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Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about how many years ago?
A4700
B3900
C1400
D7000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 7000
1. Cloth pieces were found stuck to a silver vase at Mohenjodaro.
2. Cotton dates back about 7000 years at Mehrgarh.
3. Spindle whorls show thread was spun.
_Source: NCERT Class 6 Our Pasts I, Chapter 3, In the Earliest Cities._
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