CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The purpose is to wear clothes
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The purpose of the Seals were as paintings
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Seals were primarily used for commercial purposes. A few seals were also used as amulets, perhaps as a kind of identity card.
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It was use as food to eat.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It appears that the seals were also used as amulets, carried on the persons of their owners, perhaps as modern-day identity cards. The purpose of producing seals was mainly commercial. Hence, C is the correct option.
Detailed explanation-2: -As one of the keystone species in marine ecosystems, seals help maintain a balance in the food web. Seals consume fish, squid, and crustaceans. Seals are also important food sources for larger predators like orcas, polar bears, and sharks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: Seals may have been used to stamp bags or packets containing goods that were sent from one place to another. After a bag was closed or tied, a layer of wet clay was applied on the knot, and the seal was pressed on it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The standard Harappan seal was square in shape with a 2X2 dimension. It is believed that the seals were used for commercial purposes. A few seals were also carried as amulets, perhaps as a kind of identity card.
Detailed explanation-5: -Seals are an important source of information about Harappan culture. Most of them were made of steatite and are an important source of political, social, religious and economic life of the Harappans. Findings of Harappan seals in Mesopotamia and Persian Gulf is an important evidence of long distance trade of Harappans.