{"id":63515,"date":"2024-04-20T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=63515"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:10:08","slug":"archaeological-evidence-suggests-that-human-habitation-in-goa-dates-back-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/archaeological-evidence-suggests-that-human-habitation-in-goa-dates-back-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeological evidence suggests that human habitation in Goa dates back to the:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a974c313d170\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Lower Paleolithic                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Mesolithic                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Neolithic                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Bronze Age                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: Mesolithic.<\/p>\n<p>The Mesolithic period is a geological period from about 10,000 to 5,000 years ago, immediately following the Paleolithic period and preceding the Neolithic period. The Mesolithic is often considered the &#8220;Middle Stone Age&#8221; between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. The Mesolithic was a time of transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural societies.<\/p>\n<p>Archaeological evidence suggests that human habitation in Goa dates back to the <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> Mesolithic period. The earliest evidence of human habitation in Goa is found in the form of stone tools and pottery. These tools and pottery have been found at sites such as the Chandor Caves and the Anjuna Caves.<\/p>\n<p>The stone tools found at these sites are similar to those found at other Mesolithic sites in India. These tools suggest that the people who lived in Goa during the Mesolithic period were hunter-gatherers.<\/p>\n<p>The pottery found at these sites is also similar to that found at other Mesolithic sites in India. This pottery suggests that the people who lived in Goa during the Mesolithic period were also farmers.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence suggests that human habitation in Goa dates back to the Mesolithic period. The earliest evidence of human habitation in Goa is found in the form of stone tools and pottery. These tools and pottery have been found at sites such as the Chandor Caves and the Anjuna Caves.<\/p>\n<p>The stone tools found at these sites are similar to <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> those found at other Mesolithic sites in India. These tools suggest that the people who lived in Goa during the Mesolithic period were hunter-gatherers.<\/p>\n<p>The pottery found at these sites is also similar to that found at other Mesolithic sites in India. This pottery suggests that the people who lived in Goa during the Mesolithic period were also farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[978],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Archaeological evidence suggests that human habitation in Goa dates back to the:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/archaeological-evidence-suggests-that-human-habitation-in-goa-dates-back-to-the\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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