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Match the following  List - I  (Indus sites)  List - II  (Features)  a. Mohenjodaro  i.   Discovery of the Rice husk  b. Harappa  ii.  First Indus site to be discovered  c. Rangpur  iii. The Largest Indus site  d. Kot Diji  iv. The site was destroyed by Fire The correct answer is:

Match the following  List - I  (Indus sites)  List - II  (Features)  a. Mohenjodaro  i.   Discovery of the Rice husk  b. Harappa  ii.  First Indus site to be discovered  c. Rangpur  iii. The Largest Indus site  d. Kot Diji  iv. The site was destroyed by Fire The correct answer is: Correct Answer a - iii, b - ii, c - i, d - iv

The correct answer is a - iii, b - ii, c - i, d - iv.

Key Points

  • Harappa was the first Indus site to be discovered in 1826.
  • It was first excavated in 1921 by the Archaeological Survey of India, led by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni.
  • Harappa and the city of Mohenjodaro were the greatest achievements of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
  • Mohenjo-Daro was built in the 26th century BCE.
  • Mohenjodaro was discovered by R.D Banerjee in 1922.
  • It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization.
  • Only in Rangpur and Lothal, rice husks have been found as evidence for the earliest cultivation of rice. 
  • Kot Diji is a pre-Harappan settlement located in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
  • This city was destructed by force or some fire.

Additional Information

  • Bronze statues were mainly found in the cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro and not in Rangpur.
  • Lothal is a small Harappan settlement. it was excavated by SR Rao in 1957.
  • In Dholavira - Signage was found on the ground with large letters of over 37 centimetres, the letters were made of gypsum, and gypsum is used in making tiles.
  • In Bhagwanpura - The people used to live in huts and later they began to build walled houses, a house of thirteen rooms was found in Bhagwan Pura which possibly belonged to a chief.

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