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A museum label says a Harappan seal is carved from a soft stone. Which stone is it?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mature Harappan civilisation is dated to which period?Read the answer and worked solution →Grains found at Harappan sites include wheat, barley, lentil and chickpea. Which grain is relatively rare?Read the answer and worked solution →Terracotta models of a plough have been found at Cholistan and at which Haryana site?Read the answer and worked solution →At which Rajasthan site was a ploughed field with two sets of furrows at right angles found?Read the answer and worked solution →Traces of canals have been found at which Harappan site in Afghanistan?Read the answer and worked solution →Water reservoirs that may have stored water for farming were found at which Gujarat site?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, called the father of Indian archaeology?Read the answer and worked solution →Mohenjodaro is divided into a small high western part and a larger lower eastern part. What are these called?Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan bricks followed a standard ratio. Length and breadth were how many times the height?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many wells did Mohenjodaro have, by scholars' estimate?Read the answer and worked solution →The Great Bath tank was made watertight with bricks set on edge and a mortar of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tiny settlement of under 7 hectares was devoted almost wholly to craft production like bead-making?Read the answer and worked solution →Nageshwar and Balakot, both near the coast, specialised in making objects from which material?Read the answer and worked solution →Harappans may have sent expeditions to the Khetri region of Rajasthan for which metal?Read the answer and worked solution →Mesopotamian texts call the Harappan region by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →The Harappan script has how many signs, showing it was not alphabetical?Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan weights were usually cubical and made of which stone?Read the answer and worked solution →By about which year BCE had most Mature Harappan sites in Cholistan been abandoned?Read the answer and worked solution →Who announced the discovery of the Indus valley civilisation to the world in 1924?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ASI Director-General, from 1944, insisted on following the stratigraphy of a mound?Read the answer and worked solution →Fire altars regarded as ritual structures have been found at Lothal and which other site?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Harappan sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Harappan grainsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the archaeologistsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the raw materialsRead the answer and worked solution →Site or scholarRead the answer and worked solution →Where did it come fromRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Harappa bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A museum label says a Harappan seal is carved from a soft stone. Which stone is it?

  1. Steatite
  2. Granite
  3. Marble
  4. Basalt
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Correct answer: A. Steatite

1. Harappan seals are made of steatite. 2. They carry animal motifs and undeciphered signs. 3. Steatite was also moulded into micro beads. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation._

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The Mature Harappan civilisation is dated to which period?

  1. 3500 to 3000 BCE
  2. 2600 to 1900 BCE
  3. 1500 to 600 BCE
  4. 600 to 300 BCE
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Correct answer: B. 2600 to 1900 BCE

1. Early and Late Harappan cultures bracket it. 2. The Mature phase runs c. 2600 to 1900 BCE. 3. Harappa was the first site found. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation._

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Grains found at Harappan sites include wheat, barley, lentil and chickpea. Which grain is relatively rare?

  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Barley
  4. Sesame
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Correct answer: A. Rice

1. Millets appear at Gujarat sites. 2. Finds of rice are relatively rare. 3. Archaeo-botanists study charred grains. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation._

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