INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following toilet and cosmetic objects were not perhaps known to Indus Valley people?
A
Copper mirrors
B
Hair-dyes
C
Antimony rods
D
Ivory combs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Hair dyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horse animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iron was not known to the Harappan people. Since the civilization existed during the Bronze Age, it had made many metallurgical advances in copper and bronze but not in Iron.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cinnabar was used as a cosmetic and face-paint, lipstick and collyrium (eyeliner) were also known to them. Many stone structural remains are also found at Dholavira which show how the Indus Valley people used stone in construction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution(By Examveda Team) Trimurti was not worshipped by the Indus valley people.

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