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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2019

 Towns associated with different industries: Daimabad bronze industry, Lothal factory for
stone tools and metallic finished goods, Balakot pearl finished goods, bangle and shell
industry and Chanhundaro beads and bangles factory.

Major imports

Materials Source from

Gold Kolar (Karnataka), Afghanistan, Persia

Silver South India, Afghanistan, Persia

Copper Khetri (Rajasthan), Baluchistan, Arabia

Tin Central Asia, Afghanistan, Bihar

Agates Western India

Jade Central Asia

Turquoise Iran

Amethyst Maharashtra

Art and Craft
 Bead Making and jewellery of gold and precious stones were made.
 Pottery: Bright or dark red, plain and painted pottery was made.
 Seals: Seals were made of terracotta and most frequently represented by an animal
named Unicorn.
 Terracotta figurines: Fire baked clay was used to make toys, animals, birds and both
male and female figurines.

Religion

 The chief male deity of Indus valley civilization was Pasupati Mahadeva (Epithet of Lord
Shiva).
 The chief female deity of Indus valley civilization was the Mother Goddess (Goddess of
fertility).
 They also worshipped fire, peepal trees and Unicorn.

Burial Practices

 Mohenjodaro: Three forms of burial were complete, fractional and post-cremation burials.
 The dead body was generally placed in the North-South direction.

Political System

 It is speculated that the rulers might have been wealthy merchants, or powerful landlords
or spiritual leader.
Scripts

 Scripts were pictographic and written from right to left like modern Urdu.

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