Q. Consider the following statements:
- Remnants of rock paintings have been found exclusively on the walls of the caves situated in Central India only.
- Most of the paintings here can be divided into three categories: man, animal and geometric patterns in white, black and red ochre.
Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer:
Only 2
Notes: Only the second statement is correct. Remnants of rock paintings have been found on the walls of the caves situated in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar. Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also. The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, about twenty kilometres on the Almora- Barechina road, bear these prehistoric paintings. Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves. The paintings here can be divided into three categories: man, animal and geometric patterns in white, black and red ochre. Humans are represented in stick-like forms.