Which of the following was not discovered at the site of Mohenjodaro?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Dockyard
Three of the options are well-known finds of Mohenjodaro. The Great Bath stands on the Citadel, along with the warehouse. A large building found there was labelled a palace by archaeologists, though no spectacular finds were linked with it. A stone statue from the site is still known as the ‘priest-king’. The dockyard is not a Mohenjodaro find: it is the famous structure at Lothal in Gujarat.
Note: The word ‘dockyard’ is not used in the current NCERT book (2025-26). The book names the Great Bath, the large building labelled a palace and the ‘priest-king’ statue as finds of Mohenjodaro, and it describes Lothal as a centre of craft production, but it says nothing about a dockyard.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.3 The Citadel … It is on the Citadel that we find evidence of structures that were probably used for special public purposes. These include the warehouse – a massive structure of which the lower brick portions remain, while the upper portions, probably of wood, decayed long ago – and the Great Bath.… 8.1 Palaces and kings … If we look for a centre of power or for depictions of people in power, archaeological records provide no immediate answers. A large building found at Mohenjodaro was labelled as a palace by archaeologists but no spectacular finds were associated with it. A stone statue was labelled and continues to be known as the ‘priest-king’. This is because archaeologists were familiar with Mesopotamian history and its ‘priest-kings’ and have found parallels in the Indus region.…” |