During which of the following period Ostriches were found in India?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 02 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Palaeolithic.

Key Points

During Palaeolithic period, Ostriches were found in India.
At Patne in Maharashtra, significant numbers of ostrich eggshells were discovered.
Indian researchers have for the first time discovered molecular proof to support the presence of these birds in India more than 25,000 years ago based on a DNA examination of an ostrich fossilized eggshell fragment. Scientists from the CCMB, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and other institutions collaborated to conduct the study.
The continental drift of Gondwanaland or Gondwana is frequently cited as the cause of the ostrich's origin and evolution.

Important Points

The Paleolithic, also known as the Old Stone Age, was a time in prehistoric human history marked by the invention of stone implements. It encompasses nearly the entire span of prehistoric human technology.
A term used in archaeology to refer to particular cultures that existed between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods is the Mesolithic Period, also known as the Middle Stone Age.
Between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age lies a period known as the Chalcolithic, or Copper Age. It is believed to have started in the late fourth to early third millennia BC, depending on the location, and ended with the start of the Bronze Age proper.
The third and last phase of the Stone Age was known as the Neolithic Age, or New Stone Age.