WBCS.LIVE practice question

The cultivation of cereals first started in?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Neolithic age
  2. Mesolithic age
  3. Palaeolithic age
  4. Proto-Historic age

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Neolithic age

Explanation: The correct answer is A. Neolithic age. The Neolithic Age (also known as the New Stone Age) marks the beginning of agriculture, domestication of animals, and permanent settlements. One of the most significant developments of this period was the cultivation of cereals, like wheat and barley. Sites like Mehrgarh (now in Pakistan) provide archaeological evidence of early farming and cereal cultivation.