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Question 51. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
  1.    Aurel Stein
  2.    M. Wheeler
  3.    J.H. Mackay
  4.    John Marshall
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> J.H. Mackay
Answer: (c) Chanhudaro was investigated in 1931 by the Indian archaeologist N. G. Majumdar and was excavated in 1935-36 by the British archaeologist Ernest John Henry Mackay.
Question 52. Pair the Harappan settlements with the banks of rivers on which they were located:
Lothal
I. Indus
Kalibangan
II. Sutlej
Ropar
III. Ravi
Harappa
IV. Ghaggar
Mohenjodaro
V. Bhogaon
A B C D E
  1.    II V I IV III
  2.    V IV III II I
  3.    V IV II III I
  4.    IV V II III I
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> V IV II III I
Answer: (c)
Lothal Excavated by R. Rao in 1953 Location: Gujrat on Bhogva river near Gulf of Combay.
Kalibanga’s Location: Rajasthan on the bank of Ghaggar. Kalibanga means black bangles.
Harappa Location: Montgomery District of Punjab (Pakistan) on the bank of Ravi.
Mohanjodero excavated by R.D. Banerjee in 1922 Location: Larkana Dist. of Sind (Pakistan) on the bank of Indus.
Ropar – Located at the southern bank of the Sutlej, Punjab.
Question 53. Which of the following was not one of the tools and implements used by Indus Valley people?
  1.    Forks and spoons
  2.    Grindings stones for flouring wheat, pestles and querns
  3.    Sickles and plough
  4.    Needles and razors
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Forks and spoons
Answer: (a)
Question 54. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct:

  1. The first man-made port was found in Harappa.

  2. The main crops of the Indus Valley Civilization were wheat and barley.

  3. The largest Harappan settlement in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.

  4. The largest number of settlements are in Ghaggar-Haka village.


Which of the above statements are correct?
  1.    2 and 3
  2.    none of these
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    all of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
The statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Harappans cultivated wheat and barley, peas and dates and also sesame and mustard which were used for oil. However, the people cultivated rice as early as 1,800 BC in Lothal. The Harappans were the earliest people to grow cotton.
Rakhigarhi estimated to be the largest Harappan civilization site located in Hisar district of Haryana. This early Harappan settlement, considered bigger than Mohenjodaro, was listed among the 10 most endangered heritage sites in Asia.
Question 55. Name the site which has revealed the earliest evidence of settled life?
  1.    Mehargarh
  2.    Kalibangan
  3.    Mohenjodaro
  4.    Harappa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mehargarh
Answer: (a)
Question 56. From the scattered skeletal remains of the Harappans found at different sites, the most appropriate conclusion to be drawn would be that there was
  1.    Casual burial of human bodies
  2.    Malaria or any other pathogenic condition
  3.    Mass execution or human sacrifice
  4.    Some kind of military assault
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Some kind of military assault
Answer: (d)
Question 57. A ploughed field was discovered at:
  1.    Lothal
  2.    Kalibangan
  3.    Mohenjodaro
  4.    Harappa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kalibangan
Answer: (b) Kalibangan is distinguished by the world’s earliest attested ploughed field.
Question 58. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the famous Bull-seal was found?
  1.    Chanhudaro
  2.    Lothal
  3.    Mohenjodaro
  4.    Harappa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Harappa
Answer: (d)
On the site of Indus Valley Civilization, the famous Bull-seal was found in Harappa. The Bullseal shows a humped bull displaying a strong and energetic bull. The figure has been made well, proof of the fine art skills acquired by the people of that time.
Seals are mainly in a square or rectangular shape. This Bull-seal dates to around 2450-2200 BC.
Question 59. A statue of bearded man was found at
  1.    Dholavira
  2.    Chanhudaro
  3.    Mohenjodaro
  4.    Harappa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mohenjodaro
Answer: (c)
A well-known piece of art of the Harappan period is a stone sculpture of a bearded man discovered at Mohenjodaro. His eyes are half-closed indicating a posture of meditation.
Across the left shoulder is an embroidered cloak. In the opinion of some scholars, it could be a bust of a priest.
Question 60. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture from the sub content comes from
  1.    Mehrgarh
  2.    Inamgarh
  3.    Amri
  4.    Kalibangan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mehrgarh
Answer: (a)

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