Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Neolithic Period | (I) | 2,600 B.C.E. |
| (B) | Chalcolithic Age | (II) | 10,000 B.P. |
| (C) | Harappan Civilisation | (III) | 1,000 B.C.E. |
| (D) | Early Iron Age | (IV) | 6,000 B.P. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
(A) Neolithic Period — this matches (II) 10,000 B.P. The Neolithic, the age of the early agriculturists and pastoralists, begins about 10,000 years before present.
(B) Chalcolithic Age — this matches (IV) 6,000 B.P. The Chalcolithic, marked by the first use of copper, begins about 6,000 years before present.
(C) Harappan Civilisation — this matches (I) 2,600 B.C.E. The Harappan civilisation is dated from about 2600 BCE.
(D) Early Iron Age — this matches (III) 1,000 B.C.E. The phase of early iron and megalithic burials begins about 1000 BCE.
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