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Q1Which statement is incorrect about Harappan material culture and craft production?
The Harappans were a Bronze Age people who used copper and bronze; iron does not belong to their standard Mature Harappan technological profile. Chanhudaro in Sindh is instead noted as a bead-, seal- and metal-working centre without a citadel, while the 4:2:1 baked-brick ratio is a genuine Harappan feature.
Q2Match the Neolithic site with its distinctive evidence and choose the correct option: 1. Mehrgarh, 2. Burzahom, 3. Chirand, 4. Koldihwa. a. Bone tools, b. Earliest farming village, c. Earliest rice, d. Pit-dwellings and dog burials.
Mehrgarh in Balochistan is treated as an earliest farming village, while Burzahom in Kashmir is known for pit-dwellings and dog burials. Chirand in Bihar is associated with bone tools, and Koldihwa is linked with earliest rice evidence.
Q3Consider the following statements about Harappan chronology and related debates: 1. Radiocarbon dating places the Mature or Integration phase around c. 2600-1900 BCE. 2. The Late or Localisation phase is generally placed around c. 1900-1300 BCE. 3. Ancient-DNA work at Rakhigarhi has contributed to the indigenous-versus-migration debate over Harappan ancestry. Which statements are correct?
Radiocarbon-based Harappan chronology places the Mature or Integration phase around c. 2600-1900 BCE and the Late or Localisation phase around c. 1900-1300 BCE. Rakhigarhi in Haryana, the largest Harappan site in India, has become central to ancient-DNA discussions on indigenous and migration models of ancestry.
Q4Which site is associated with reported horse bones in discussions of the Harappan civilisation?
Surkotada in Gujarat is the site commonly cited for reported horse bones in Harappan studies. Kalibangan is linked with the ploughed field and fire-altars, Rakhigarhi with its size and ancient-DNA debate, and Chanhudaro with craft production and the absence of a citadel.
Q5Match the Neolithic sites with their distinctive archaeological associations: 1. Mehrgarh 2. Burzahom 3. Chirand 4. Koldihwa. Which set is correctly matched?
Mehrgarh in Balochistan is treated as an early farming village, Burzahom in Kashmir is noted for pit-dwellings and dog burials, Chirand in Bihar for bone tools, and Koldihwa for early rice evidence. The distractors exchange these site-specific finds, which is a common error in Neolithic regional history.
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6Which pair of Mesolithic characteristics is correctly linked with Bagor in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, and Adamgarh?
7Which option correctly captures the chronological relationship of Chalcolithic cultures with the Harappan civilization?
8Which pairing of a Harappan site with its distinctive archaeological feature is correct?
9The object conventionally called the 'Priest-King' is best identified as which Harappan find?
10Consider the following statements about Rakhigarhi: I. It is the largest Harappan site in India. II. Ancient-DNA work at the site has contributed to debates on Harappan ancestry, including indigenous-versus-migration interpretations. Which of the statements is/are correct?
11In the usual archaeological periodisation of Indian prehistory, which sequence is correct?
12Which statement best identifies the archaeological significance of microliths in Indian prehistory?
13Which Harappan artefact is the standard example of lost-wax casting in bronze?
14Which pair correctly represents the geographical extent markers of the Harappan Civilization?
15Which set correctly identifies the find, material or technique, and Harappan site?