Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Historical Evidences | List-II Names of Places | ||
| (A) | Reservoirs used to store water for agriculture | (I) | Shortughai (Afghanistan) |
| (B) | Terracotta models of the plough | (II) | Kalibangan (Rajasthan) |
| (C) | Traces of canals | (III) | Dholavira (Gujarat) |
| (D) | Evidence of a ploughed field | (IV) | Banawali (Haryana) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Reservoirs used to store water for agriculture — this matches (III) Dholavira (Gujarat). Water reservoirs found at Dholavira may have been used to store water for agriculture, in the semi-arid lands where most Harappan sites lie.
(B) Terracotta models of the plough — this matches (IV) Banawali (Haryana). Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali, which suggests that oxen were used for ploughing.
(C) Traces of canals — this matches (I) Shortughai (Afghanistan). Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai, but not in Punjab or Sind.
(D) Evidence of a ploughed field — this matches (II) Kalibangan (Rajasthan). The field at Kalibangan, from Early Harappan levels, had two sets of furrows at right angles, so two different crops were probably grown together.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 Agricultural technologies … Representations on seals and terracotta sculpture indicate that the bull was known, and archaeologists extrapolate from this that oxen were used for ploughing. Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana). Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels (see p. 20). The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.… …Most Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands, where irrigation was probably required for agriculture. Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan, but not in Punjab or Sind. It is possible that ancient canals silted up long ago. It is also likely that water drawn from wells was used for irrigation. Besides, water reservoirs found in Dholavira (Gujarat) may have been used to store water for agriculture.…” |