Spot the false claim in each set

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   The Harappan script was written from left to right.

   Statements

   1. The Harappan script has somewhere between 375 and 400 signs.
   2. Most Harappan inscriptions are short, the longest about 26 signs.
   3. The Harappan script was written from left to right.

2. False statement

   The Great Bath stood in the Lower Town at Mohenjodaro.

   Statements

   1. The Great Bath stood in the Lower Town at Mohenjodaro.
   2. The tank was made watertight with bricks on edge and gypsum mortar.
   3. Water from the tank flowed out into a huge drain.

3. False statement

   Megasthenes was a Chinese pilgrim at the Mauryan court.

   Statements

   1. Chandragupta Maurya founded the empire around 321 BCE.
   2. Megasthenes was a Chinese pilgrim at the Mauryan court.
   3. Asoka had his messages engraved on rocks and polished pillars.

Instructions

One line in each set of three is false. Tap it.

Explanation