Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The Indus valley civilization is also called the Harappan civilization because Harappa was the largest of the excavated sites
2. Harappa was the first of the excavated sites.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2 only

The Indus Valley Civilization is also called the Harappan Civilization but Rakhigarhi (Haryana) was the largest of the excavated sites.
The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region.