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.1 who among the following archeologist is the author of the bookQ
" The story of Indian archaeology" ?
[2023]
(a) R.D. Banerjee
(b) D.R. sahni
(c) S.N. Roy
(d) B.B. Lal
Answer: c
Q.2 Explain how the drainage system of Harappan cities indicate
town planning.
[2023,2021,2016,2015,2012,2008]
Answer:
One of the most distinctive features of Harappan Civilisation was
its carefully planned drainage system.
If we look at the plan of the Lower Town, we can find that roads
and streets were laid out along an approximate 'grid' pattern,
intersecting at right angles.
Every house had one wall alongside the street having a drain
connected to the street drain to flow out domestic wastewater. It
seems that streets with drains were laid out first and then houses
built along them.
Little heaps of material mostly sand were found lying alongside
drainage channels, it meant that the debris was not always carted
away when the drain was cleared.
Drainage systems were mostly found in the smaller settlement but
were not unique to the larger cities.
For example, at Lothal while houses were built of mud bricks,
drains were made of burnt bricks.
,Therefore, we can say that Harappan cities have carefully planned
drainage system.
Q.3 Explain why the seals and sealings were used by the
Harappans. [2023,2016,2010]
Answer:
Giving archaeologic interpretation to reconstruct religious
practices of Harappan civilisation was not easy. The important facts
to reconstruct the religious belief of the Harappan period are as
follows:
Archaeologists thought that certain objects which seemed unusual
or unfamiliar may have had a religious significance.
These included terracotta figurines of women, heavily jewelled
with elaborate head dresses. These were regarded as mother
Goddesses.
Rare stone statuary of men seated with one hand on the knee was
regarded as 'priest king'.
Other structures found in Harappan Civilisation, like the great bath
and fire altars found at Kalibangan and Lothal also were taken as
significant for ritual practices.
Mythical creatures like unicorn, figure seated cross-legged in yogic
posture, sometimes surrounded by animals, regarded as 'proto-
shiva' were all examples of Hindu religion. Conical stone objects
were classified as 'lingas'.
Thus, reconstructing religious practices was not easy for the
archaeologists.
Q.4 "Mohenzodaro was a planned urban centre" support the
statement. [2023]
Q.5 Read the following statements about the Indus Valley
Civilization :
(i) Early and mature Harappan culture shared subsistence
strategies.
, (ii) Millets have been found from one of the Indus Valley
Civilization sites.
(iii) Archaeologists have found evidences of a ploughed field at
Kalibangan.
(iv) Archaeo-zoologists reconstructed dietary practices from
charred grains.
Choose the correct option :
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Q.5 Two statements as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given
below. Read
them carefully and select the correct option :
Assertion (A) : Harappan Civilization had developed a precise
system of
weights and measures. Reason (R) : Metal scale-pans have been
found. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason
(R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Q.6 Describe the distinct views of archaeologists on the Central
authority of Harappa. [2023,2015]
Or
Describe the opinions of the archaeologists over the central
authority of the Harappan Civilisation.
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