SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 31

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q31

An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of Harappan script was found at:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Dholavira.

  • India’s most recent UNESCO World Heritage site, Dholavira was a sprawling urban centre in the Harappan civilisation, existing around 3000-1500 BCE.
  • The others are ruins of Rakhigarhi in India and Harappa, Mohenjo-daro and Ganweriwala in Pakistan. 
  • rom reading about it in history textbooks to visiting Dholavira, the Indus Valley Civilisation (Harappan civilisation) is quite a revelation.
  • Dholavira is situated in the Kutch district of Gujarat on the Khadir Bet (island) in the Bhachau taluka, surrounded by the Rann of Kutch Lake.