HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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Granaries
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At a grocery store
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In a basement
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in their homes
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Detailed explanation-1: -They are usually built above ground to keep the food stored away from mice and other animals as well as protect foodstuffs from natural occurrences such as floods. Granaries in the Indus Valley Civilization were found in the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro .
Detailed explanation-2: -They stored grain and other foodstuffs in small bell shaped pits that were plastered with fine clay.
Detailed explanation-3: -Granary was a building which was generally used to store food grains for people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Option B-Though there are a total of six small granaries found in Harappa, the largest one being at Mount F., they are not present outside the citadel.
Detailed explanation-5: -In Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, granaries were found in citadels, where the ruling elite lived.