UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Ancient, medieval & culture

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History of India: ancient and medieval / Prehistory and the Indus civilisation

Stone Age cultures

Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic: tool types and key sites (Sohan, Bhimbetka, Attirampakkam)
Mesolithic microliths, domestication beginnings and rock shelters (Bagor, Adamgarh, Bhimbetka)
Neolithic food production and settled villages (Mehrgarh, Burzahom pit dwellings, Koldihwa rice, Chirand)
Burzahom: pit dwellings, dog burials, bone tools; not rock-cut shrines

Where to study

ch. 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food, pp. 1-13 (printed 11-23)
ch. 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food, The earliest people; Choosing a place to live in; Names and dates, pp. 1-5 (printed 11-15)
ch. 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food, Rock paintings and what they tell us; Names and dates, pp. 4-5 (printed 14-15)
ch. 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food, The beginning of farming and herding; A closer look: Living and dying in Mehrgarh, pp. 6-11 (printed 16-21)
ch. 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food, Towards a settled life, p. 8 (printed 18)

Lesson 1 Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation, pp. 5-25 (printed 1-21)
Lesson 1 Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation, Hominin and Animal Fossils; Industries and Tool Types; Chronology; Distribution, pp. 6-9 (printed 2-5)
Lesson 1 Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation, Characteristics of the Mesolithic Cultures, pp. 10-11 (printed 6-7)
Lesson 1 Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation, The Neolithic Culture of North-Western India; Neolithic Culture of South India, pp. 12-14 (printed 8-10)
Lesson 1 Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation, The Neolithic Culture of North-Western India, pp. 12-13 (printed 8-9)