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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Archaeologists employ specific methods to investigate potential social or economic disparities among individuals in a given culture. One of these methods involves examining burials. The monumental pyramids of Egypt, some of which were built during the same era as the Harappan civilization, serve as a familiar example. Another approach to discerning social distinctions is the analysis of artifacts, which archaeologists categorize as utilitarian or luxury items.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A- Harappans firmly believed in burying precious things with the dead.
B- Some graves contain pottery and ornaments, perhaps indicating a belief that these could be used in the afterlife.

Options:

Only statement A is correct.

Only statement B is correct.

Both statements are correct.

Neither of them is correct.

Correct Answer:

Only statement B is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Only statement B is correct.

Some graves contain pottery and ornaments, perhaps indicating a belief that these could be used in the afterlife. Jewellery has been found in burials of both men and women. In fact, in the excavations at the cemetery in Harappa in the mid-1980s, an ornament consisting of three shell rings, a jasper (a kind of semi-precious stone) bead and hundreds of microbeads was found near the skull of a male. In some instances, the dead were buried with copper mirrors. But on the whole, it appears that the Harappans did not believe in burying precious things with the dead.

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