Question

What is the local name of Mohanjo-daro?
A) Mound of the great
B) Mound of the living
C) Mound of the Survivor
D) Mound of the Dead

Answer 1

Hint: Mohenjo-Daro is a Pakistani archaeological site in the Sindh province. It was one of the main settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and one of the world's earliest significant cities, built and contemporaneous with ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico civilizations.

Complete answer:
Mohenjo-Daro is a collection of mounds and ruins on the Indus River's right bank in northern Sindh province, Pakistan. It's about 50 miles (80 kilometres) southwest of Sukkur, on the Indus' flat alluvial plain. The site features the ruins of one of the ancient Indus civilization's two main centres, the other being Harappa, located 400 miles northwest of here in Pakistan's Punjab region.

The name Mohenjo-Daro is thought to mean "the dead mound." The site's archaeological significance was initially acknowledged in 1922, one year after Harappa was discovered. Following investigations, it was discovered that the mounds contain the ruins of the Indus civilization's biggest city. Because of its size—roughly 3 miles (5 km) in circumference—and the relative wealth of its monuments and treasures, it is widely recognised as the capital of a large state.

Its relationship with Harappa, on the other hand, is unknown—that is, whether the two towns were contemporaneous or if one succeeded the other. In 1980, UNESCO declared Mohenjo-Daro as a World Heritage Site.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’. A mound of the Dead is the local name of Mohenjo-Daro.

Note: The evidence implies that Mohenjo-Daro was hit by severe floods of unusual depth and duration on multiple occasions, owing not only to the approaching Indus but also to structural uplifts between Mohenjo-Daro and the sea, which caused the Indus drainage to pond back.