🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 2002Gupta Period

Match List-I (Ancient site) with List-II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Ancient site) List-II (Archaeological finding)A. Lothal1. Ploughed fieldB. Kalibangan2. DockyardC. Dholavira3. Terracotta replica of a ploughD. Banawali4. An inscription comprising ten large- sized signs of the Harappan scriptCodes:

aA-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
bA-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
cA-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
dA-2; B-1; C-3; D-4
✓ Correct answer: b) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
ExplanationThe Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilisation) flourished between 2600 BC and 1900 BC ​in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent.It was prominently spread over Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Western U.P. and Northern Maharashtra.16

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