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The granary discovered at Harappa was located
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Answer: Option C
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The so-called "granary" of Harappa is found on Mound F. It is a brick structure that was built on a massive brick foundation over 45 meters north south and 45 meters east- west. It was near the river Ravi.
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The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
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The developments and features of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumer), Egypt, India (Indus River Valley, Harappa), China (Shang dynasty), and Mesoamerica (Olmec), starting from the creation of villages to the formation of civilizations. These civilizations appear to have developed in response to their environment and in reaction to their human need for survival and security.
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The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of
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Answer: Option C
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The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of Radio carbon dating.
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The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
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Answer: Option A
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The unihorn bull is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. The unihorn bull was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, and Aelian.
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One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan
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The Indus Valley Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation mainly in the northwestern regions of the South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.
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The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in
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Answer: Option C
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In general, the burials in the Harappan period were all in brick or stone lined rectangular or oval pits. The body was usually interred clothed shrouded or in a wooden coffin in the north south direction in a straight direction. It was important that the body did not come into contact with the ground. The only evidence of wooden coffins is the presence of a wooden stain in the body of the corpse.
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The local name of Mohenjodaro is
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Mohenjo-daro, the modern name for the site, has been variously interpreted as "Mound of the Dead Men" in Sindhi, and as "Mound of Mohan" (where Mohan is Krishna).
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Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
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Answer: Option D
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Chanhu Daro is the only harappan city which does not have a fortified citadel. The Chanhu Daro has given evidence of factories of various figurines, seals, toys, bone implements so it has been interpreted that it was a settlement with lots of artisans and was an industrial town.
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Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
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Horse was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society.
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Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
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Answer: Option D
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No temples have been excavated from the sites of Harappan Civilization. Harappan people used to worship 'Mother and Pashupati Maharaj. Yoni and Lingam worship culture was also prevalent in Harappa.