and bone tools close to the holy Bodh Gaya zone, is situated in which district of Bihar?
Saran
Gaya
Rohtas
Patna
Explanation
Taradih is a notable prehistoric settlement located in the Gaya district of Bihar, providing excellent stratified records from the Neolithic phase cleanly passing into Chalcolithic and Iron Age cultural parameters.
Q79
The Chalcolithic culture known as the 'Prabhas Culture' is famous in western Indian archaeology for providing distinct pottery parameters. What served as the major geographic focal tract of this culture?
Tapi River Valley
Southern Coast of Saurashtra
Upper Ghaggar Basin
Vindhyan Foothills Ring
Explanation
The southern coast of Saurashtra in Gujarat, centered around Somnath, served as the focal tract of the Prabhas culture, tracking early maritime contacts combined with local agricultural parameters.
Q80
Which important site in the Vindhyan region provides clear stratified evidence where the early Neolithic deposits are succeeded cleanly by Chalcolithic and early Iron-bearing layers, serving as a regional benchmark for prehistorical transitions?
Mahagara
Hastinapur
Atranjikhera
Sanauli
Explanation
The site of Mahagara, located close to Koldihwa in the Belan river valley of Uttar Pradesh, provides a detailed stratified configuration tracking structural residential developments from the Neolithic directly into early metal eras.