Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding mesolithic age:

Which of the above given features is/are correct?

• A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1, 3 and 4 only
• D. 2, 3 and 4 only

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation:

Characteristics of mesolithic age:

• Nomadism - Sedentary community
• Earliest evidence of domestication of plants - Sambhar Lake (7000 -6000 bc)
• Domestication of animals - Adamgarh and Bagor (Rajasthan)
• Beginning of grave burial - Bagor, Langhnaj (Gujarat), Bhimbetka (MP)
• The earliest evidence of pottery - Chopani Mandu (UP) around 9000 BC
• Tools - ‘Microlith’, Bow & Arrow, Flake tools and other Palaeolithic tools continued

Flint tools were used during the palaeolithic age. Hence, feature 2 is incorrect.