Q. With reference to the Harappan civilization, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. A ploughed field, showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town wall has been discovered at Kalibangan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(a) 1 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(c) Both 1 and 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: (c) Both 1 and 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Both 1 and 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The statement “The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification” is correct. Dholavira, one of the major sites of the Harappan civilization, was indeed designed in the shape of a parallelogram. The city had elaborate fortifications, including walls and bastions, which served as defensive structures for the settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The statement “A ploughed field, showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town wall has been discovered at Kalibangan” is also correct. Kalibangan, another significant Harappan site, revealed the presence of a ploughed field outside the town’s fortification walls. This field exhibited a grid of furrows, indicating systematic agricultural practices in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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