Terracotta models of plough have been reported from:
A- Kalibangan
B- Banawali
C- Cholistan
D- Shortughai
E- Lothal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B and C only
A- Kalibangan Incorrect. At Kalibangan (Rajasthan) archaeologists found a ploughed field with two sets of furrows at right angles, not a model of a plough.
B- Banawali Correct. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at Banawali (Haryana).
C- Cholistan Correct. Terracotta plough models have also been found at sites in Cholistan.
D- Shortughai Incorrect. At Shortughai in Afghanistan archaeologists found traces of canals, not plough models.
E- Lothal Incorrect. Lothal (Gujarat) is known as a fortified settlement whose sections were separated by walls; the plough models come from Cholistan and Banawali.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 Agricultural technologies … Representations on seals and terracotta sculpture indicate that the bull was known, and archaeologists extrapolate from this that oxen were used for ploughing. Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana). Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels (see p. 20). The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.…” |