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UPSC 2002: Match List I (Ancient site) with List II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Ancient site) A. Lothal B. Kalibangan C. Dholavira D. ——— (site with Banawali inscription) List II (Archaeological finding) 1. Ploughed field 2. Dockyard 3. Terracotta replica of a plough 4. An inscription comprising ten large-sized signs of the Banawali Harappan script Codes:
(a)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(b)A-2, B-1, C-2, D-4
(c)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(d)A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) A-2, B-1, C-2, D-4
Lothal yielded a brick-lined tidal dockyard (2); Kalibangan produced the earliest excavated ploughed field (1); Dholavira produced the famous ten-symbol ‘sign-board’ inscription (4); Banawali yielded a terracotta model of a plough (3). The sequence A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 matches option (b). ([gkseries.com](https://www.gkseries.com/general-knowledge/indian-history/indus-valley-civilization/discussion-68?utm_source=openai))
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