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1	Which site provides some of the earliest evidence of settled farming in South Asia?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture in prehistory and protohistory	Easy
2	The ploughed field discovered at Kalibangan is important mainly because it shows	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture in prehistory and protohistory	Medium
3	Terracotta models of a plough, found at Banawali, help historians conclude that Harappans	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture in prehistory and protohistory	Easy
4	An archaeologist finds charred rice grains in an early layer at a site in the middle Ganga plain. Which site'…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture in prehistory and protohistory	Medium
5	Why is the Harappan civilisation called "protohistoric" rather than "historic"?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture in prehistory and protohistory	Hard
6	In the Arthashastra, the official in charge of agriculture is called the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textual sources	Easy
7	Which text, attributed to Surapala, deals specifically with the science of plant life?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textual sources	Easy
8	A Sangam poem describes rice fields, water channels and buffaloes. Which tinai does it belong to?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textual sources	Medium
9	Which pair of text and author is correctly matched?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textual sources	Medium
10	A farmer wants guidance on predicting rain, caring for cattle and storing seed in a single early manual. Whic…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textual sources	Hard
11	In ancient Indian terms, land that depends on rainfall for its water is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Lands, crops and implements	Easy
12	The Sanskrit word urvara describes land that is	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Lands, crops and implements	Easy
13	Which development most helped farmers clear forests and expand cultivation in the Ganga plain in the first mi…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Lands, crops and implements	Medium
14	A village has fields watered by a river that floods every year. In traditional terms, these fields are	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Lands, crops and implements	Medium
15	Which statement about crop seasons in early India is correct?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Lands, crops and implements	Hard
16	Kunapajala, described in the Vrikshayurveda tradition, is best described as	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Seeds, sowing and manures	Easy
17	According to traditional manuals, seed for the next season should be taken from	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Seeds, sowing and manures	Easy
18	Why did farmers coat seeds with substances like cow dung, ghee or honey before sowing?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Seeds, sowing and manures	Medium
19	A farmer raises rice seedlings in a small bed and later moves them to a flooded field. This practice is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Seeds, sowing and manures	Medium
20	Which practice would traditional farmers have used to restore soil fertility without any manure?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Seeds, sowing and manures	Hard