Q. With reference to global musical heritage, the Boreendo a rare spherical clay vessel-flute recently inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding list is historically linked to the sonic lineage of which ancient civilization?

[A] Indus Valley Civilization

[B] Mesopotamian Civilization

[C] Egyptian Civilization

[D] Mayan Civilization

Answer: A
Notes:

Detailed Explanation:

  • Option (a) is correct: The Boreendo is an ancient, spherical clay vessel-flute played primarily in the Sindh region of Pakistan. Musicologists and archaeologists have successfully traced its structural and sonic design directly back to clay artifacts excavated at Mohenjo-daro, confirming its deep historical lineage to the Indus Valley Civilization.
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