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Question 361. Which one of the following sites has yielded the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan period?
  1.    Kalibangan
  2.    Kotdiji
  3.    Mehargarh
  4.    Amri
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mehargarh
Answer: (c) The best-known site of the cultural remains is Mehrgarh. Mehrgarh is a neolithic site seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Question 362. A clay model of plough has been found from:
  1.    Mitathal
  2.    Rakhigarhi
  3.    Kalibangan
  4.    Banawali
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Banawali
Answer: (d)
A clay model of plough has been found from Banawali. It is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilization period in Fatehabad district of Haryana.
Banawali is earlier called Vanavali, is situated on the left banks of dried up Saraswati river.
Question 363. The most interesting urban feature of Harappan civilization is its town-planning. It is marked by:

  1. considerable uniformity with some regional variations as well.

  2. streets intersect each other at right angles in a crisscross pattern.


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    2 only
  2.    1 only
  3.    1 and 2 both
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2 both
Answer: (c)
The uniformity is noticed in the layout of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains etc. Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan and others), are divided into two parts-a citadels on the higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the settlement.
The citadel contains large structures which might have functioned as administrative or ritual centres. The residential buildings are built in the lower town. The streets intersect each other at right angles in a criss-cross pattern. It divides the city into several residential blocks.
The main street is connected by narrow lanes. The doors of the houses opened in these lanes and not the main streets.
Question 364. Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?
  1.    Cotton
  2.    Barley
  3.    Pulses
  4.    Wheat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pulses
Answer: (c)
In Indus Valley Civilization, pulses were unknown. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesasum, mustard, peas, etc. The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the form of husks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop.
A piece of woven cloth has been found at Mohenjodaro. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.
Question 365. Consider the following statements :

  1. The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.

  2. The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.

  3. The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1 only
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (c)
Question 366. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people were known to water reservoir technique?
  1.    Chanhudaro
  2.    Dholavira
  3.    Kalibangan
  4.    Banawali
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Dholavira
Answer: (b) Dholavira had a series of water storing tanks and step wells, and its water management system has been called ‘unique’. The unique feature is the sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs, the earliest found anywhere in the world and completely built of stone.
Question 367. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
List-II
A. Cemeteries H and R 37
1. Daimabad
B. Dockyard
2. Mohenjodaro
C. Pashupati Mahadev
3. Harappa Seal
D. Copper chariot
4. Lothal
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 2 1
  2.    1 3 2 4
  3.    3 4 2 1
  4.    1 2 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 4 2 1
Answer: (c)
The correct matching pairs are—
cemeteries H and R37 with Harappa,
Dockyard and Lothal,
Pashupati Mahadev Seal and
Mohenjodaro, Daimabad with the copper chariot.
Question 368. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a Lipstick?
  1.    Kalibangan
  2.    Mohenjodaro
  3.    Banawali
  4.    Chanhudaro
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chanhudaro
Answer: (d) The Indus Valley Civilization site Chanhudaro finds indicate the use of lipstick.
Question 369. Two most important Harappan crops were
  1.    Rice and peas
  2.    Cottom and Sugarcane
  3.    Sesamum and mustard
  4.    Wheat and barley
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Wheat and barley
Answer: (d)
Question 370. Which of the following Harappan sites are located in Haryana?

  1. Banavali

  2. Kalibangan

  3. Rakhigarhi

  4. Ropar


Indicate your answer from the codes below codes:
  1.    2 and 3
  2.    3 and 4
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    1 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1 and 3
Answer: (d)
Haryana was the outermost location of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization with centres such as Banawali and Rakhigarhi. The most extensive centre, Rakhigarhi, is now a village in Hisar district.
The site is dated to be over 5,000 years old. Evidence of paved roads, drainage system, large rainwater collection, storage system, terracotta brick, statue production, and skilled metal working (in both bronze and precious metals) has been uncovered.

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