Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The people of Harappan culture used themselves in gambling.
2. The Aryas at first settled in Western UP.
Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Only 1

There have been pieces of evidence of the fact that Indus Valley people used to gamble and play the board game. Archaeologists have found dice made from cubes of sandstone and terracotta at Harappa. These dice are supposedly oldest dice in the world.

The Indo Iranian group of Aryans settled in Iran and parts of northwestern India. Aryans came in hordes and first settled in northwestern India, from where they migrated gradually towards the Gangetic valley, northeastern India, and southern India.