Assertion and Reason
Assertion (A): A precise numerical age for the Rohri Hills Palaeolithic sites has been securely established.
Reason (R): The sites are generally attributed to the Early/Middle Pleistocene.
Explanation
The Assertion is incorrect because a precise numerical age for the Rohri Hills Palaeolithic sites has not been securely established. The sites are broadly attributed to the Early/Middle Pleistocene based on their Lower Palaeolithic Acheulian assemblages, but this does not provide an exact numerical date. Therefore, the Reason is correct, while the Assertion is incorrect, making Option 4 the correct answer.
True or False Statements
1. The Rohri Hills Palaeolithic sites are located in Upper Sindh, Pakistan, near Rohri–Sukkur.
2. The Rohri Hills sites are primarily known for Neolithic pottery and agricultural settlements.
3. The sites contain evidence of Acheulian stone-tool production, including handaxes, flakes and cores.
4. A precise numerical age for the Rohri Hills Palaeolithic sites has been securely established.
5. The Rohri Hills sites provide evidence of prehistoric quarrying and systematic exploitation of local chert/flint resources.