At Kalibangan's ploughed field, the wide-set furrows run north-south, spaced about how far apart?

1.9 metres. The answer is 1.9 metres. The north-south furrows are the widely spaced set. The east-west furrows are the close set, only about 10 centimetres apart. The two sets cross at right angles. The 10 centimetres option is the east-west spacing, so it is the wrong set. The 5 metres and 50 centimetres options match no measured set. Memory hook: wide is north-south, close is east-west. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

In the Harappan phase at Kalibangan, which mound held the citadel?

KLB-1, the western mound. KLB-1, the western mound, held the citadel. The citadel was the raised, walled part of the town. KLB-2, the eastern mound, held the lower town where most people lived. KLB-3 was a small mound with four or five fire pits. The site did have a citadel. Memory hook: west is the citadel, east is the lower town. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

Radiocarbon dating gives which kind of result for the phases at Kalibangan?

A range of years, which can differ by source. It gives a range of years. The method measures leftover carbon in burnt wood or grain. The range can differ by source. The Pre-Harappan phase is dated to 2400 to 2200 BCE. The Harappan phase runs from 2300 or 2200 to 1700 BCE. An exact year or a king's name cannot come from carbon. Memory hook: carbon gives a range, not a date. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

The lower town at Kalibangan followed a chessboard plan. What does this mean?

Streets crossed at right angles and made rectangular blocks. A chessboard plan means the streets crossed at right angles. They made rectangular blocks, like squares on a chess board. Street widths were multiples of 1.8 metres. A circular layout is a different plan and is not reported here. A single street with no side lanes would not form blocks. Twisting lanes would show growth by chance, not design. Memory hook: chessboard means a grid. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

What was a soakage jar in the streets of Kalibangan?

A big pot sunk in the ground where house drains emptied. A soakage jar was a big pot sunk in the ground. Drains from houses emptied into it. Water then seeped out through it into the soil. A grain pot, a bronze tank and a seal jar are different things. Some streets also had proper street drains. Memory hook: soak means the water sinks away. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

Historians say the fire altars at Kalibangan were 'assigned ritual significance'. What does this wording show?

Experts read the evidence as ritual, but no text from the time confirms it. The wording shows an expert reading of the evidence. The altars sat in a row beside a well, and a pit held bones and antlers. That fits ritual use. But no text from the time confirms it. A written record does not exist, so the proof option is wrong. Memory hook: assigned means inferred, not proved. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

Which cereal was the staple food at Kalibangan?

Barley. Barley was the staple cereal. A staple is the main food eaten every day. Wheat appeared only in tiny amounts. No rice was found at the site. Millet is not reported as a staple here. Memory hook: Kalibangan ate barley. Read more: Indus Valley town planning, Why the Indus Valley declined, Religious life in the Indus Valley.

Which period provided evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan?

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