indus valley civilization quiz set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921–22 when two of its most important sites were excavated. The first was excavated by Dayaram Sahni and the second by R.D. Banerji.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

The inscriptions are thought to have been mostly written from right to left, but sometimes follows boustrophedonic style. A written pictographic language also existed as is evidenced by the Indus scripts written on clay seals.

We see rectangular Harappan seals in the Indus region, round Solutions Harappan seals in Bahrain and one combination Harappan script/Akkadian illustration cylinder seal in Mesopotamia, which is further evidence of intercultural contact. The scripts appeared as early as c.3300-2800 BC in the Ravi Phase at Harappa. We can assume with some degree of confidence that these were used in trade to mark ownership.

However, the Indus seals are not extensive, there is no Rosetta stone-like object and it is different to any other known language. Recent studies suggest that the Harappan script consists of about 400 signs and that it was written from right to left. However, the script has not been deciphered as yet. We do not know the language they spoke, though scholars believe that they spoke “Brahui”, a dialect used by Baluchi people in Pakistan today.

However further research alone can unveil the mystery and enable us to know more about the Harappan script.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Sutkagen Dor is the westernmost known archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization. It is located about 480 km west of Makran coast near the Iran border in Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Sutkagen Dor would have been on the trade route from Lothal in Gujarat to Mesopotamia and was probably heavily involved in the fishing trade similar to that which exists today in the coast along with Balochistan.

Answer: (d)

The most famous bronze ‘dancing girl’ figurine discovered at Mohenjodaro. It is a female figure, with right arm on the hip and left arm hanging in a dancing pose. 

She is wearing a large number of bangles. It is the first sculpture in dancing gesture discovered in the Indian subcontinent.