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Consider the following statements: 1.We can distinguish between a Copper Age and the early Iron Age in North India. 2.In South India, Iron Age immediately succeeded the Stone Age,we find no traces of the intermediate Copper Age.

  1. Both 1&2 are correct.

  2. Both 1&2 are incorrect.

  3. Only 1 is correct.

  4. Only 2 is correct.
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Explanation

In North India, there is a clear transition from Copper Age (Chalcolithic) to Iron Age. In South India, however, the transition is often direct from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (Megalithic), skipping the Copper Age.

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