Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Which of the following Harappan settlement was almost exclusively devoted to craft production?

Options:

Harappa

Mohenjodaro

Kalibangan

Chanhudaro

Correct Answer:

Chanhudaro

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Chanhudaro

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.