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What was the main crop of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Wheat and Barley
Rice and Maize
Cotton and Jute
Tea and Coffee
Wheat and Barley
Wheat and barley constituted the primary subsistence crops of the Indus Valley Civilization, cultivated extensively across sites like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. Evidence from charred grains and granaries confirms these rabi crops formed the dietary backbone of the urban centers.
Wheat and barley constituted the primary subsistence crops of the Indus Valley Civilization, cultivated extensively across sites like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. Evidence from charred grains and granaries confirms these rabi crops formed the dietary backbone of the urban centers.
Bronze Age Civilisation / Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2600-1900 BCE) spanning northwest India and eastern Pakistan (Indus river basin)
Rabi crops (wheat and barley) were main staple grains in IVC.
Rice cultivation was largely limited to Lothal and Rangpur (Gujarat).
Cotton was produced early in IVC, leading Greeks to coin the term 'Sindon'.
Evidence of ploughed fields has been discovered at Kalibangan (Rajasthan).
Option B is incorrect because maize was introduced to the Indian subcontinent much later (post-16th century via Columbian exchange) and rice was only prominent in specific regional sites like Lothal.
Option C is partially associated with cotton (early production), but jute was not a staple IVC crop.
Option D is anachronistic as tea and coffee cultivation in India expanded commercially under British colonial rule.
A is correct тАФ Wheat and Barley were the staple agricultural produce sustaining IVC urban populations.
Map IVC site-specific findings (e.g., dockyard at Lothal, ploughed field at Kalibangan, granary at Harappa) as questions frequently pair crops/artifacts with exact archaeological locations.
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