Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. Lothal.

• Lothal was the first man-made port in the world and dockyard made of burnt bricks.
• It was discovered in 1953 by S.R. Rao.
• It is situated in Gujarat on the Bhogava river near the Gulf of Cambay.
• Mohanjedaro was excavated in 1922 by R.D. Banarjee. It is situated in the Larkana district in Sind on the right bank of river Indus (Now in Pakistan).
• The Great Granary, the Great Bath a piece of woven cotton, a bearded man in steatite and a bronze dancing girl are found from Mohanjedaro.
• Mohanjedaro is also known as ‘the mount of the dead’.

The correct answer is Iqbal.

Key Points

• “Sare Jahan Se Acha Hindustan Hamara” is informally rated as the 'National Song' of India.
  • The song was written by the famous poet Muhammad Iqbal in 1905 and was first read in Government College, Lahore.
  • It is included in Iqbal's work 'Bang-e-Dara'.​

Additional Information

• Rabindranath Tagore-
  • He was a poet, novelist, playwright, painter, and philosopher.
  • Rabindranath Tagore was the first person from Asia to receive the Nobel Prize.
  • Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, a year after the publication of 'Gitanjali'.
• ​Muhammad Ali Jinnah-
  • He was a prominent leader of British India and also president of the Muslim league.
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah became known as 'Qaiday Azam' (great leader).
• Sarojini Naidu -
  • She was a well-known Bengali poetess.
  • Sarojini Naidu was called 'Bharat Nightingale'.
  • Sarojini Naidu was one of the best national leaders of India.
  • She was always ahead in the Indian freedom struggle and appeared with Gandhiji.

Mohenjo-Daro lies on the bank of the Indus river in the Larkana district of Sindh Province of Pakistan.

Key Points

• It was discovered by Mr. R D Banerji in 1922 and it was designated as UNESCO's World heritage site in 1980.
• It is among the world's oldest sites of settlements in ancient times and it is the largest site of settlement in Indus Valley Civilisation.
• A large Building with a massive wooden superstructure which seemed to be Great Granary(Grain Storage Bays) was discovered by Sir Mortimer Wheeler as well as the large public bath was also discovered nearby and called Great Bath.

• Indus Valley Civilization is the largest ancient civilization.
• John Marshall was the first scholar to use the term ‘Indus Valley Civilisation’.
• The Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to the Protohistoric Period (Chalcolithic Age/Bronze Age).
• Dayaram Sahni first discovered Harappa Civilisation in 1921.

• Mohanjodaro was excavated in 1922 in Larkana district on the banks of Indus.
• It was excavated by a team led by R.D. Banerjee.
• Dhanushkodi is believed to be the place where Lord Ram ordered to build a bridge to connect Sri Lanka, (Ram Setu). It is situated in Tamil Nadu.
• Harappa was excavated in 1920-1921, while it was discovered in the year 1826.
• Kanchi or Kanchipuram is an ancient city in Tamil Nadu.