Harappan Civilization Questions and Answers – Page 5

site, feature, object, chronology, geographical location, excavator, or cultural practice referred to in the stem. If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Dadheri is a post-Harappan (Late Harappan) site located in Punjab. It is not in Jammu, Haryana or Uttar Pradesh. Post-Harappan sites mark the decline phase of the civilization.

If it concerns an artefact, distinguish the place where it was found from the material or interpretation attached to it. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. The famous Dancing Girl bronze figurine was found at Mohenjodaro. It was NOT found at Harappa, Kalibangan or Ropad.

e association matches the accepted archaeological site, feature, object, chronology, geographical location, excavator, or cultural practice referred to in the stem. If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns an artefact, distinguish the place where it was found from the material or interpretation attached to it. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. Only Dholavira (Gujarat) shows evidence of a stadium-like structure in Harappan Civilization. Lothal, Kot Diji and Rangpur lack this specific architectural feature.

d reasons for the decline of Harappan Civilization — Gordon Childe and Wheeler: Aryan invasion; Amlanand Ghosh: Climate change; John Marshall: Administrative weakness; M. If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. Option D is correct as all matches are right: Childe Wheeler→Aryan invasion, Amlanand Ghosh→Climate change, Marshall→Admin weakness, Sahani→Floods.

e accepted archaeological site, feature, object, chronology, geographical location, excavator, or cultural practice referred to in the stem. If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. Kot Diji is in Sindh (Pakistan), NOT Punjab (Pakistan). Options B (Rangpur-Gujarat), C (Chanhudaro-Pakistan) and D (Alamgirpur-UP) are all correctly matched Harappan site-states.

If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. Traders/merchant class handled governance in Harappan Civilization — no evidence of kings or military rulers was found. Farmers and soldiers were not the administrative class.

If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns an artefact, distinguish the place where it was found from the material or interpretation attached to it. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. Cotton cloth was found at Mohenjodaro, NOT at Lothal. A (elephants in Gujarat), B (horse bones at Surkotada) and C (clay horse at Mohenjodaro) are all correct Harappan facts.

s the accepted archaeological site, feature, object, chronology, geographical location, excavator, or cultural practice referred to in the stem. If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns an artefact, distinguish the place where it was found from the material or interpretation attached to it. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. Kalibangan (Rajasthan) shows evidence of double cropping (two crops grown simultaneously). Banawali has plow model; Rangpur has rice; Lothal has dockyard — none show double cropping.

If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Harappan society had three classes: priest-warriors, traders and workers. It was a relatively egalitarian society.

If it asks about a site, recall its location, river, excavator, and special discovery. If it concerns dates, separate Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases. Archaeological interpretations may change when new evidence appears, so use the standard association accepted in school texts and competitive examinations. All four racial groups lived in Harappan Civilization: Mediterranean, Proto-Australoid, Mongoloid and Alpine. Evidence of all four comes from skeletal remains found at Harappan sites.