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  1. Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?
    1. Wheat
    2. Pulses
    3. Barley
    4. Cotton
Correct Option: B

In Indus Valley Civilization, pulses were unknown. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesasum, mustard, peas, etc. The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the from of hunks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop. A piece of woven cloth has been found at Mohenjodaro. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.



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