Question 74

Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
(B) People of this civilization were familiar with Wheat, Rice and Barley.
(C) They were the first people to produce cotton.
(D) They were living in villages with homes made with mud and soil.
(E) They were not familiar with metals like copper.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A) It is one of the oldest civilisations - True, it flourished around 2500 BCE, comparable to Mesopotamia and Egypt.

(B) Familiar with wheat, rice, barley - True, grains like wheat and barley were cultivated; rice has been found particularly at Lothal and Rangpur.

(C) First to produce cotton - True, they are believed to be the earliest known producers of cotton, known to the Greeks as “Sindon.”

(D) Homes made of mud and soil - False, houses were typically built from baked bricks, not mud.

(E) Not familiar with copper - False, they used bronze (copper + tin) and copper tools.

Hence, A, B, and C are only correct.

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