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  • Question 1
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    A piece of a woven cotton has been recovered from which one of the following Harappan sites?
    Solution
    • A piece of a woven cotton has been recovered from Mohenjo-Daro.
    • Lothal- The city of Dead- Dockyard was found here. It was a port town of Harappans.
    • Several items were recovered from Harappa site. Among the findings of Harappa site, the granary on mound F stands unique.
    • The principal items of Harappan pottery were recovered at Banawali.
  • Question 2
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    Consider the following statements regarding Dholavira:
    1. It lies in the Kachchh area of Gujarat.
    2. The city was fortified.
    3. It shows all the three phases of Harappan Culture.
    Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?
    Solution
    • Dholavira lies in the Great Rann of Kachchh area of Gujarat.
    • Dholavira had one of the world’s earliest and best planned water conservation systems.
    • Dholavira is known as Kotada which means large fort.
    • Dholavira shows all the three phases of Harappan Culture- 4500 BC to 1500 BC.
    • Dholavira has a citadel in the center, with a middle and lower town, each fortified separately. The city comes up a spectacular town planning as well.
  • Question 3
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    Consider the following statements:
    1. The Great Bath was the most important public place of Mohenjodaro made for ritual bathing.
    2. The floor of the bath was made of burnt bricks.
    Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?
    Solution
    • The Great bath is one of the best known structures among the ruins of Harappan civilization.
    • Great bath was there for ritual bathing.
    • Great bath measurement was 11.58*7.01*2.43 m.
    • Great bath was the second highest building in Mohenjo-Daro even in whole civilization.
    • Great bath had amazing burnt brick work on the floor of the bath.
    • Great bath even had rooms for changing clothes.
  • Question 4
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    Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
    Solution
    From the seals, terracotta figurines, and copper tablets we get an idea on the religious life of the Harappans. The chief male deity was Pasupati, (proto-Siva) represented in seals as sitting in a yogic posture with three faces and two horns. He is surrounded by four animals (elephant, tiger, rhino, and buffalo each facing a different direction). Two deer appear on his feet.
  • Question 5
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    Total number of Harappan inscriptions is around _______.
    Solution
    • Total number of Harappan inscriptions is around 3000.
    • The earliest known Indus script signs were found on Ravi and Kot diji pottery excavated at Harappa town. It was found that only one sign is displayed on the pottery surface.
    • The above excavated Indus script signs represent a premature stage in the development of the Indus Script.
    • Inscriptions were found from over 60 harappan sites and most of them are short, the average length is five signs and none of them is longer than 26 signs.
    • Since the Harappan script has not been deciphered yet, its use is not known with certainty and all that we think we know is based on archaeological evidence alone.
  • Question 6
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    A burial practice similar to that of Megalithic burial has been found at _____________.
    Solution
    • A burial practice similar to that of Megalithic burial has been found at Dholavira.
    • Evidence of signage on ground has been discovered from Dholavira.
    • The Dockyard was excavated in the harappan site of Lothal.
    • Several items were recovered from Harappa site. Among the findings of Harappa site, the granary on mound F stands unique.
    • The principal items of harappan pottery were recovered at Banawali.
  • Question 7
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    Which of the following is not true about the Lothal?
    Solution
    • Lothal, one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat.
    • A dockyard like structure was discovered in Lothal.
    • Arguments regarding the Dockyard existence in the Lothal is still under debate and cannot confirm the ship building industry in Lothal area until more evidences are found.
    • One evidence found regarding the ships is that the seal was discovered depicting a ship.
    • Also Rectangular and circular fire altars were found in Lothal area.
    • Lothal has two primary zones – the upper and the lower town.
    • The citadel or the upper town is located in the south eastern corner and is demarcated by platforms of mud-brick of 4 meters in height instead of a fortification wall.
    • The remains of the lower town suggest that the area had a bead-making factory. In close proximity to the enclosure identified as a warehouse, along the eastern side where a wharf-like platform, is a basin measuring 217 m long and 26 meters in width, identified as a tidal dock-yard. The lower town was not fortified as well.
  • Question 8
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    The places marked show various Sindhu culture sites, they respectively are _______.

    Solution
    • Lothal- The city of Dead- Dockyard was found here. It was a port town for harappans. Lothal is the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. It is located in the Bhāl region of the modern state of Gujarāt and dating from 3700 BCE.
    • Surkotoda is a small settlement with an oblong fortification wall of stone near Rann of Kutch.
    • Kot Diji is in Khairpur dist, Pakistan.
    • Prabhas Patan is a town situated in Gir Somnath district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. Late harappan phase is represented by Rangpur  and Prabhas Patan. 
  • Question 9
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    A vase depicting the folk tale 'The Thirsty Crow' was found at _______.
    Solution
    • A vase depicting the folk tale 'The Thirsty Crow' was found at Lothal.
    • Lothal- The city of Dead- Dockyard was found here. It was a port town of Harappans.
    • The principal items of harappan pottery were recovered at Banawali.
    • Dholavira had one of the world’s earliest and best planned water conservation systems.
    • Dholavira is known as Kotada which means large fort.
    • Dholavira shows all the three phases of Harappan Culture- 4500 BC to 1500 BC.
    • Dholavira has a citadel in the center, with a middle and lower town, each fortified separately. The city comes up a spectacular town planning as well.
    • Surkotoda is a small settlement with an oblong fortification wall of stone near Rann of Kutch.
  • Question 10
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    Harappans imported jade from ___________.
    Solution
    • Harappans imported jade from Central Asia.
    • Jade is a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite.
    • Lapis Lazuli and sapphire were imported from Badakshan area.
    • Amethyst is a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz. It was found in Maharashtra during the harappan times.
    • Copper was taken from Khetri(Rajasthan) and Arabia.

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