Read the passage below and answer the question:
Although Harappa was the first site to be discovered, it was badly destroyed by brick robbers. As early as 1875, Alexander Cunningham, the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, often called the father of Indian archaeology, noted that the amount of bricks taken from the ancient site was enough to lay bricks for “about 100 miles” of the railway line between Lahore and Multan. Thus, many of the ancient structures at the site were damaged. In contrast, Mohenjodaro was far better preserved.
Harappan civilisation bricks were used for the laying of railway line between:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Lahore and Multan
As early as 1875, Alexander Cunningham noted that the bricks taken from Harappa were enough to lay bricks for “about 100 miles” of the railway line between Lahore and Multan.
Note: This passage is taken almost word for word from the box ‘The plight of Harappa’ in the NCERT chapter ‘Bricks, Beads and Bones’. Read the small boxes beside the main text as closely as the main text; this one box has given the paper five questions.
NCERT (2025-26): “The plight of Harappa … Although Harappa was the first site to be discovered, it was badly destroyed by brick robbers. As early as 1875, Alexander Cunningham, the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), often called the father of Indian archaeology, noted that the amount of brick taken from the ancient site was enough to lay bricks for ‘about 100 miles’ of the railway line between Lahore and Multan. Thus, many of the ancient structures at the site were damaged. In contrast, Mohenjodaro was far better preserved.” |