Q: Which one among the following statements with reference to the 'Neolithic Period' is not correct?
(a)The characteristic features of the period included ground and polished stone tools, agriculture, animal domestication and pottery.
(b)This period is also known as the 'New Stone Age'.
(c)The characteristic features appeared almost at the same time in various parts of the subcontinent.
(d)Earliest evidence of agriculture is found from Mehrgarh around 8000 BCE.
Correct Answer: (c)
The correct answer is (d) 'कृषि का सबसे पहला साक्ष्य लगभग 8000 BCE में मेहरगढ़ से प्राप्त होता है।'. This question from the General Studies domain tests knowledge of Miscellaneous.