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Direction: Read the following passage and answer the question. The Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the bronze age of history. Located around the Indus river, it covered parts of Pakistan and…

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The Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the bronze age of history. Located around the Indus river, it covered parts of Pakistan and western parts of India. It derives its name out of its proximity to the Indus river. Harappa and Mohenjodaro constitute two most important sites of the Indus Valley Civilization. While the former is located in Punjab province of Pakistan, the latter is to be found in modern day Sindh province of Pakistan. The term Mohenjodaro literally means 'mound of the dead' in Sindhi. It is one of the earliest cities in the world, thriving alongside ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations. The Indus Valley Civilization was highly sophisticated in their social life, architecture and town planning. A unique feature of the Indus Valley Civilization is the importance they gave to sanitation. This is evidenced by the intricate system of sewage and drainage. Highly advanced in technology, the people of the Indus Valley Civilization were known for their hydraulic engineering systems that they adopted for drawing water from wells.

Mohenjodaro is located in
  1. Punjab Province of India
  2. Punjab Province of Pakistan
  3. Sindh Province of India
  4. Sindh Province of Pakistan

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Correct answer: D - Sindh Province of Pakistan
The passage says that Harappa is located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, while Mohenjodaro “is to be found in modern day Sindh province of Pakistan”. Punjab is the province of Harappa, not Mohenjodaro, and neither Punjab nor Sindh province is described as part of India.

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