Jharkhand PSC Prelim Exam 2006 Solved Paper

(1) The••Indus Valley Civilization(IVC) was a Bronze Age••civilization••(3300-1300 BCE; mature period 2600-1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. The Harappans wore ornaments made of gold, silver, copper, shell,beads and precious stones and undoubtedly, artisanship of jewellery reached i ts highest excellence.The Indus civilization or Harappan cultures were the first urban civilization of the Indian subcontinent.