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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 39 of 200

Q39
History of IndiaPrehistoric Age & Indus Valley Civilisation
Earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
  1. a.Utnur
  2. b.Burzahom
  3. c.Mehrgarh
  4. d.Bagor

Answer: (C) Mehrgarh

Mehrgarh, located in the Baluchistan region of present-day Pakistan, is the earliest known site of settled agriculture and pastoralism in the South Asian subcontinent, dating back to around 7000 BCE. It predates the Indus Valley Civilisation by several millennia and provides evidence of wheat/barley cultivation and domesticated animals.

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