Identify the correct statements about the Harappan site of ‘Chanhudaro’:
(A) It is a huge settlement of 125 hectares, larger than Mohenjodaro.
(B) It is almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making.
(C) Its geographical location is marked in the present-day Bengal region.
(D) Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) It is a huge settlement of 125 hectares, larger than Mohenjodaro. Incorrect. Chanhudaro is a tiny settlement of less than 7 hectares. The figure of 125 hectares belongs to Mohenjodaro.
(B) It is almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making. Correct. Chanhudaro was given over to bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.
(C) Its geographical location is marked in the present-day Bengal region. Incorrect. Chanhudaro is one of the Mature Harappan sites of the Indus region, marked on the map close to Mohenjodaro, far away from Bengal.
(D) Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro. Correct. Specialised drills for bead-making have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and, more recently, at Dholavira.
NCERT (2025-26): “5. Finding Out About Craft Production … Locate Chanhudaro on Map 1. This is a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares) as compared to Mohenjodaro (125 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.… …Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and more recently at Dholavira.…” |