Choose the correct statements regarding residential buildings at Mohenjodaro.
(A) Main entrance gave direct view of the interior or the courtyard.
(B) Courtyard with rooms on all sides.
(C) No concept of staircase.
(D) No windows were there in the walls along the ground level.
(E) Houses did not have their own bathroom.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D) Only
(A) Main entrance gave direct view of the interior or the courtyard. Incorrect. It was the other way round: the main entrance did not give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard, a sign of the concern for privacy.
(B) Courtyard with rooms on all sides. Correct. Many residential buildings in the Lower Town were centred on a courtyard, with rooms on all sides; the courtyard was probably the centre of activities such as cooking and weaving.
(C) No concept of staircase. Incorrect. Some houses have remains of staircases to reach a second storey or the roof.
(D) No windows were there in the walls along the ground level. Correct. There were no windows in the walls along the ground level, which again shows a concern for privacy.
(E) Houses did not have their own bathroom. Incorrect. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks, with drains connected through the wall to the street drains.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Domestic architecture … The Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides examples of residential buildings. Many were centred on a courtyard, with rooms on all sides. The courtyard was probably the centre of activities such as cooking and weaving, particularly during hot and dry weather. What is also interesting is an apparent concern for privacy: there are no windows in the walls along the ground level. Besides, the main entrance does not give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks, with drains connected through the wall to the street drains. Some houses have remains of staircases to reach a second storey or the roof. Many houses had wells, often in a room that could be reached from the outside and perhaps used by passers-by. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about 700.” |