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Dholavira, an archaeological site, is associated with which period? A. Gupta period B. Magadha period C. Indus Valley Civilization D. Chalukya period

Dholavira, an archaeological site, is associated with which period? A. Gupta period B. Magadha period C. Indus Valley Civilization D. Chalukya period Correct Answer C

The correct answer is Indus Valley Civilization.

Key Points

  • Dholavira, an archaeological site, is associated with the Indus Valley Civilization period.
    • Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometer south of it.
    • This village is 165 km from Radhanpur.
    • Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city.
    • Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer.
  • Hence, option 4 is correct.

​Additional Information

  • Dholavira site was discovered in 1967-68 by J. P. Joshi, of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and is the fifth largest of eight major Harappan sites.
  • The other major Harappan sites discovered so far are Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Ganeriwala, Rakhigarhi, Kalibangan, Rupnagar and Lothal.

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