Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Consider the following comparison:

No. Feature Harappan seals Copper tablets
1 Form and material Standard form was a square steatite plaque Square or rectangular objects made of copper
2 Figures and inscriptions Pictographic inscriptions with frequent animal motifs Human or animal figure on one side and inscription on the other, or inscriptions on both sides
3 Cutting technique Figures and animals carved in intaglio Figures and signs cut with a burin
4 Probable use Used only as personal amulets Used mainly as domestic utensils

How many of the rows given above are fully correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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