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(a) Alexander Burnes
(b) Sir Alexander Cunningham
(c) Charles Masson
(d) Sir John Marshall
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
In 1827 Charles Masson was the first recorded European to visit Harappa on his way to the Punjab after deserting the army of the British East India Company. Four years later, another soldier and explorer Sir Alexander Burnes visited Harappa after mapping the Indus River.
The activities and reports of these early explorers eventually came to the attention of Sir Alexander Cunningham the first director of the Archaeological Survey of India. He visited the site twice, once in 1853 and later in 1856.
However, by the time of his second visit, much damage had been done from the removal of bricks used to build the bed for the Lahore-Multan railway in what is now Pakistan. He concluded that the material was related to the ruins of nearby 7th Century AD.
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Question : 1
Which one of the following sites has yielded the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan period?
a) Kalibangan
b) Kotdiji
c) Mehargarh
d) Amri
Answer »Answer: (c)
The best-known site of the cultural remains is Mehrgarh. Mehrgarh is a neolithic site seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements :
- The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.
- The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.
- The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 only
c) 1 and 2
d) 2 and 3
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 3
Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Cotton
b) Barley
c) Pulses
d) Wheat
Answer »Answer: (c)
In Indus Valley Civilization, pulses were unknown. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesasum, mustard, peas, 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 Mohenjodaro. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.
Question : 4
Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
a) Banavali
b) Kalibangan
c) Lothal
d) Alamgirpur
Answer »Answer: (c)
Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization located in the valley of Ghaggar-Harka river. Many Indus Valley (or Harappan)
sites have been discovered along the Ghaggar-Hakra beds.
Question : 5
Almost all Harappan towns had large granaries because
a) Food-grains were stored for the purpose of trade
b) All of the above
c) Surplus produce of the countryside was stored in the towns
d) Taxes were paid in kind, and therefore, granaries acted as a sort of public treasuries
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 6
Evidence of some of the animals are extremely rare in Harappan context:
- Buffalo
- Camel
- Horse
- Pig
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) Only 2
c) All
d) Only 3
Answer »Answer: (a)
Domesticated animals included dogs and cats, humped and shorthorn cattle, domestic fowl, and possibly pigs, camels, and buffalo.
The elephant probably was also domesticated, and its ivory tusks were freely used.
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