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Harappan sites: what was found

The Great Bath, the dockyard, the ploughed field and other finds that identify each site.

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Example 1 · level 1

Which Harappan site is best known for a ploughed field with furrows?

  1. Kalibangan
  2. Nageshwar
  3. Banawali
  4. Mohenjodaro
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  1. Kalibangan: a ploughed field with furrows (Rajasthan).
  2. Mohenjodaro: the Great Bath (Sindh, Pakistan).
  3. Nageshwar: workshops making shell objects such as bangles and ladles (on the Gujarat coast).
  4. Banawali: a terracotta model of a plough (Haryana).
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Kalibangan

Example 2 · level 2

Consider the following statements: 1. The Harappan site of Balakot is known for a ploughed field with furrows. 2. The Harappan site of Harappa is known for a brick dockyard for boats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  1. Statement 1 is wrong: it pairs Balakot with "a ploughed field with furrows". In fact, Balakot: workshops making shell objects such as bangles and ladles (on the coast of Balochistan, Pakistan).
  2. Statement 2 is wrong: it pairs Harappa with "a brick dockyard for boats". In fact, Harappa: being the first site of the civilisation to be discovered (found in 1921, on the Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan).
  3. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Neither 1 nor 2

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Site : Known for): 1. Dholavira : large water reservoirs and a signboard in the Harappan script 2. Balakot : workshops making shell objects such as bangles and ladles 3. Banawali : a terracotta model of a plough How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is correct: Dholavira: large water reservoirs and a signboard in the Harappan script (Kachchh, Gujarat).
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Balakot: workshops making shell objects such as bangles and ladles (on the coast of Balochistan, Pakistan).
  3. Pair 3 is correct: Banawali: a terracotta model of a plough (Haryana).
  4. So 3 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: All three pairs

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