History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET November 2017 History
Which one of the following is not correct?
AA substantial component of the Harappan economy was comprised of their trade.
BThe Harappans were carrying on inland as well as seafaring trade.
CThey had brisk trade contact with the Nile valley. ✓ Correct
DExcavations have yielded bronze and terracotta models of carts, as well as their depiction.
Correct answer: (C) They had brisk trade contact with the Nile valley. — The statement about trade with the Nile valley is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement about trade with the Nile valley is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Harappans did not have brisk trade with the Nile valley of Egypt.
★Their commercial links were with Afghanistan, Iran and Mesopotamia.
★That is, with the basin of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
★The other statements about the Harappan economy are correct.
★So the wrong statement is the one about the Nile valley.
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