UP Police Constable practice question
Surkotada, a Harappan site in Gujarat excavated by J.P. Joshi, is notable for yielding contested/debated evidence of the bones of which animal?
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Correct answer: (B) Horse
Surkotada (Gujarat) is cited for contested claims of horse bones, relevant to the wider debate on whether the Harappans knew and used the horse, since clear horse evidence is otherwise scarce at Harappan sites.
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जे.पी. जोशी द्वारा उत्खनित गुजरात के हड़प्पाई स्थल सुरकोटदा से किस पशु की हड्डियों के विवादित/बहस योग्य प्रमाण मिले हैं?
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सही उत्तर: (B) घोड़ा
सुरकोटदा (गुजरात) से घोड़े की हड्डियों के विवादित दावे मिले हैं, जो इस व्यापक बहस से जुड़ा है कि क्या हड़प्पावासी घोड़े को जानते व प्रयोग करते थे, क्योंकि अन्यत्र हड़प्पाई स्थलों पर घोड़े के स्पष्ट प्रमाण दुर्लभ हैं।
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