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MPSC Rajyaseva 2016 GS Paper 1 — Question 1

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___________ मात्र, अश्म युगांतर लगेचच लोह युगाची सुरवात झाली, आणि मध्यंतरीच्या काळातील ताम्र युगाच्या खुणाही सापडत नाहीत. In ___________ however, the Iron Age immediately succeeded the Stone Age, and we find no traces of the intermediate Copper Age.

1)उत्तर भारतामध्ये / Northern India
2)पश्चिम भारतामध्ये / Western India
3)दक्षिण भारतामध्ये / Southern India✓ Correct
4)पूर्व भारतामध्ये / Eastern India

In South India, the Iron Age immediately succeeded the Stone Age without a distinct intermediate Copper (Chalcolithic) Age phase, unlike Northern India.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

South Indian and Deccan archaeological sequences often skip the copper age.

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