Consider the following information: Archaeological Site Territory Description 1. Chirand Bihar Neolithic site famous for polished bone tools made of deer antlers 2. Tekkalakota Karnataka South Indian Neolithic settlement with gold ornaments and ash mounds 3. Daojali Hading Assam North-Eastern Neolithic site yielding jadeite stone axes and cord-marked pottery 4. Sanana Odisha Chalcolithic site with copper hoards and black-and-red pottery In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1, 2 and 3 only

[B] 2 and 4 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Row 1 is correct: Chirand in Saran district, Bihar, is unique among Indian Neolithic sites for its vast collection of specialized bone tools made primarily from antlers.
Row 2 is correct: Tekkalakota in Bellary district, Karnataka, is a major South Indian Neolithic hilltop settlement yielding polished celts, copper artifacts, gold ear ornaments, and ash mounds.
Row 3 is correct: Daojali Hading in the Dima Hasao district of Assam revealed polished stone celts made of jadeite (imported from Myanmar/China), corn-grinders, and cord-marked pottery typical of Eastern Asian Neolithic links.
Row 4 is incorrect: Sanana is not a recognized major Chalcolithic copper-hoard site in Odisha; the major copper-hoard sites are found in West Bengal/Jharkhand (e.g., Tamajuri) and UP (e.g., Saipai).