Match List I with List II.
| List – I | List – II |
| (A) Haza-bird | (I) Oman |
| (B) Magan | (II) Peacock |
| (C) Dilmun | (III) Harappan Region |
| (D) Meluhha | (IV) Bahrain |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) Haza-bird — this matches (II) Peacock. A Mesopotamian myth says of Meluhha, “May your bird be the haja-bird”, and some archaeologists think the haja-bird was the peacock.
(B) Magan — this matches (I) Oman. Mesopotamian texts refer to copper coming from a region called Magan, perhaps a name for Oman.
(C) Dilmun — this matches (IV) Bahrain. Dilmun was probably the island of Bahrain.
(D) Meluhha — this matches (III) Harappan Region. Meluhha was possibly the Harappan region; the texts list its products, such as carnelian, lapis lazuli, copper and gold, and call it a land of seafarers.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.2 Contact with distant lands … Mesopotamian texts datable to the third millennium BCE refer to copper coming from a region called Magan, perhaps a name for Oman… 6.2 Contact with distant lands … In this context, it is worth noting that Mesopotamian texts mention contact with regions named Dilmun (probably the island of Bahrain), Magan and Meluhha, possibly the Harappan region. They mention the products from Meluhha: carnelian, lapis lazuli, copper, gold, and varieties of wood. A Mesopotamian myth says of Meluhha: ‘May your bird be the haja-bird, may its call be heard in the royal palace.’ Some archaeologists think the haja-bird was the peacock. Did it get this name from its call? It is likely that communication with Oman, Bahrain or Mesopotamia was by sea. Mesopotamian texts refer to Meluhha as a land of seafarers.…” |