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Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Granary: A granary has been found which the largest building of the Mohenjo-Daro.
22
Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Wheat kind of bread was their staple, perhaps baked in ovens or cooked over fire. In some places, particularly Gujarat, they also cultivated some native millets; and possibly rice does not become an important crop until Post-Harappan times.
23
Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Harappan people did not placed their gods in temples.
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Harappan weapons were made of
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The main weapon of war and hunting used by Harappans were axe, spear, dagger, bow and arrow, mace, sling, sword, shield and armour. Most of them are of copper and Bronze. However mace was always made of stone.
25
Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization?
I. Mohenjo-Daro
II. Chanhudaro
III. Harappa
IV. Lothal
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization are Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Chanhudaro, Lothal.
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The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Recently Indian archeologists using the technique of radio carbon dating, are inclined to believe that the period of Harappan culture extended from 2500 B.C. to 1500 B.C.
27
The first metal used by man was
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
First metal used by man was Copper (Cu).The popularity of gold is largely due to its scarcity, value and mankind's fascination with the metal. Copper, 4200BC - The use of copper in antiquity is of more significance than gold as the first tools, implements and weapons were made from copper.
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The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on which of the following river bank?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on river Ravi and Indus. Mohenjodaro was located the west of Indus river in Sindh, Pakistan. City of Harappan was located near the ravi river, in Punjab, Pakistan.
29
Kalibangan is situated in
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kalibangan is a town located at southern banks of the Ghaggar (Ghaggar-Hakra River) in Tehsil Pilibangan, between Suratgarh and Hanumangarh in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan, India 205 km. from Bikaner. It is also identified as being established in the triangle of land at the confluence of Drishadvati and Sarasvati Rivers.
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The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of clay. Clay pots were made and used for cooking purpose, and various other utensils were also made of clay.