History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2011 History
Arrange the following into historical sequence and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Chalcolithic age
- 2. Iron age
- 3. Bronze age
- 4. Stone age
A3, 2, 1, 4
B2, 1, 4, 3
C4, 1, 3, 2 ✓ Correct
D4, 2, 1, 3
Correct answer: (C) 4, 1, 3, 2 — The correct sequence is 4, 1, 3, 2, that is Stone age, Chalcolithic age, Bronze age, Iron age.
Explanation
★The correct sequence is 4, 1, 3, 2, that is Stone age, Chalcolithic age, Bronze age, Iron age.
★The Stone age is the earliest, when humans used only chipped and later polished stone tools.
★The Chalcolithic age followed, when people began to use copper alongside stone.
★The Bronze age, roughly 3300 to 1200 BCE, saw the alloy of copper and tin in wide use.
★The Iron age, roughly from 1500 to 600 BCE in India, brought iron tools and weapons.
★This metal-based scheme is a basic framework for dating prehistoric cultures.
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