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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.
According to the passage, terracotta models of the plough have been found from which site?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Cholistan
The passage says that terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali; of these two, only Cholistan is among the options.
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.…” |