Quaternary timescale (onset): The last major glacial period that began about 2,000,000 years before present is commonly known as what? Select the correct epoch name used for the 'Ice Age' in GK context. Choose the correct term.

Concept/ApproachThe epoch beginning ~2.58 million years ago is the Pleistocene, colloquially called the Ice Age because of repeated glacial–interglacial cycles. The Holocene follows the Pleistocene.

Final AnswerPleistocene or Ice Age