GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The Harappans were phallus worshippers.
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They worshipped gods in the form of human beings.
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They placed their gods in temples.
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They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answers. The statement which is incorrect about the Harappan people is they placed their gods in temples. No temples or religious places have been discovered from Harappan cities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is Option 1. Harappan culture planned its towns with their chessboard system, streets, drainage pipes, and chess pits. Rectangular houses with brick-line bathrooms and wells together with their stairways are found in all Harappan sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mohenjodaro, Harappa, and Lothal also had huge storehouses used for storing grains and hence were called granaries. Big fire altars are found at Kalibangan and Lothal used for performing sacrifices. Lothal also has revealed a huge dockyard for the loading and unloading of goods.