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The Harappans were?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers: Harappan Culture     Pre-Historic Period-Question 37 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q37.The Harappans were? A. Rural B. Urban C. Nomadic D. Tribal Show Answer Urban Note: The Harappan cities were well planned to support the social and economic needs of their inhabitants. The Urbanism of the Harappan civilization is related to its mature phase. Many scholars have called the Harappan urbanization as 'The Urban Revolution' which could not have been possible without the strong central authority, specialized economic organization and socio-cultural unity. 🔑 Key Points ✔ The Indus Valley Civilization is the earliest known culture of the Indian subcontinent of the kind now called “ urban ” , and the largest of the four ancient civilizations, which als...

Harappans were the earliest people to produce?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Cotton and Mehrgarh     Pre-Historic Period-Question 35 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q35.Harappan were the earliest people to produce?   A. Bronze implements   B. cotton   C. barley   D. seals Show Answer Copper Note: The Harappan were the first to grow cotton . They produced cotton cloth hundreds of years before anyone else. The Greek word for cotton is Sindon , a word derived from Sind which is a part of the Indus Valley civilization region. 🔑 Key Points ✔Farmers in the Indus valley were the f irst to spin and weave cotton. ✔In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro , which is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE. ✔ Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have ...

Indus Valley site Kalibangan located in?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Kalibangan-Harappan site     Pre-Historic Period-Question 34 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q34. Kalibangan , the Indus Valley site is in? A.       Punjab B.       Gujarat C.       Rajasthan D.       Uttar Pradesh Show Answer Rajasthan Note: Kalibangan(literally black bangles ), was excavated between 1960-61 and 1968-69 , this ancient city of Indus valley civilization is located on the bank of the dry bed of the Ghaggar in Rajasthan . The pre-historic and pre-mauryan character of Indus Valley civilization was first identified at this site. Kalibangan site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori , an Italian Indologist and linguist 🔑 Key Points...

Which material was mainly used in manufacture of Harappan seals?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Terracotta and Seals     Pre-Historic Period-Question 32 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q32. Which one of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals ? A. Terracotta B. Bronze C. Iron D. Copper Show Answer Terracotta 🔑 Key Points ✔Most of the seals were made of steatite , which is a kind of soft stone . A few of them were also made of terracotta , gold, agate, chert, ivory and faience . The standard Harappan seal was square in shape with a 2X2 dimension. ✔ Seals are an impressive part of surviving art of Harappan culture. Of these the great majority have animals engraved on them and a short inscription. Terracotta which is a type of earthenware, or clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic , where the fired...

Which was not found in the excavation of Harappan sites ?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Findings of Harappan Sites     Pre-Historic Period-Question 33 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 33. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ? A. Fort B. Temple with Shikhar C. Reservoirs D. Drains and Well Show Answer Temple with Shikhar Note: Shikhar over the sanctum sanctorum (The innermost sanctuary of a temple),a place where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple in North India. Shikhar was a major feature the medieval times. 🔑 Key Points ✔ No temples have been excavated from the sites of Harappan Civilization . They used to worship ' Mother and Pashupati Maharaj' . Yoni and Lingam worship culture was also prevelant in Harappa. ✔ Cow has not been foun...

Which remains excavated in Indus Valley indicates the commercial and economic development?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Seals in Harappan Civilization     Pre-Historic Period-Question 31 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q31.Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley , which one indicates the commercial and economic development ? A. Pottery B.Houses C.Seals D.Boats Show Answer Seals 🔑 Key Points ✔ Seals indicate the commercial and economic development of Harappan civilization. ✔ Seal: An emblem used as a means of authentication. Seal can refer to an impression in paper, wax, clay, or other medium . It can also refer to the device used. ✔Seals were largely used for trading activities during Harrapan period. ✔They were made of soft rock material like steatite (more commonly known as Soapstone ), terracotta and metals like copper. ✔Some seals were...

