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Comprehensive Ancient History Notes with SSC CGL Questions

Key Sites and Findings

Mehrgarh (Pakistan)
Significance: Earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent (7000–6500 BCE).

Findings: Wheat, barley; remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization.

Key SSC Questions:

 - Earliest agriculture in the Indian subcontinent? → Mehrgarh.


 - First wheat cultivation in the subcontinent? → Mehrgarh.
 - Site with cultural remains from Stone Age to Harappan Civilization? → Mehrgarh.

Lahuradewa (Uttar Pradesh)


Significance: Earliest evidence of rice cultivation in India (6500 BCE).

Findings: Evidence of agriculture and human activity (7000–9000 BCE).

Key SSC Questions:

 - Earliest rice cultivation in India? → Lahuradewa.


 - Agriculture evidence from 7000–9000 BCE? → Lahuradewa.

Burzahom (Kashmir)
Significance: Dog and human burials; trepanning (bored skulls).

Findings: Skeletons buried with tools and animals.

Key SSC Questions:

 - Site with dog and human burials? → Burzahom.


 - Evidence of trepanning found at? → Burzahom.
 - Site with skeletons buried alongside tools? → Burzahom.

Periods and Features

Paleolithic Period
Tools: Hand axes, cleavers, scrapers.

Sites: Sohan River Valley (Pakistan), Attirampakkam (Tamil Nadu).

Key SSC Questions:

 - Tools used in the Paleolithic period? → Hand axes, cleavers.


 - Famous site for Paleolithic remains? → Sohan Valley.
SSC CGL-Style Practice Questions
1. 1. Where is the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent found? →
Mehrgarh.
2. 2. Which site is known for prehistoric rock paintings? → Bhimbetka.
3. 3. Who discovered the first Paleolithic tool in India? → Robert Bruce Foote.
4. 4. Which site shows evidence of rice cultivation in India? → Lahuradewa.
5. 5. What is Chalcolithic Age also known as? → Copper Age.
6. 6. Site famous for dog and human burials? → Burzahom.
7. 7. Which site is associated with Ochre-Coloured Pottery? → Atranjikhera.
8. 8. Which site is known for ash mounds? → Sangana Kallu.

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