Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Assertion: The Indus Valley civilization is also called the Harappan civilization.
Reason: The Indus Valley civilization was named Harappa after a famous ruler.

Options:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Explanation:

The Harappan culture derives its name from Harappa, the first site where this distinctive culture was unearthed.
The civilization is dated between approximately 2600 BCE and 1900 BCE.
Alongside the Harappan culture, there were earlier and later cultures in the same area known as Early Harappan and Late Harappan respectively.
The term "Mature Harappan culture" is sometimes used to differentiate the Harappan civilization from these earlier and later cultures.