Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Water reservoirs have been found at which of the following Harappan sites?

Options:

Shortughai in Afghanistan

Kalibangan in Rajasthan

Dholavira In Gujarat

Cholistan in Pakistan

Correct Answer:

Dholavira In Gujarat

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Dholavira In Gujarat

Water reservoirs have been found at Dholavira in Gujarat.

Agricultural Technologies in the Harappan Culture:

The presence of grain indicates the prevalence of agriculture, but the specific agricultural practices of the Harappans are challenging to reconstruct.
Representations on seals and terracotta sculptures suggest the knowledge of bulls, implying the use of oxen for ploughing.
Terracotta models of ploughs discovered at sites in Cholistan and Banawali (Haryana) provide further evidence of agricultural practices.
Excavations at Kalibangan revealed a ploughed field with two sets of furrows at right angles, indicating the simultaneous cultivation of two different crops.
Many Harappan sites are situated in semi-arid regions, suggesting the necessity of irrigation for agriculture.
Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan, although their existence in Punjab or Sind is uncertain.
It is possible that water drawn from wells was used for irrigation purposes.
Water reservoirs discovered in Dholavira, Gujarat, might have served the purpose of storing water for agricultural needs.