📅 May 6, 2025, Post 9: Mangar Bani: Echoes from India’s Prehistoric Past | Target IAS-26 MCQs Attached: A complete Package, Dear Aspirants!
Mangar Bani: Echoes from India’s Prehistoric Past
🔹 NEWS DROP — PETAL 009
đź“… May 6, 2025
🎯 GS Paper 1 | Ancient Indian History & Culture
🌀 Intro Whisper
Where trees whisper to rocks and time sleeps in the soil, a story of our oldest ancestors silently waits in Mangar Bani.
🔍 Key Highlights
- Mangar Bani is a newly excavated Lower Palaeolithic archaeological site dated between 200,000 to 500,000 years ago, located in the Aravalli hills near the Delhi-Haryana border.
- Discoveries include prehistoric tools and rock paintings, offering rare insights into early human settlement patterns in North India.
- Also known as a sacred grove, Mangar Bani is ecologically classified as a primary forest — a naturally occurring, undisturbed ecosystem.
- However, it lacks official forest status under the Forest (Conservation) Act, raising concerns about its protection.
🧠GS Paper Mapping
Current Affairs: Heritage Protection, Urban Biodiversity
GS1: Prehistoric Archaeology, Palaeolithic Culture, Ecological Heritage
GS3: Environment – Forest Conservation, Ecosystem Classification
Target IAS-26: Daily MCQs :
đź“Ś Prelims Practice MCQs
Topic:
🧠Prelims MCQ (Type 1 – How many of the above are correct?)
Q. With reference to the Mangar Bani archaeological site, consider the following statements:
1. It contains tools and rock art from the Neolithic period.
2. It is located in the Aravalli ranges near the Delhi-Haryana border.
3. It is officially declared a protected forest under the Forest (Conservation) Act.
4. It is classified as a primary forest ecosystem.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A) Only two
B) Only three
C) All four
D) Only one
🌀 Didn’t get it? Click here (▸) for the Correct Answer & Explanation
âś… Correct Answer: A) Only two
🧠Explanation:
•1) ❌ Incorrect – The tools are from the Lower Palaeolithic period, not Neolithic.
•2) ✅ Correct – Located in the Aravallis on the Delhi-Haryana border.
•3) ❌ Incorrect – Not officially protected under the Forest (Conservation) Act.
•4) ✅ Correct – Ecologically considered a primary forest.