Ancient History question: Which statement about Harappan food production is correct?

The verified response to “Ancient History question: Which statement about Harappan food production is correct?” is Wheat and barley were major crops, option B. The original question-specific evidence states: Wheat and barley formed the core of Harappan agriculture. Wheat and barley were major crops is the correct answer to “Which statement about Harappan food production is correct”. This evidence connects the required Ancient History fact with its archaeological, geographical, cultural or chronological setting. Harappan evidence must be interpreted from excavated settlements, artefacts, environmental data and comparisons among sites; a single object should not automatically support a wider claim than the evidence permits. The choices Maize was the staple, Potato was the staple and Tea and coffee were major crops do not satisfy the same combination of site, feature, river region, crop, craft, discovery, chronology or cultural association. The attribution is presented as an exam-oriented historical identification and should be read within the archaeological context stated in the question. Then compare the chosen answer with the relevant NCERT theme and reject options belonging to another site or category. Replaying that method confirms Wheat and barley were major crops as the keyed response for this Ancient History question. This evidence-led approach strengthens factual recall, chronological caution and option elimination for SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence, State and other competitive examinations.