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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 48

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 21 June 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q48

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At which place is Harappan Dockyard found?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Lothal.

  • The major port of the Harappan Civilization was discovered at Lothal, an important urban centre of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Gujarat, India.
  • Lothal was a flourishing trade centre in ancient times, where pearls, gems and jewellery were traded as far as West Asia and Africa.
  • Lothal (a combination of loth and thal) means "mound of the dead" in Gujarati.
  • Lothal was nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in April 2014, and its application is pending on UNESCO's tentative list.