Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Men in Paleolithic age, survived on hunting animals and birds, fishing, fruits and nuts.
(B) Men in Mesolithic age, domesticated some animals and started to stay in one place.
(C) Men in Mesolithic age invented the wheel for transportation .
(D) Men in Chalcolithic age started the practice of agriculture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let’s evaluate each:

(A) Palaeolithic men survived by hunting, fishing, and gathering fruits/nuts. True. The Palaeolithic period, also known as the Old Stone Age, was characterised by a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

(B) Men in the Mesolithic age domesticated animals and started semi-settled life. True. The Mesolithic period marks a transition during which early domestication of animals and seasonal settlements began.

(C) Men in the Mesolithic age invented the wheel. False. The wheel was invented later, during the Neolithic, not the Mesolithic, age.

(D) Men in the Chalcolithic age practised agriculture. True. The Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone Age) witnessed the cultivation, use of copper tools, and the formation of settled farming communities.

Thus, the correct statements are A, B and D only.