Question 4
HardOriginal questionRoughly how many Harappan sites have been discovered so far?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
More than a thousand Harappan sites are known.
The famous names — Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi — are a handful out of that number.
The point of the question is scale: this was a settlement network across a large region, not a few cities.
Worth noting
Every wrong option here is the number of sites a reader could name, which is exactly the mistake being tested.
- Concept
- The extent of the Harappan civilisation
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
- Your timeYours
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