KERALA PSC / INDIAN HISTORY / PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / INDIAN HISTORY / PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

KERALA PSC / INDIAN HISTORY / PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

·      The earliest traces of human existence in India so far discovered is between 4,00,000 and 2,00,000 BC from Sohan valley (now in Pakistan)

·      Neolithic settlements in Indian subcontinent are not older than 4000 BC

·      Wheat and barley were the first cereals grown by Indians

·      The name India was derived from the river name Sindhu which is also known as Indus

·      India was originally considered as a part of a larger area called Jambu-dvipa (The continent of Jambu tree)

KERALA PSC / INDIAN HISTORY / PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES