Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Consider the following features of a prehistoric rock-painting site:

  1. Its paintings include human figures, animals and geometric patterns in white, black and red ochre.
  2. The earliest paintings are black, followed by red-ochre paintings and finally white paintings.
  3. One of its notable scenes depicts hand-linked dancing human figures.

Which one of the following sites is described above?

  1. Bhimbetka
  2. Lakhudiyar
  3. Kupgallu
  4. Tekkalkota
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