2023 · Q84
Consider the following statements with reference to Paleolithic tools:
- 1Isampur was a well - known center of stone tool manufacture located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka and was situated along a small seasonal stream known as Kamta Halla.
- 2A Paleolithic blade is a flake tool, the length of which is more than twice its width.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is true: Isampur in Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) district, Karnataka, on the Kamta Halla stream, is a well-known Lower Palaeolithic stone-tool manufacturing centre. Statement 2 is true: a Palaeolithic blade is defined as a flake tool whose length is more than twice its width. Both statements are correct.