100. Bhirrana is significant in Harappan studies because it has yielded:
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A. Very early levels associated with the Harappan cultural sequence
B. Ashokan edicts
C. Gupta gold coins
D. Buddhist stupas only
Answer: A. Very early levels associated with the Harappan cultural sequence
Explanation: Bhirrana in Haryana has produced early cultural levels related to the development of Harappan traditions, contributing to debates over the chronology of regional settlement.
99. Which archaeological site is located in Maharashtra and belongs to a later Chalcolithic tradition rather than the core Harappan zone?
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A. Inamgaon
B. Dholavira
C. Lothal
D. Kalibangan
Answer: A. Inamgaon
Explanation: Inamgaon belongs chiefly to the Deccan Chalcolithic tradition. It is useful comparatively but should not be confused with mature Harappan urban settlements.
98. Which site is located in Uttar Pradesh and is known for Neolithic rice evidence rather than mature Harappan urbanism?
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A. Koldihwa
B. Lothal
C. Harappa
D. Dholavira
Answer: A. Koldihwa
Explanation: Koldihwa is a significant Neolithic site in the Belan Valley, whereas Harappa, Lothal and Dholavira belong directly to the Harappan civilization.
97. Which Harappan structure indicates advanced public sanitation and water use?
[SSC 2019]
A. Great Bath
B. Iron furnace
C. Buddhist chaitya
D. Megalithic dolmen
Answer: A. Great Bath
Explanation: Mohenjo-daro’s Great Bath required sophisticated brickwork, waterproofing and water control, providing striking evidence of Harappan engineering and concern with communal bathing.
96. Which metal was absent from mature Harappan technological use?
[SSC 2019]
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Gold
Answer: A. Iron
Explanation: Mature Harappan society possessed accomplished copper-bronze metallurgy and precious-metal working but did not use iron as a regular technological material.
95. Harappan seals most often served as evidence of:
[SSC 2019]
A. Administrative and commercial activity
B. Iron technology
C. Vedic sacrifices alone
D. Buddhist monasticism
Answer: A. Administrative and commercial activity
Explanation: Seals probably functioned in identity, ownership, administration or trade. Their widespread discovery, standardized shapes and repeated motifs indicate important roles in Harappan economic organization.
94. The “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro was made using:
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A. Bronze
B. Iron
C. Marble
D. Wood
Answer: A. Bronze
Explanation: The small bronze statuette was created using sophisticated metal-casting techniques, probably the lost-wax method, and demonstrates the artistic skill of Harappan metalworkers.
93. Which civilization displayed highly standardized cubical weights?
[SSC 2019]
A. Harappan
B. Gupta
C. Kushana
D. Satavahana
Answer: A. Harappan
Explanation: Cubical stone weights followed remarkably consistent standards across distant Harappan centres, facilitating commercial transactions and demonstrating shared systems of measurement.
92. Which city lacked the usual fortified citadel traditionally seen at many Harappan sites?
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A. Chanhudaro
B. Harappa
C. Kalibangan
D. Dholavira
Answer: A. Chanhudaro
Explanation: Chanhudaro is frequently identified as an unusual Harappan settlement without a separately fortified citadel, and it functioned predominantly as an important craft-production centre.
91. The Great Granary is prominently associated with:
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A. Mohenjo-daro
B. Sarnath
C. Ujjain
D. Pataliputra
Answer: A. Mohenjo-daro
Explanation: A massive structure at Mohenjo-daro has traditionally been interpreted as a granary, although modern archaeological interpretation of some Harappan monumental buildings remains debated.
