Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Early India Archaeology | List-II Major Periods | ||
| (A) | Neolithic Age | (I) | 1000 BCE |
| (B) | Harappan Civilisation | (II) | 10,000 BP |
| (C) | Early Iron | (III) | 600-400 BCE |
| (D) | Early Historic | (IV) | 2600 BCE |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
(A) Neolithic Age — this matches (II) 10,000 BP. The Neolithic, the age of the early agriculturists and pastoralists, begins about 10,000 years Before Present.
(B) Harappan Civilisation — this matches (IV) 2600 BCE. The timeline places the Harappan civilisation at 2600 BCE, the start of its mature phase.
(C) Early Iron — this matches (I) 1000 BCE. At 1000 BCE the timeline has the early iron age, along with the megalithic burials.
(D) Early Historic — this matches (III) 600-400 BCE. The Early Historic period is the last entry of the timeline, from 600 BCE to 400 CE.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints item (III) as ‘600-400 BCE’ when it should read ‘600 BCE-400 CE’, as in the NCERT timeline. Item (III) is still the only one that fits the Early Historic period, so the answer is not affected.
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