Prehistoric Period Questions and Answers – Page 2

The famous bronze Dancing Girl was discovered at Mohenjodaro. Mohenjodaro fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Chanhudaro, Harappa and Dholavira are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Mohenjodaro together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

The Great Bath is located in the citadel area of Mohenjodaro. Thus the other options either belong to a different archaeological site, represent a different period, or do not match the specific evidence asked in the question. Mohenjodaro fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Harappa, Lothal and Kalibangan are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Mohenjodaro together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Banerji excavated Mohenjodaro in 1922. Daya Ram Sahni excavated Harappa in 1921, S. Rao led excavations at Lothal and R. Bisht is associated with Dholavira. D.) Banerji fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Daya Ram Sahni, R. Rao are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Rakhaldas (R. D.) Banerji together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Daya Ram Sahni began the major excavation of Harappa in 1921. Banerji is associated with Mohenjodaro, John Marshall announced the civilisation’s discovery to the wider world and R. Daya Ram Sahni fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Rakhaldas Banerji, John Marshall and R. Bisht are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Daya Ram Sahni together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Terracotta figurines, seals and unusual structures have inspired interpretations involving fertility, animals, trees and ritual bathing. Because the script remains undeciphered, calling one figure “the most widely worshipped Mother Goddess” goes beyond demonstrable evidence. The source tradition places the person, work and event in a defined historical setting. Seals, figurines and structures permit hypotheses, but named deities remain uncertain fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: The Mother Goddess was certainly the universal supreme deity, Every seal names Shiva and A single temple text explains all rituals are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. Reading the question as a relationship among person, period, place and institutional purpose prevents that mistake. For a statement-based variant, test every clause independently; one correct name cannot rescue an incorrect date or function. The compact memory link is therefore Seals, figurines and structures permit hypotheses, but named deities remain uncertain together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

The one-horned ‘unicorn’ motif is the most frequent animal image on Harappan seals. Clear and undisputed horse imagery is not characteristic of Harappan seals. The one-horned animal (unicorn) fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: The horse, The tiger and The elephant are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The common error is to select the most familiar option without checking whether it performs the role described in the stem. For a statement-based variant, test every clause independently; one correct name cannot rescue an incorrect date or function. The compact memory link is therefore The one-horned animal (unicorn) together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Harappa and Mohenjodaro are often described through elevated citadel and lower-town sectors, but these labels are archaeological conventions and not universal. Dholavira had a distinctive multi-part layout, and smaller settlements followed other plans. The evidence must connect patronage, place and historical period simultaneously. Many had raised and lower sectors, but layouts varied by site fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Every city had exactly two identical halves, No settlement had fortifications and All cities followed Dholavira’s three-part plan are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. Reading the question as a relationship among person, period, place and institutional purpose prevents that mistake. For a statement-based variant, test every clause independently; one correct name cannot rescue an incorrect date or function. The compact memory link is therefore Many had raised and lower sectors, but layouts varied by site together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Current scholarship does not identify the Harappan population as one simple racial group. Archaeological and biological evidence points to diversity, while the undeciphered script prevents a conclusive identification of language or ethnic identity. Therefore the other options either belong to another chronological phase, a different site, or an older interpretation that does not best fit the evidence. It was diverse, and its precise linguistic or ethnic identity is not conclusively known fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: It consisted only of Aryans, It consisted only of one Dravidian racial type and It consisted only of Mongoloids are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. Reading the question as a relationship among person, period, place and institutional purpose prevents that mistake. The supporting source also helps separate later textbook shorthand from the more precise historical formulation. For a statement-based variant, test every clause independently; one correct name cannot rescue an incorrect date or function. The compact memory link is therefore It was diverse, and its precise linguistic or ethnic identity is not conclusively known together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

Correct answer: लगभग 2600–1900 ईसा-पूर्व. The Mature Harappan phase is generally dated to about 2600–1900 BCE. Earlier regional and Early Harappan developments preceded it, and a Late Harappan phase followed after urban decline. Therefore the other options either belong to another chronological phase, a different site, or an older interpretation that does not best fit the evidence. 2600–1900 BCE fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. 600–300 BCE and c. 3200–2800 BCE are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. For a statement-based variant, test every clause independently; one correct name cannot rescue an incorrect date or function. 2600–1900 BCE together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.

The Indus Civilisation is also called the Harappan Civilisation because Harappa was the first major site excavated that gave its name to the archaeological culture. It was not Vedic, Mesopotamian or simply ‘Aryan’. The Harappan Civilisation fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: The Mesopotamian Civilisation, The Vedic Civilisation and The Aryan Civilisation are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The supporting source also helps separate later textbook shorthand from the more precise historical formulation. The compact memory link is therefore The Harappan Civilisation together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.