Correct answer: (c) Bagor
Explanation
- A
Odai
(a) Odai. Odai in Tamil Nadu is cited for a later Pleistocene hominin fossil, not as the textbook Mesolithic domestication site.
- B
Bori
(b) Bori. Bori in Maharashtra is a debated early Pleistocene / tephra locality, far from Mesolithic herding.
- C
Bagor
(c) Bagor. Bagor on the Kothari in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, is the classic Indian Mesolithic site with evidence of sheep-goat domestication and microliths. That stored site is the official key.
- D
Lakhnia
(d) Lakhnia. Lakhnia is a Vindhyan / Belan-side Mesolithic name, not the standard domestication type-site in this option set.
Summary. Official key is (c) Bagor. Mesolithic animal domestication in Indian prelims maps to Bagor, Rajasthan. Odai, Bori and Lakhnia are other prehistoric labels with different periods or finds. Neighbouring sites are Adamgarh and Chopani Mando. Honour Bagor for this paper.
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