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Chanhudaro is a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making. The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian, jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience, and terracotta or burnt clay. Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous – disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, segmented.
Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Lapis Lazuli | (I) | Bharuch |
| (B) | Carnelian | (II) | South India |
| (C) | Copper | (III) | Shortughai |
| (D) | Gold | (IV) | Khetri |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(A) Lapis Lazuli — this matches (III) Shortughai. The Harappans set up the settlement of Shortughai in far-off Afghanistan, near the best source of lapis lazuli, a blue stone that was very highly valued.
(B) Carnelian — this matches (I) Bharuch. Lothal lay near the sources of carnelian, which came from Bharuch in Gujarat.
(C) Copper — this matches (IV) Khetri. Expeditions were probably sent to the Khetri region of Rajasthan for copper.
(D) Gold — this matches (II) South India. Similar expeditions were sent to south India for gold.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.1 Materials from the subcontinent and beyond … The Harappans procured materials for craft production in various ways. For instance, they established settlements such as Nageshwar and Balakot in areas where shell was available. Other such sites were Shortughai, in far-off Afghanistan, near the best source of lapis lazuli, a blue stone that was apparently very highly valued, and Lothal which was near sources of carnelian (from Bharuch in Gujarat), steatite (from south Rajasthan and north Gujarat) and metal (from Rajasthan). Another strategy for procuring raw materials may have been to send expeditions to areas such as the Khetri region of Rajasthan (for copper) and south India (for gold).…” |