Question Discussion & Solution

Agriculture in the Indus valley was solely dependent on good quality soil and advancements in farming techniques.

Key Points

Mehrgarh is considered to be one of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology.

• Mehrgarh is of the Neolithic Site, lies on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan, Pakistan.
• It is located near Balon Pass in Pakistan, which is a fertile plain.
• The site is located on the principal route between what is now Afghanistan and the Indus Valley.
• It is discovered in 1974 by an archaeological team.
• Evidence of farming and herding is found in Mehrgarh.
• Mehrgarh was a small farming and pastoralist village between 7000-5500 BC, with mud-brick houses and granaries. 
• Mehrgarh is probably the earliest known center of agriculture and herding in South Asia. 
• They cultivated six-row barley, einkorn and emmer wheat, jujubes, and dates.​

Hence, the correct answer is (4) Both A and B are true.

The correct answer is 1773.

• Regulating Act, 1773, legislation passed by the British Parliament for the regulation of the British East India Company’s Indian territories, mainly in Bengal.

Key Points

• It was the first intervention by the British government in the company’s territorial affairs and marked the beginning of a takeover process that was completed in 1858.
• The main provisions of the act were the appointment of the Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal with supervisory powers over the presidencies of Madras(now Chennai) and Bombay (now Mumbai).
• The Governor-General had a council of four and was given a casting vote but no veto.
• A Supreme court of four English judges was set up in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
• This act was amended and the government of India was recast by Prime Minister William Pitt’s India Act of 1784.

Kishanlal Bafna is NOT correct.

• Kishanlal Bafna was not associated with Azad Morcha.

Key Points

• Azad Morcha-
  • It was established in Jaipur Riyasat in 1942 AD, to participate in the Quit India movement.
  • Azad Morcha was founded because its members were not agreed with Heera Lal Shastri's Gentleman agreement.
  • Some of the Azad Morcha's members were-
    • Ramkaran Joshi
    • Daualat Ram Bhandari
    • Baba Harish Chandra 
    • Hansh.D.Roy

• Kishanlal Bafna was the minister of Marwar Hitkarini Sabha. 

🔑 Key Points

• Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine.
• He is credited with writing the 'Charaka Samhita', a foundational text of Ayurveda, earning him the title 'Father of Indian Medicine'.

The correct answer is Banawali.