RAS question
Which site of the Indus Valley Civilization is known for the discovery of horse bones?
Correct answer: (B) Surkotada.
Surkotada in Gujarat is the Indus Valley Civilization site known for the discovery of horse bones.
Explanation
Surkotada is the right answer because Gujarat Tourism identifies it as an Indus Valley Civilization site in Kutch, Gujarat, excavated by Jagat Pati Joshi of the Archaeological Survey of India, and specifically records that bones of horse and ass were recovered there from all three periods of the site. Among the listed Harappan sites, Surkotada is remembered for horse-bone evidence. The fact matters because the horse is usually linked more strongly with later Vedic or Aryan cultural discussion than with the core Indus Valley Civilization, so Surkotada becomes a recurring exception-style factual marker in ancient Indian history questions.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Lothal is associated in the options with its dockyard, not with the discovery of horse bones.
- (C) Rangpur is identified in the options for evidence of rice cultivation, so it does not match the horse-bone clue.
- (D) Kalibangan is linked in the options with ploughed fields, not with horse bones.
Concept
This tests site-specific archaeological evidence from the Indus Valley Civilization. RAS asks such questions repeatedly because one distinctive find can separate otherwise similar Harappan sites in a single-option MCQ.