Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question :

Representations on seals and terracotta sculpture indicate that the bull was known and that oxen were used for ploughing. Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali. Archaeologists have found evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan... 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... Besides water reservoirs have been found in Dholavira.

Match List - I with List - II :

List – I

List - II

 (A) Dholavira 

 (I) Rajasthan 

 (B) Shortughai 

 (II) Haryana 

 (C) Kalibangan 

 (III) Gujarat

 (D) Banawali

 (IV) Afghanistan 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A) Dholavira - (III) Gujarat

Dholavira is an archaeological site located in the state of Gujarat, India.

(B) Shortughai - (IV) Afghanistan

Shortughai is an archaeological site located in Afghanistan.

(C) Kalibangan - (I) Rajasthan

Kalibangan is an archaeological site located in the state of Rajasthan, India.

(D) Banawali - (II) Haryana

Banawali is an archaeological site located in the state of Haryana, India.

So, the correct option is [2].