Identify the correct statements in terms of ‘Mohenjodaro: as planned urban centre’:
A. The Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides examples of residential buildings.
B. There are no windows in the walls along the ground level.
C. What is also interesting is an apparent no concern for privacy.
D. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
The houses of Mohenjodaro stood in its Lower Town, and their plan tells us about everyday life in the city.
A. The Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides examples of residential buildings. Correct. The houses of Mohenjodaro stood in the Lower Town. Many were centred on a courtyard, which was probably the place for cooking and weaving in hot and dry weather.
B. There are no windows in the walls along the ground level. Correct. The ground-floor walls had no windows, and the main entrance did not give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard. Both features kept the inside of the house out of sight.
C. What is also interesting is an apparent no concern for privacy. Incorrect. The houses show an apparent concern for privacy, which is why there were no windows at ground level and no direct view through the main door. NTA slipped one small word, “no”, into the line and reversed its meaning. One added word can flip a statement, so weigh every word of it before you decide.
D. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks. Correct. Each house had a brick-paved bathroom, with drains running through the wall into the street drains. Many houses also had wells; the city had about 700 of them.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Domestic architecture … The Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides examples of residential buildings. Many were centred on a courtyard, with rooms on all sides. The courtyard was probably the centre of activities such as cooking and weaving, particularly during hot and dry weather. What is also interesting is an apparent concern for privacy: there are no windows in the walls along the ground level. Besides, the main entrance does not give a direct view of the interior or the courtyard. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks, with drains connected through the wall to the street drains.…” |