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The granary discovered at Harappa was located _______.

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  1. within the citadel at Mohenjodaro

  2. in the "Lower town"

  3. near the river Ravi

  4. beside the western gate of the city

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Correct Option: C

Match List-I (Name of Sculpture) with List-II (Discovered at) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II
A. Dancing girl (Bronze) 1. Harappa
B. Incomplete male torso (Grey stone) 2. Mohenjo-Daro
Small male torso (red limestone) 3. Harappa
Bust of bearded man (steatite) 4. Mohenjo-Daro
5. Kalibanga

 

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  1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-5

  2. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-5

  3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

  4. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following:
1. Tughluqabad Fort
2. Lodhi Garden
3. Qutub Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built is:

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  1. 3, 1, 4, 2

  2. 3, 1, 2, 4

  3. 1, 3, 2, 4

  4. 1, 3, 4, 2

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Correct Option: B

The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the _________.

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  1. New Stone Age

  2. Copper Age

  3. Iron Age

  4. Chalcolithic Age

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Correct Option: D

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
What caused the end of Harappan civilization?

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  1. Deforestation

  2. Rulers lost control

  3. Flooding

  4. Reasons unknown to us; but probably those listed in the other three options.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Though the reason for the decline is not known, through excavations it is clear that the fall of the Harappan Civilization occurred between 1800 BC to 1700 BC. 

The neighboring desert encroached on the fertile area and made it infertile.  Aryan invaders killed people and destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization.
They were skilled fighters, so their attack might have led to the destruction of the Harappan Civilization.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The bricks in Harappa were laid in an interlocking pattern and that made the walls strong. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Interlocking pattern of laying bricks was used while building walls in Harrapan cities.  
Ancient Indus valley civilization was known for the strength of its walls which stood strong for thousands of years.  
These bricks were watertight due to the presence of natural tar and coated with plaster for extra strength of the walls.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The rainfall, was low in the Harappa region.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harappan region was an expansive human settlement along the banks of the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers from around 3,500 BCE, occupying large parts of what are Gujarat, the Indus valley and northwest India today. The civilisation’s many advancements, especially in urban planning and engineering, have had it occupying the pride of place in India’s history as a sign of our own advanced knowledge systems.

Around 1,300 BCE, the civilisation petered out for reasons that aren’t entirely known. A change in monsoon patterns has been the prime suspect. However, the lack of continuous climate records from the time has prevented scientists from confirming this suspicion, leaving the civilisation’s dissipation a matter of debate.

 

 

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
People knew about cotton much before Harappa. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"Farmers in the Indus valley were the first to spin and weave cotton. In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE.

Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000 BCE. Literary references further point to the ancient nature of the subcontinent's cotton industry.

The Vedic scriptures, composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE allude to cotton spinning and weaving.

 

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
Harappan seals were made of metal.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Harappan objects were made of Stone, Shell, and Metal. Copper and bronze were used to make tools, weapons, ornaments, and vessels. Gold and silver were used to make ornaments and vessels. Harappans also made stone seals.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The houses of Harappa were poorly built.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indus Valley homes were built from dried or baked mud or clay bricks. Stones were not used. A few other materials were used to complement the bricks to make the roofs, floors, interior walls, etc. Although hundreds of sites have been identified, only three cities have been yet excavated.