Pre-historical Sites & Ancient Rajasthan MCQ — 90 Practice Questions with Answers

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Kalibangan shows evidence of what may be one of the earliest recorded earthquakes (c. 2600 BCE), visible as displaced walls and faulted layers between the pre-Harappan and Harappan periods. This earthquake may have caused the Saraswati/Ghaggar river to shift course.

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Kalibangan in Hanumangarh district revealed the world's earliest evidence of a ploughed field showing two crops (mustard and wheat) grown simultaneously in a criss-cross pattern.

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Ganeshwar in Sikar district, near the Khetri copper belt of Rajasthan, was a major copper-producing site (c. 2800–2200 BCE). It supplied copper arrowheads, spearheads, and fish hooks to Harappan cities.

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The Bhabru (Bairat) edict is the only Ashokan edict where Ashoka explicitly declares his faith in Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, and recommends seven specific Buddhist texts for study. It was originally found at Bairat and later moved to the Kolkata Museum.

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An inscription of Toramana has been found at Chittorgarh, indicating Huna control over parts of Rajasthan in the late 5th-early 6th century CE. The Hunas were Central Asian invaders who disrupted the Gupta Empire.