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    Question

    Consider the following statements regarding the

    Neolithic period: 1. Neolithic people were not acquainted with agriculture. 2. Domestication of animals was practised during the Neolithic period. 3. The people of this period used foot wheels to make pots. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
    A 1 and 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Neolithic settlers were the earliest farming communities. They broke the ground with stone hoes and digging sticks at the end of which ring stones weighing one to half a kilogram were fixed. In any case, these During the Neolithic phase, several settlements became acquainted the domestication of animals. Fire-baked earthen figurines found suggest that they kept a large number of cattle, besides sheep and goats. Pottery first appears in this phase, with handmade pottery in the early stage. The Neolithic people used foot wheels to make pots.

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