In the Surkotada horse-bone dispute, who identified the equid remains as a true domesticated horse in 1997?

Sandor Bokonyi. Sandor Bokonyi examined the Surkotada bones in 1997. He judged that at least six probably came from a true horse. Richard Meadow and Ajita Patel disputed this, saying such bones are hard to tell from donkey or onager bones.

Which animal is the most common image on Indus stamp seals?

Unicorn. A single-horned creature, called the unicorn, is the most common image on Indus stamp seals.

Which animal is notably absent from Mature Harappan sites, with remains only at Late Harappan sites?

Horse. Horse remains are limited to Late Harappan sites. The Mature phase, about 2600 to 1900 BCE, shows no secure horse evidence.

Which of these animals was shown on the Pashupati seal from Mohenjo-daro?

Rhinoceros. The Pashupati seal shows an elephant, a tiger, a water buffalo and a rhinoceros around a seated horned figure.

Where is local domestication of zebu cattle evidenced in the Indus region?

Mehrgarh. There is good evidence for local domestication of zebu cattle at Mehrgarh, long before the Indus cities.

Why do Meadow and Patel doubt that the Surkotada bones are from a horse?

Horse bones are hard to tell from donkey or onager bones. Meadow and Patel say horse bones are hard to tell apart from donkey or onager bones, so the identification is uncertain.

With reference to Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which statements are correct? 1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare, whereas the Indus people left no evidence of using them. 2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper, whereas Indus people knew only copper and iron. 3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse, whereas there is no evidence of Indus people being aware of this animal.

1 and 3 only. The UPSC key is (c) 1 and 3 only. Statement 2 is wrong because the Indus people knew gold, silver and copper but not iron.

Toy carts found at Kalibangan suggest that:

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