UPSC Static Quiz, 31 July 2023 – Believers IAS Academy

The answer is d.
All of the above grains have been found in the Harappan sites.
Grains found at Harappan sites include wheat, barley, lentil, chickpea and sesame. Millets are found at sites in Gujarat. Finds of rice are relatively rare.

The answer is a.
Statements 1 and 2 are wrong. Statement 3 is correct.
Statement 1: Representations on seals and terracotta sculpture indicate that the bull was known, and archaeologists extrapolate from this that oxen were used for ploughing. Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana).
Statement 2: Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels.
Statement 3: The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.

The answer is c.
All three are correct.
Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan, but not in Punjab or Sind. It is possible that ancient canals silted up long ago. It is also likely that water drawn from wells was used for irrigation. Besides, water reservoirs found in Dholavira (Gujarat) may have been used to store water for agriculture. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about 700.

The answer is b.
Statements 1 and 2 are wrong. Statements 3,4 and 5 are correct.
Statement 1: The smaller but higher section of the settlement was called Citadel.
Statement 2: The larger but lower section of the settlement was called Lower Town.
Statement 3: The Citadel owes its height to the fact that buildings were constructed
on mud-brick platforms.
Statement 4: Both the Citadel and the Lower Town were walled.
Statement 5: The bricks, whether sun-dried or baked, were of a standardised ratio, where the length and breadth were four times and twice the height respectively. Such bricks were used at all Harappan settlements.

The answer is a.
In Dholavira and Lothal, the entire site was fortified. While most Harappan settlements have a small high western part and a larger lower eastern section, there are variations. At sites such as Dholavira and Lothal (Gujarat), the entire settlement was fortified, and sections within the town were also separated by walls. The Citadel within Lothal was not walled off but was built at a height.