Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
- (a) Chanhudaro
- (b) Kot Diji
- (c) Sohgaura ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) Desalpur
Why the answer is (c)
• Sohgaura (Gorakhpur, UP) is a Mauryan-period site famous for a copper-plate inscription in Brahmi about famine-relief granaries; it is not Harappan — option (c).
• Chanhudaro (Sindh) was a Harappan bead-making centre; Kot Diji (Sindh) is a pre-/early-Harappan site; Desalpur (Kachchh, Gujarat) is a Harappan fortified settlement.
• Hence option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Chanhudaro
- Chanhudaro is a Harappan bead-making site.
- (b) Kot Diji
- Kot Diji is an early Harappan site.
- (d) Desalpur
- Desalpur is a Harappan site in Kachchh.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.