INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The crops cultivated by the Harrapans included
A
Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
B
Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane
C
Barley, Groundnut, Rice
D
Wheat, Barley, Mustard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wheat and barley were the main crops grown besides sesame, mustard, and cotton. It has been found that Wheat, barley, and peas were grown in the winter while rice, millet, and tropical beans were grown in the summer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappans grew wheat, barley, pulses, peas, rice, sesame, linseed, and mustard. Their staple food was wheat and barley, which were probably made into bread and probably cooked with water as porridge. There is evidence that the Harappans cultivated Italian millet, ragi, and amaranth, as well as sorghum and rice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus people produced wheat, barley, ragi etc. They produced two types of wheat and barley. A good quantity of barley has been discovered at Banawali. But there was not enough evidence to show that pulses have been cultivated extensively by the Harappans.

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