Insights Static Quiz -119, 2018 –Culture

Answer – c

• In the early-Harappan stage, the people lived in large villages in the plains. There was a gradual growth of towns in the Indus Also, the transition from rural to urban life took place during this period. The sites of Amri and Kot Diji remain the evidence for early-Harappan stage
• In the mature-Harappan stage, great cities emerged. The excavations at Kalibangan with its elaborate town planning and urban features prove this phase of evolution
• In the late-Harappan stage, the decline of the Indus culture The excavations at Lothal reveal this stage of evolution. Lothal with its port was founded much later. It was surrounded by a massive brick wall as flood protection.

Answer – c

• Harappan culture was distinguished by its system of town planning on the lines of the grid system – that is streets and lanes cutting across one another almost at right angles thus dividing the city into several rectangular
• Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Kalibangan each had its own citadel built on a high podium of mud brick. Below the citadel in each city lay a lower town containing brick houses, which were inhabited by the common

Answer – a

• The most important public place of Mohenjodaro is the Great Bath measuring 39 feet length, 23 feet breadth and 8 feet depth. Flights of steps at either end lead to the surface. There are side rooms for changing clothes. The floor of the Bath was made of
  burnt bricks. Water was drawn from a large well in an adjacent room, and an outlet from one corner of the Bath led to a drain. It must have served as a ritual bathing site.
• The largest building in Mohenjodaro is a granary measuring 150 feet length and 50 feet But in the citadel of Harappa we find as many as six granaries

Answer – b

• The figure of a dancing girl from Mohenjodaro made of bronze is remarkable for its workmanship.
• Its right hand rests on the hip, while the left arm, covered with bangles, hangs loosely in a relaxed

Answer – c

• The pots and jars were painted with various designs and colours. Painted pottery is of better quality.
• The pictorial motifs consisted of geometrical patterns like horizontal lines, circles, leaves, plants and trees.
• On some pottery pieces we find figures of fish or peacock.