INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stone and copper were used in
A
Paleolithic age
B
Neolithic age
C
Mesolithic age
D
Chalcolithic age
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Copper tools: Copper was the first metal that was used with stone. Therefore, copper tools were used and made by people in the chalcolithic age. Therefore, this is the correct option. Bronze tools: Bronze tools were also invented by the time of the chalcolithic age but were not broadly used.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first metal age of India is called Chalcolithic Age which saw the use of copper along with stone. It was also called Stone-Copper Age. Along with the use of copper and stone these people also used low grade bronze to make tools and weapons.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Copper Age was a time period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. It was an era of transition between the stone tool-using farmers of the Neolithic and the metal-obsessed civilizations of the Bronze Age. Copper came to be used from around 4000.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chalcolithic Age in India saw the use of copper combined with stone. The Stone-Copper Age. Their tools and weapons were made of low grade bronze along with copper and stone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Chalcolithic or Copper Age is the transitional period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. It is taken to begin around the mid-5th millennium BC, and ends with the beginning of the Bronze Age proper, in the late 4th to 3rd millennium BC, depending on the region.

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