Railways Sample Paper RRBs Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician CBT STAGE-I Sample Paper-18

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    On what basis has the time span of the Harappan Civilisation now been fixed between 2300 BC and 1750 BC?

    A)  Radiocarbon dating (C-14)

    B)  Details of links between the Harappan Civilisation and the ancient civilisations of West Asia and Harappan Civilisation.

    C)  Latest finding is Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh etc.

    D)  Common pottery designs and other antiques.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Radio Carbon Test of Indus Valley Civilisation cast new light on the upper date limit of the Indus civilisation and has fixed the date limit of the main cultural period of the Indus cvilisation between 2300-1750 BC. The scholar has pointed that any case the earliest date of the Harappan civilization cannot be sarlier than 2400 BC and the most fruitful aeriod of the civilisation covered only three centuries.


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