Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Harappan civilization geographical area is lesser than the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
2.The Harappan civilization had belonged to the Iron Age.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: The Harappan civilization was the first urban civilization in South Asia, contemporaneous with the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
- Of the three civilizations, the Harappan civilization occupied the most area (about 8, 00,000 sq km).
- Earlier historians had called this civilization the Indus Valley Civilizations, but since then, major settlements have been excavated in the Ghaggar-Hakra belt that spread far beyond the Indus region.
- Harappa, as the first archaeological site discovered, gives its name to the entire civilization. It forms a part of the proto history of India and belongs to the Bronze Age.
Source: Poonam Dahiya
