Question

During which age did humans start producing food grains?
A) New Stone Age
B) Middle Stone Age
C) Old Stone Age
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A grain is a tiny, hard, dry seed extracted for human or animal use, with or without an associated hull or fruit covering. A grain crop is a plant that produces grains. Cereals and legumes are the two primary categories of commercial grain crops. Dry grains are more durable than other basic foods like starchy fruits (plantains, breadfruit, etc.) and tubers once harvested. Grains are highly adapted to industrial agriculture due to their resilience.

Complete answer:
Neolithic, often known as the New Stone Age, is the final stage of prehistoric humans' cultural progress or technological development. Stone tools fashioned by polishing or grinding, reliance on domesticated plants or animals, settlement in permanent settlements, and the appearance of crafts like pottery and weaving were all characteristics. The Neolithic Period came after the Paleolithic Period or the age of chipped-stone tools, and before the Bronze Age or the age of metal tools.

Humans learnt to grow crops and keep domestic livestock during this time and were no longer reliant on hunting, fishing, and gathering wild vegetables. Rather than chipping softer rocks down to the proper shape, Neolithic cultures ground and polished comparatively hard rocks to make more usable stone tools. Neolithic peoples were able to build permanent structures and cluster in villages thanks to the production of cereal grains, and their freedom from nomadism and a hunting-gathering economy allowed them to pursue specialised skills.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: From a starting point in the Fertile Crescent, archaeological evidence suggests that the transition from food-gathering cultures to food-producing cultures progressed gradually across Asia and Europe. The earliest evidence of agriculture and animal domestication in southern Asia has been dated to around 9500 BCE, implying that these practices may have started earlier.