History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2020 History
Which of the following are found in the Neolithic cultures of India? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Ground and polished stone tools
- 2. Ploughs
- 3. Bullock carts
- 4. Domesticated barley and field pea
A2, 3 and 4 only
B1, 3 and 4 only
C1 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D2 and 3 only
Correct answer: (C) 1 and 4 only — Ground stone tools and domesticated barley and field pea are found, so the answer is 1 and 4 only.
Explanation
★Ground stone tools and domesticated barley and field pea are found, so the answer is 1 and 4 only.
★Ground and polished stone tools are a defining feature of the Neolithic cultures of India.
★Domesticated barley and field pea are also found from these cultures.
★There is no archaeological evidence of the plough or the bullock cart in the Neolithic period.
★These came later, with more developed agriculture.
★So only the first and fourth are found in the Neolithic cultures of India.
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