Ancient History PYQ 1 of 208 · Stone Age

The earliest evidence of animal Husbandry and agriculture in India has come from:

  1. AAnjira
  2. BDamb Sadat
  3. CKili Gul Muhammad
  4. DMehrgarh
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

64th BPSC (Pre) 2018

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Correct answer: (d) Mehrgarh

Explanation

Mehrgarh, in present-day Balochistan, is the classic answer: wheat cultivation plus domesticated animals. Note that Lahuradewa (Sant Kabir Nagar, UP) has since yielded rice from c. 8000-7000 BCE, and Koldihwa on the Belan is the older rice site.

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