GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where were the first Palaeolithic tools found in India?
A
Kurnool
B
Tekkalkota
C
Pallavaram
D
Hallur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Robert Bruce Foote, an English geologist was the first person to discover the Paleolithic tools at Pallavaram, Chennai in 1863. The tools are now preserved at the Chennai Museum. Hence, the hand axe assemblages were called the ‘Madras Stone Tool Industry ‘.

Detailed explanation-2: -Found at Pallavaram near #Chennai, this stone hand axe is the oldest human artefact found in the Indian subcontinent. It indicates the site of one of India’s earliest settlements dating back to approx 1.7 million years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pallavaram is considered to be one of the oldest inhabited places in South India. A major archaeological find was made in the year 1863 when the British archaeologist Robert Bruce Foote discovered a stone implement from the Paleolithic Age inside a ballast pit.

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