INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization had an ancient dockyard?
A
Lothal
B
Rangpur
C
Harappa
D
Kalibangan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dockyard was found at Lothal, one of the sites of the Indus Valley civilisation in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation. A metropolis with an upper and a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been identified as a tidal dockyard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. Harappa is located in part of Punjab located in Pakistan. The part of Punjab located in Pakistan is not a part of India so Harappa is not in India. Harappa was the first city to be discovered by excavation and therefore the Indus Valley civilization is also known as ‘Harappan Civilization’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lothal had the oldest dock of the world which connected the Sabarmati River.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization, located in the Bhal regionof the modern state of Gujaratand dating from 3700 BCE.

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