Question

The utensils of the Indus valley people were mainly made of ______.
a. Clay
b. Copper
c. Bronze
d. Brass

Answer 1

Hint: The Indus valley civilization or the Harappan civilisation is the earliest known urban settlement of the Indian subcontinent. The estimated period between which it flourished is from 2500-1700 BCE.

Complete answer: (i) Harappan civilisation is called the Bronze age civilisation because evidence shows that it had reached a very high level of specialisation, the smiths had even started experiments in alloying.
(ii) Harappan artefacts show that even gold and silver was used for making ornaments and other items but it was copper which they used widely to produce vessels and utensils of daily household use.
(iii) The category of vessels found from excavations mainly consist of carinated vessels (handis), goblets (tall and narrow containers), tumblers, lotas and containers of other different shapes.
(iv) However copper utensils have been found in the enlarged settlements like Harappa, Mohenjodaro. In smaller settlements, very few copper utensils have been found. Other materials used were Bronze, clay and terracotta for containers.
Thus, the correct option is (b).

Note: Indus Valley artisans and blacksmiths produced a wide variety of utilitarian and decorative objects using specialised techniques of stone working and metallurgy. Materials like Ceramic, bronze and stones were used to make tools, mirrors, pots and pans.