The Indus Valley Civilization is an example of
a. prehistory
b. proto-history
c. continuous story
d. history

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Solution

The correct answer is option (b).

Explanation: Proto-historic time is for which written records are present but have not been deciphered. Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to the proto-history period as the main source of information are archaeological remains. The sites were first dug up by archaeologists in the 1920s.

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1. Prehistory	few written records	archaeological sources are one of the many sources
2. Proto-history	plenty of written records	archaeological sources are the only sources
3. History	no written records	archaeological sources are the main source