{"id":85047,"date":"2025-06-01T03:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85047"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:01:09","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-stone-age-in-india-1-diff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-stone-age-in-india-1-diff\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India :\n  1. Diff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools.<\/li>\n<li>2. There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods.<\/li>\n<li>3. Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear fashion all over the subcontinent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct because different periods of the Stone Age (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) are primarily distinguished by the type and technology of the stone tools used.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe classification and understanding of the Stone Age in India, as elsewhere, heavily rely on the changes observed in stone tool assemblages over time.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStatements 2 and 3 are incorrect. Stone Age cultures in India exhibited significant regional variations in tool types, technology, and cultural practices due to diverse geographical and environmental conditions. The evolution was not uniformly unilinear across the entire subcontinent; different regions developed at different paces and in distinct ways.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India : 1. Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools. 2. There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods. 3. Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India :\n  1. 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