Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization

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  1. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the:








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    The people of the Indus Valley Civilization mainly traded with the Mesopotamians. Dilmun and Makan were intermediate trading stations between Meluha and Mesopotamia. Meluha is the earliest name of Indus area.

    Correct Option: C

    The people of the Indus Valley Civilization mainly traded with the Mesopotamians. Dilmun and Makan were intermediate trading stations between Meluha and Mesopotamia. Meluha is the earliest name of Indus area.

  1. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with the river:








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    Bhogavo

    Correct Option: B

    Bhogavo

  1. Which of the following is the most common motif of the Indus seals?








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    The unicorn is the most common motif on Indus seals and appears to represent a mythical animal that Greek and Roman sources trace back to the Indian subcontinent.

    Correct Option: D

    The unicorn is the most common motif on Indus seals and appears to represent a mythical animal that Greek and Roman sources trace back to the Indian subcontinent.

  1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:








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    The Indus Valley was discovered by Dayaram Sahni in 1921. It is one of the word's earliest urban civilizations alongside its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The Indus Valley covers modern day Pakistan and the northwest of India.

    Correct Option: B

    The Indus Valley was discovered by Dayaram Sahni in 1921. It is one of the word's earliest urban civilizations alongside its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The Indus Valley covers modern day Pakistan and the northwest of India.

  1. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization site was located on the Iranian border?








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    Sutkagen Dor is the westernmost know archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization. It is located about 480 km west of Makran coast near the Iran border in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Sutkagen Dor would have been on the trade route from Lothal in Gujarat to Mesopotamia and was probably heavily involved in the fishing trade similar to that which exists today in the coast along Balochistan.

    Correct Option: B

    Sutkagen Dor is the westernmost know archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization. It is located about 480 km west of Makran coast near the Iran border in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Sutkagen Dor would have been on the trade route from Lothal in Gujarat to Mesopotamia and was probably heavily involved in the fishing trade similar to that which exists today in the coast along Balochistan.