Question

Consider the following statements:
1. Rice husk has been found from Lothal and Rangpur.
2. Evidence of signage on wall has been discovered from Dholavira.
3. A thirteen roomed house from the overlap period has been discovered from Bhagwanpura.
4. The steatite figure of a bearded man has been recovered from Mohenjo-daro.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 4
• B. 2 and 3
• C. All of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 and 4

• Lothal is a small Harappan settlement. it was excavated by SR Rao in 1957.
• In the excavation at lothal, he found a dockyard, a graveyard & rice husk
• In Dholavira - A signage was found on the ground with large letters of over 37 centimeters, the letters were made of gypsum, 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 bhagwanpura which possibly belonged to a chief.
• In Mohenjodaro - A bearded man was unearthed and the archaeologists called it priest-king.
• The bearded man was wearing a ribbon with a circular ornament on his forehead and a similar ornament but of smaller size was found on his arm.