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NDA 2023 GAT · General Knowledge · Ancient India · easy

Which Harappan site is known for its dockyard and evidence of maritime trade?

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Which Harappan site is known for its dockyard and evidence of maritime trade?
  1. A. Kalibangan
  2. B. Dholavira
  3. C. Ropar
  4. D. Lothal
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Answer: (D) Lothal

Lothal in Gujarat has a large brick-lined basin identified as a dockyard, along with bead-making workshops and seals pointing to trade with Mesopotamia. Kalibangan is known for fire altars and ploughed fields, Dholavira for its water conservation system, and Ropar in Punjab for a burial with a dog.
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