Ancient dairy, plant-food traces in Keeladi, Gottiprolu pottery – Quiz (13.11.2026)

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Ancient dairy, plant-food traces in Keeladi, Gottiprolu pottery – Quiz (13.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Gottiprolu, studied along with Keeladi for food residues, is an archaeological site in which state?

Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]

Explanation:

Andhra Pradesh – an early historic fortified settlement near Naidupeta, on a Swarnamukhi distributary. Keeladi is in Sivaganga district, TN.

2.  
The groundnut (peanut), hinted at by the study, is native to which region?

Correct Answer: A [South America]

Explanation:

South America; it is usually held to have reached India via the Portuguese in the 16th century. The study's earlier-presence idea is debated.

3.  
The Gudiyam cave, a Palaeolithic rock shelter, is in which district of Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: D [Tiruvallur]

Explanation:

Tiruvallur district, Allikuli hills; ASI's K.D. Banerjee excavated it in 1962–64 and found continuous stone-tool layers.

4.  
Attirampakkam, which yielded Acheulian tools about 1.5 million years old, lies in which river valley?

Correct Answer: C [Kortallaiyar]

Explanation:

The Kortallaiyar (Kosasthalaiyar), Tiruvallur district; the Sharma Centre team's dating appeared in 'Science' in 2011.

5.  
Which method dates once-living remains up to about 50,000 years old using the decay of an isotope?

Correct Answer: A [Radiocarbon (C-14)]

Explanation:

Radiocarbon (carbon-14, half-life about 5,730 years) – Willard Libby, 1949. Potassium–argon dates volcanic rock over far longer spans.

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