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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The book titled “Early Indians:The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From” was written by whom?
A
Shashi Tharoor
B
Kamala Markandaya
C
Arvind Adiga
D
Tony Joseph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From is a 2018 non-fiction book written by Indian journalist Tony Joseph, that focuses on the ancestors of people living today in South Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient History of India by Charles J. It centres on Manusmriti and its relationship to the Rigveda. It explores its possible relationship to the Indus Civilisation of 4000 to 5000 years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian population originated from three separate waves of migration from Africa, Iran and Central Asia over a period of 50,000 years, scientists have found using genetic evidence from people alive in the subcontinent today.

Detailed explanation-4: -EARLY humans arrived in India from Africa more than a million years ago, indicate newly discovered stone tools. The discovery overturns the earlier assumption that our ancestors reached India about half a million years ago.

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