Q. Microlithic tools are mainly associated with which of the following cultural period?

[A] Paleolithic

[B] Mesolithic

[C] Neolithic

[D] Chalcolithic

Answer: B
Notes:

The characteristic tools of this age were microliths (miniature stone tools usually made of crypto-crystalline silica, chalcedony, or chert, both of geometrical and non-geometrical shapes).  

They were not only used as tools in themselves but also to make composite tools, spearheads, arrowheads, and sickles after hafting them on wooden or bone handles. 

Source: NCERT 

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