Q. Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is an ancient Indian site where prehistoric age arts are preserved in rock-shelters. These arts belong to:
  1. Paleolithic age
  2. Mesolithic age
  3. Chalcolithic age
Choose the correct option:

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Notes: The Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh span the prehistoric Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Chalcolithic periods, as well as the historic period. They exhibit the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times. Therefore, all of the given options are correct.
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