UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2003 · Q2 · 60 marks
Assess the pattern of settlement, economy social organization and religion of India during BCE 2000 to 500 BC from archaeological evidences.
- Chapter
- Pre-history and Proto-history
- Topic
- Archaeological Cultures, c. 2000-500 BCE
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