Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the Chalcolithic Age in India is/are correct?
1.Represents the first metal-using phase where copper was used alongside stone tools.
2.Chalcolithic communities were predominantly urban settlements characterized by baked-brick storeyed structures.
3.Black-and-Red Ware was the dominant pottery type.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age marked the first use of metals, with copper being the first metal used in the Indian subcontinent alongside microlithic and ground stone tools.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Unlike the urban Harappan civilization, Chalcolithic communities were predominantly rural village cultures. They lived in wattle-and-daub or mud-brick houses (such as at Inamgaon and Gilund), and baked bricks were rarely used.
- Statement 3 is correct: Black-and-Red Ware (BRW) pottery, fired using inverted firing techniques was the most ubiquitous ceramic style across Ahar-Banas, Malwa, and Jorwe cultures.
