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Shiva is an archaeologist and has found some old stone weapons. Describing them to his sister, he says, "See these sharp edges? These were probably made by rubbing other stones on them". Such stone tools belong to a particular period. Can you guess to which period?

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Cretaceous Period

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Palaeolithic Age

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Mesozoic Era

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Neolithic Age

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Solution

The correct option is B Palaeolithic Age
The Palaeolithic Age is the period where the earliest stone tools were made by Homo Habilis. Palaeolithic can be split into 'palaeo' and 'lithos' which mean 'old' and 'stone' respectively. So, the Palaeolithic Age is also called the Stone Age.

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