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Questions : Which of the following statements is not correct regarding agriculture of Harappans?

(a) The granaries discovered at sites like Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Lothal served as the storehouses for grains.

(b) The availability of fertile Indus alluvium contributed to the surplus in agricultural production.

(c) Harrapan people learnt to grow cotton from Mesopotamia.

(d) Cotton, quite possibly could have been used for trade as some woven and dyed cotton cloth has been found at Mohenjo-daro.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Harappans were first in the world to grow cotton. Agriculture along with pastoralism (cattle-rearing) was the base of Harappan economy. We do not have any clear evidence of the tools used for agriculture. However, the furrows or plough-marks have been observed in a field at Kalibangan.

These indicate plough cultivation. A terracotta plough has also been reported from Banawali in Hissar district of Haryana.

The irrigation was carried on a small scale by drawing water from wells or by diverting river water into channels. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesame, mustard, peas, jejube, etc.

The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the form of husks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop. A piece of woven cloth has been found at Mohenjo-Daro.

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Question : 1

A statue of bearded man was found at

a) Chanhudaro

b) Dholavira

c) Mohenjodaro

d) Harappa

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:

a) None of these

b) Boustrophedus

c) Brahmi

d) Kharosthi

Answer: (b)

Indus Scripts are popularly known as Boustrophedon scripts which are still not deciphered by the historians, researchers and scholars.

Question : 3

Horse remains are found it :

(a) Surkotada (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Manda
Choose the correct answer from the following :

a) II, IV and I

b) I and III

c) I, II and III

d) I, III and IV

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which of the following features of modern Hinduism is not derived from the Harappan cults?

a) Worship of Siva-linga in the form of conical and cylindrical stones

b) Dedication of temples to a particular deity

c) Worship of Siva as Pashupati

d) Shakti worship

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

The site of Alamgirpur is located on the bank of river:

a) Bhader

b) Chinab

c) Hindon

d) Maskra

Answer: (c)

An Indus site has been discovered at Alamgirpur, 27 km west of Meerut. Alamgirpur is located on the left bank of the Hindon river, a tributary of the Yamuna.

Question : 6

From a large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites, it appears that they were used for_____________ purposes.

a) ritualistic and religious

b) Commercial

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) Symbolic

Answer: (c)

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