History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET January 2017 History
Which of the following sites has yielded a short inscription written in Harappan script with huge alphabets?
ABanawali
BDholavira ✓ Correct
CKalibangan
DMohenjodaro
Correct answer: (B) Dholavira — Dholavira has yielded this inscription, so the answer is Dholavira.
Explanation
★Dholavira has yielded this inscription, so the answer is Dholavira.
★It is a short inscription written in the Harappan script with very large signs.
★Dholavira was divided into three parts: a fort, a middle town and a lower town.
★Most other Harappan cities had only two parts, a citadel and a lower town.
★This three-part plan makes Dholavira distinctive.
★So the inscription with huge alphabets comes from Dholavira.
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