Organic relationship between culture of Indus Valley and Todays Hinduism proved by worship of?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Indus Valley Religion     Pre-Historic Period-Question 29 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 29.The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of? A. Pashupati, Indra, and the mother Goddess B. Stones,trees,and animals. C.Vishnu and Lakshmi D. Shiva and Shakti Show Answer Shiva and Shakti 🔑 Key Points ✔The religion and belief system of the Indus Valley people have received considerable attention, especially from the view of identifying precursors to deities and religious practices of Indian religions that later developed in the area. ✔Due to the lack of evidence, which is open to varying interpretations, and the fact that the Indus script remains u ndeciphered , the conclusi...

The earliest city discovered in India was?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Harappan Civilization     Pre-Historic Period-Question 28 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 28.The earliest city discovered in India was? A. Sindh B. Mohenjodaro C. Harappan D. Punjab Show Answer Harappan 🔑 Key Points ✔The earliest city to be developed in India was Harappa in Punjab , in present day Pakistan . It was excavated in 1920s in the Punjab province of British India. ✔It lies on the left bank of a now dry course of the Ravi River , west-southwest of the city of Sahiwal , about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Lahore . ✔Harappa was a fortified city that is believed to have been home to as many as 23,500 residents living in sculpted houses with flat roofs made of red sand and clay. ✔The city spread over 150 hectares (370 acres) an...

Only Indus city without citadel?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Chanhudaro     Pre-Historic Period-Question 26 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 26. Which was the only Indus city without a label? A. Kalibangan B. Channhudaro C. Harappan D. Mohenjodaro Show Answer Channhudaro Note: Chanhudaro is known as the Lancashire of India. Indian city,  Mumbai is also called as Lancashire of India. 🔑 Key Points ✔C itadels : A central area in a city that is heavily fortified. ✔Chanhudaro is an archaeological site belonging to the post-urban Jhukar phase of Indus valley civilization. It was the only Indus city without a citadel . ✔ Chanhudaro was first excavated by N. G. Majumdar in March, 1931. ✔ Originally excavated by team led by Ernest and Dorothy MacKay in 1935-36 , Chanhu-daro is an ancient Indus V...

Only Indus site with artificial brick dockyard?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Artificial Brick Dockyard     Pre-Historic Period-Question 25 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 25.Which was the only Indus site with artificial brick dockyard ? A. Lothal B. Kalibangan C. Harappan D. Mohenjodaro Show Answer Lothal Note: Lothal was the world's earliest site which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the Sourashtra . It was famous for the trade of beads, gems and other valuable ornaments. 🔑 Key Points ✔According to the ASI(Archaeological Survey of India) , Lothal had the world's earliest known dock, which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula ...

Animal absent in terracottas of Indus Valley civilization was?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:terracottas in Indus Valley     Pre-Historic Period-Question 24 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 24.Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus Valley civilization? A. Sheep B.Cow C. Pig D.Buffalo Show Answer Cow Note: The scriptures of Indus Valley civilization were prominently made up of stone, metal and terracotta . Terracotta models provide us the information that the Harappan people domesticated animals like Oxen, Pigs, Goats, Buffaloes, and Sheep . Dogs and cats were kept as pets. The humped bull was considered a great asset, but cow has not been mentioned anywhere on the terracotta models. 🔑 Key Points ✔Various sculptures, seals, bronze vessels, pottery, gold jewellery, and anatomic...

Lothal is a site where dockyards of which civilization were found?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Lothal-Site of Dockyards     Pre-Historic Period-Question 22 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 22. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilizations were found? A. Persian B. Egyptian C. Mesopotonian D. Indus valley Show Answer Indus valley 🔑 Key Points ✔Lothal was one of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization , located in the Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat . Construction of the city began around 2200 BCE. ✔Lothal was Discovered in 1954 . ✔Lothal was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 May 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). ✔The dockyard was located away from the main current to avoid deposition of silt. ✔It is believed that Lothal engineers studied tidal movements, and their effects on...