{"id":2538,"date":"2025-05-03T21:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2025-05-03T21:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:13:18","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-characterizes-characterize-the-people-of-indus-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-characterizes-characterize-the-people-of-indus-civilization","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following characterizes\/ characterize the people of Indus Civilization?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They possessed\u00a0<strong>great palaces and temples<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They worshipped both male and female deities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They employed\u00a0<strong>horse-drawn chariots<\/strong>\u00a0in warfare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct statement\/ statements using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None of the statements given above is correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"features-of-ivc\">Features of IVC:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No building has been discovered at any Harappan site that can be positively identified as a temple, but the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro<\/strong>\u00a0may have been used for ritual purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Figurines resembling a female deity have been found.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They suggest the worship of Mother Goddess.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A seal with a male figure sitting in a logical posture with a trident-like headgear, surrounded by animals, has been found.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This has a lot of similarities with Shiva.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>From this, it is figured that the Harappans might be worshipping Shiva.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clay figures of the Mother Goddess, worshipped by the people as a symbol of fertility, have been found.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A seated figure of a male god, carved on a small stone seal, has also been found.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scene immediately brings to mind the traditional image of Pasupati Mahadeva.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition to these, we come across numerous symbols of the phallus and female sex organs made of stone, which may have been objects of worship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the basis of the Indus seals, it can be said that a\u00a0<strong>large number of animals including goats, buffaloes, oxen, elephants, dogs, and camels were domesticated.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>However, the Harappans\u00a0<strong>do not appear to have been familiar with the horse.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Religious Practices<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of the first understandings of the Harappan religion was forwarded by<strong>\u00a0John Marshall<\/strong>. He found several parallels between the Harappan religion and modern Hinduism. One of the seals was identified by him as a\u00a0<strong>\u2018Proto-Shiva\u2019 seal.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This seal has a\u00a0<strong>male figure seated on a dais.<\/strong>\u00a0His heels are joined, and his toes point downward. This position is very similar to\u00a0<strong>mulabandhasana in yoga.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Figurines resembling a female deity have been found<\/strong>. They suggest worship of the Mother Goddess<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No temples have been discovered at any of the Harappan sites.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harappans might have also venerated\u00a0<strong>pipal trees<\/strong>. One seal depicts seven figures paying obeisance to the tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct statement\/ statements using the codes given below. 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