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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2020 — General Studies · Question 26 of 200

Q26
History of IndiaPrehistoric Age & Indus Valley Civilisation
Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent?
  1. a.Pratapgarh
  2. b.Mehergarh
  3. c.Quetta
  4. d.Kalat

Answer: (B) Mehergarh

Mehrgarh (in present-day Balochistan) is the earliest known Neolithic farming settlement in the subcontinent, dating to around 7000 BCE.