Arrange the sequence of the stages of human progress in order of their occurrence.

(A) The Palaeolithic Age

(B) The Chalcolithic Age

(C) The Neolithic Age

(D) The Mesolithic Age

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 -> Places Chalcolithic (copper age) before Neolithic (agriculture age), which contradicts the historical sequence.

Option 2 -> Incorrectly begins with Chalcolithic and places Palaeolithic second, reversing the actual progression of human development.

Option 3 -> Starts with Mesolithic before Palaeolithic, which is chronologically impossible as the Old Stone Age preceded the Middle Stone Age.

Option 4 -> Follows the correct chronological order: Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) → Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) → Neolithic (New Stone Age with agriculture) → Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone Age).

Hence, Option 4: (A), (D), (C), (B) -> This represents the accurate progression of human technological and cultural development from the earliest use of simple stone tools through the introduction of agriculture and finally to the beginning of metal working with copper -> correct