INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Manda, the northern-most site of Indus Civilization in Jammu and Kashmir is located on the banks of which river?
A
Zaskar
B
Chenab
C
Jhelum
D
Sutlej
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Manda is situated on the right bank of Chenab River in the foothills of Pir Panjal range, 28 km northwest of Jammu, and was considered the northernmost limit of the Harappan civilisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The river is at the foot of Pir Panjal mountain range. Manda is 28 km northwest of Jammu. It was thought to be the northernmost limit of the Harappan Civilisation. It is also considered the northmost site of Indus Valley Civilisation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mohenjo-daro, also spelled Mohenjodaro or Moenjodaro, group of mounds and ruins on the right bank of the Indus River, northern Sindh province, southern Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mohenjo-daro, on the right bank of the Indus River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in South Asia to be so declared.

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