Question

The people of Chalolothic phase used different types of pottery, one of which is called black and red seems to have been widely prevalent from nearly _____
A.2000 BC onwards
B.3000 BC onwards
C.5000 BC onwards
D.1000 BC onwards

Answer 1

Hint: The Chalolothic period, or the Copper Age was the time of transition between the stone tool-using farmers of the Neolithic and the metal-obsessed civilizations of the Bronze Age. It was mostly prevalent in Eastern Mediterranean region from roughly 3500 to 2000 BCE. It used to be thrown on the wheel and painted with white linear designs.

Complete answer:
Copper was the first metal used by humans as the Copper Age existed from 1800-800 BC. This was the period when stone tools had ceased to exist and copper tools had slowly begun to emerge.
Around 6000 BC, it was used as a raw material for making tools. The pottery of this era ranged from Red ware,deep red ware, deep brown and black, pictographic red and black etc.
The sites of Ahar-Banas Culture included Aahar, balathal, Gilund etc near the Banas river, Rajasthan. Their distinctive feature was black and red ware.
Another example of it is the Jorwe culture which consisted of red pottery, generally with matt surface bearing paintings in black. The Kayatha culture had a sturdy red-slipped ware painted with designs in chocolate color, a red painted buff ware, and a combed ware bearing incised patterns.
One of the most distinguishing features of this time is the use of painted pottery. Their well known forms include stemmed cups, spouted vases etc
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: The hubs of Chalcolithic cultures were mainly situated in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra (black cotton soil regions). This indicates that their economy was very much based on subsistence agriculture, stock-raising, hunting, and fishing.