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Evidence of Neolithic village is found at Paiyampalli in the ________district.
A. Salem
B. Namakkal
C. Erode
D. Vellore

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Hint: The Neolithic Age, which implies New Stone Age, was the last and third piece of the Stone Age. In India, it spread over from around 7,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. The Neolithic Age is principally described by the improvement of settled horticulture and the utilization of instruments and weapons made of cleaned stones. The significant yields developed during this period were ragi, horse gram, cotton, rice, wheat, and grain. Stoneware initially showed up at this age. The Neolithic pilgrims at Paiyampalli used to develop oats and heartbeats.

Complete answer:
Evidence of Neolithic village is found at Paiyampalli in the Vellore district.

Paiyampalli is a town in Tirupattur taluk of Vellore locale in Tamil Nadu, India. It is found 5 km east of Bargur and 8 km west of Natrampalli. It is known for the unearthing site in the locale which has stays of neolithic and gigantic periods.

The unearthings in the area completed by the Archeological Survey of India headed by Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao in the year 1964-65 and 1967-68.A portion of the significant Neolithic settlements is Mehrgarh (situated in Balochistan, Pakistan), Burzahom (Kashmir), Gufkral (Kashmir), Chirand (Bihar), and Utnur (Andhra Pradesh). Jarf el Ahmar and Tell Abu Hureyra (both in Syria) were significant Neolithic destinations in Asia.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

Note: The Neolithic public didn't live far away from the sloping zones. They habited for the most part the uneven waterway valleys, rock covers, and the inclines of the slopes since they were completely subject to weapons and apparatuses produced using stone. They possessed northern spikes of the Vindhyas, Kashmir, South India, Eastern India, Meghalaya (northeastern boondocks of India), and Mirzapur and Allahabad locales of Uttar Pradesh.