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Q21
Which of the following sites has yielded unique early evidence of a specialized bone-tool workshop from the Upper Palaeolithic phase in the Vindhyan region, paired with an elliptical stone structure interpreted as a mother goddess platform?
Isampur
Baghor I
Koldihwa
Bhimbetka
Explanation
Baghor I, located in the Son River Valley of Madhya Pradesh, is a notable Upper Palaeolithic site celebrated for its tool workshops and the discovery of a distinct triangular colorful stone matching modern local shrines.
Q22
The prehistoric cave paintings at 'Cave of Kapgallu' (Kupgal), celebrated for displaying early animal tracking grids and human figures deeply scratched or bruised into granite surfaces, belong to which category?
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.
Q23
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.
Q24
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
Burzahom
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.
Q25
The Palaeolithic site of 'Attirampakkam', globally renowned for rewriting the chronology of the Acheulean handaxe culture in South Asia using cosmic ray exposure dating, is located in the basin of which river?
Kortallayar River
Cauvery River
Krishna River
Palar River
Explanation
Attirampakkam, situated near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, lies in the Kortallayar River basin. Archaeological studies here pushed back the origins of the Lower Palaeolithic Acheulean culture in India to over 1.5 million years ago.
Q26
The prehistoric site of 'Bagor', which serves as a landmark baseline for the transition from a hunting-gathering economy to a pastoral domestic economy in India, is situated in which state?
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Explanation
Bagor, located on the Kothari River in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, is one of the largest and best-documented Mesolithic sites in India, showing earliest concrete footprints of animal domestication (sheep and cattle) around 5000 BCE.
Q27
The archaeological site of 'Chirand' in Bihar provides an exceptionally valuable stratified layout. Bone tools made of deer antlers are the most significant diagnostic features of which cultural layer at this site?
Palaeolithic Layer
Neolithic Layer
Mauryan Layer
Gupta Period Layer
Explanation
Chirand (Saran district, Bihar) is exceptionally unique among Gangetic Valley sites for its rich Neolithic layer (c. 2500–1500 BCE) that yielded hundreds of sophisticated bone tools crafted meticulously from deer antlers.
Q28
The prehistoric site of 'Koldihwa', exceptionally famous for providing some of the earliest co-occurring evidence of domestic rice cultivation and corded handmade pottery in the Vindhyan fringe, is located in the valley of which river?
Belan River Valley
Hunsgi Valley
Kortallayar Valley
Soan Valley
Explanation
Koldihwa is situated in the Belan River Valley in Uttar Pradesh. Its Neolithic strata yielded carbonized rice grains and impressions on handmade pottery, serving as an important anchor for early agricultural timelines in North-Central India.
Q29
The Upper Palaeolithic habitation site of 'Jwalapuram', exceptionally famous for preserving localized sequences of human tool innovation before and after the mega-toba volcanic eruption, is located in which state?
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Explanation
Jwalapuram is located in the Jurreru River Valley of Andhra Pradesh. It provided a remarkably rare stratified ash timeline showing that hominin tool traditions persisted through the catastrophic Toba ash falls around 74,000 years ago.
Q30
The landmark Mesolithic site of 'Adamgarh', highly celebrated for revealing early overlapping sequences of microlith tools paired with concrete primitive livestock domestication evidence, is situated in which river valley?
Belan Valley
Narmada Valley
Kortallayar Valley
Son Valley
Explanation
Adamgarh rock shelters are located in the Narmada River Valley (Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh). Along with Bagor in Rajasthan, it anchors the early baseline timeline of pastoral husbandry transitions in central India.