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The two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation were Harappa and:Read the answer and worked solution →What did the Indus cities showcase one of the earliest examples of?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indus site lies in Gujarat?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indus site lies in Rajasthan?Read the answer and worked solution →The bust of a bearded man from the Indus Valley is made of:Read the answer and worked solution →The famous dancing girl figure was found at:Read the answer and worked solution →The dancing girl figure is made of:Read the answer and worked solution →How is the dancing girl's hair described?Read the answer and worked solution →The bronze figure of a bull from Mohenjodaro is shown with a cord around its:Read the answer and worked solution →The standard Harappan seal was a square plaque measuring:Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty is named among the successors to the Mauryan Empire?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is named as a good example of early stupa sites?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cave site is named alongside Ajanta and Kanheri?Read the answer and worked solution →Ellora is located in which district of Maharashtra?Read the answer and worked solution →How far is Ellora from Ajanta?Read the answer and worked solution →What is unusual about the storeys of the Ellora caves?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Shaivite theme is depicted in the Ellora sculptures?Read the answer and worked solution →The rock-cut temple at Ellora is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The lost-wax casting process is also called:Read the answer and worked solution →The lost-wax process was learnt as far back as which culture?Read the answer and worked solution →Bronze is an alloy of tin, zinc and:Read the answer and worked solution →The finest bronze statues were produced during which period?Read the answer and worked solution →The Chola Period bronzes span which centuries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chola queen is named as a patron of bronze work?Read the answer and worked solution →The dancing figure of Shiva as Nataraja was fully developed under the:Read the answer and worked solution →A wide range of Shiva iconography evolved in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each Indus site by its stateRead the answer and worked solution →Match each work to where it is fromRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about Indian artRead the answer and worked solution →Order these periods of Indian artRead the answer and worked solution →

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The two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation were Harappa and:

  1. Mohenjodaro
  2. Mahabalipuram
  3. Mahasthangarh
  4. Madhyamnagar
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Correct answer: A. Mohenjodaro

1. Both lay along the Indus river. 2. Harappa lay in the north. 3. Mohenjodaro lay in the south. _Source: syllabus Fine Art, 'An Introduction to Indian Art Part I'_

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What did the Indus cities showcase one of the earliest examples of?

  1. Coin minting
  2. Civic planning
  3. Civil painting
  4. Cave painting
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Correct answer: B. Civic planning

1. Houses, markets and public baths were arranged in a grid. 2. A highly developed drainage system ran through it. 3. It was one of the earliest examples of civic planning. _Source: syllabus Fine Art, 'An Introduction to Indian Art Part I'_

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Which Indus site lies in Gujarat?

  1. Lothal
  2. Ropar
  3. Nagpur
  4. Raipur
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Correct answer: A. Lothal

1. Harappa and Mohenjodaro lie in Pakistan. 2. Dholavira is the other Gujarat site named. 3. Lothal is in Gujarat. _Source: syllabus Fine Art, 'An Introduction to Indian Art Part I'_

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