Question

Four outposts of the Harappan Civilisation were _________.

• A. Manda in the North, Daimabad in the South, Hulas and Alamgirpur in the East and Sutkagendor in the West
• B. Manda in the North, Alamgirpur in the East, Shotughai in the West and Daimabad in the South
• C. Manda in East, Daimabad in South, Hulas in North and Surkotda in West
• D. Alamgirpur in North, Kayatha in South, Manda in East and Kuntasi in West

Answer 1

The correct option is A Manda in the North, Daimabad in the South, Hulas and Alamgirpur in the East and Sutkagendor in the West

• Manda- It was discovered in 1976. It is the northern most site of harappan civilization. This site was used to collect wood for the harappan people.
• Daimabad- It was discovered in 1958. It is the southern most site of harappan civilization. Many bronze goods were recovered from this site,
• Sutkagendor- This is the trading post located in the Baluchistan area bordering Iran(current map of the world). This trading post was supporting the trade with Persian gulf.
  
• Alamgirpur- It was discovered in 1959. This site shows the presence of Harappan civilization to the east of Yamuna river.