Q. During the Neolithic age in India, the only metal known to the people was
During the Neolithic Age, people mainly used polished stone tools, but copper was the first metal that became known and used by humans towards the end of this period. Iron came much later in the Iron Age.
Exam Trick
Stone Age → Copper → Bronze → Iron
Remember the sequence:
Paleolithic – Rough stone tools
Mesolithic – Microliths
Neolithic – Polished stone tools + Copper known
Chalcolithic – Copper and stone used together
Bronze Age – Bronze
Iron Age – Iron
So, the correct answer is (B) Copper.
Explanation by: Jyoti
During the Neolithic Age, people mainly used polished stone tools, but copper was the first metal that became known and used by humans towards the end of this period. Iron came much later in the Iron Age.
Exam Trick
Stone Age → Copper → Bronze → Iron
Remember the sequence:
Paleolithic – Rough stone tools
Mesolithic – Microliths
Neolithic – Polished stone tools + Copper known
Chalcolithic – Copper and stone used together
Bronze Age – Bronze
Iron Age – Iron
So, the correct answer is (B) Copper.