Q. Consider the following statements regarding the harappan site of Ratadiya Ri Dheri, seen in the news recently:
1.It is located in state of Rajasthan.
2.This is first-of-its-kind Harappan site in the remote sands of the Thar Desert.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Both are correct
Statement 1 is correct: Harappan Site of Ratadiya Ri Dheri is located 60 km from Ramgarh tehsil and just 17 km northwest of Pakistan’s Sadewala in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
Statement 2 is correct: This is first-of-its-kind Harappan site in the remote sands of the Thar Desert. Until now, Pilibanga in northern Rajasthan was the state’s most prominent Harappan site, discovered by Italian Indologist Luigi Pio Tessitori in the early 20th century.
Source: ToI
