Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Consider the following features of a Harappan artefact:<br/><br/>1. A cross-legged human figure occupies the centre.<br/>2. An elephant and a tiger appear on the right.<br/>3. A rhinoceros and a buffalo appear on the left.<br/>4. Two antelopes are shown below the seat.<br/><br/>Which one of the following artefacts is described above?

  1. The seal identified by some scholars as the Pashupati Seal and by others as depicting a female deity
  2. A standard unicorn seal
  3. A rectangular copper tablet
  4. The soapstone bust of the bearded priest
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