HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mound of the dead
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Mound of the Flies
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Dead City of Stone
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People of the River
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mohenjo-daro (/moʊˌhɛndʒoʊ ˈdɑːroʊ/; Sindhi: , meaning ‘Mound of the Dead Men’ and sometimes lit.
Detailed explanation-2: -: a mound erected over the dead. especially : one constructed by the Indian Mound Builders of North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1980, UNESCO declared Mohenjo-Daro as a World Heritage Site. Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’. A mound of the Dead is the local name of Mohenjo-Daro.
Detailed explanation-4: -S.R. Rao in Lothal (p. 18) wrote: “The word ‘Lothal’ in Gujarati formed by combining the words Loth and thal (sthal) means ‘the mound of the dead’. The word ‘Mohenjodaro’ in Sindhi also conveys the same meaning."
Detailed explanation-5: -Mohenjo Daro, or “Mound of the Dead” is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE.