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INDUS VALLEY-HORSE QUESTION

This is what i wrote to shahsi tharoor...! we know that he wrote a letter to upsc last year reagarding endandered species..So i again wrote this letter.If many people write similar letters to him ,i ma sure he would understand the urgency of matter and again would write to upsc.
Dear Sir,
I am writing this mail on behalf of lakhs of upsc aspirants who appeared in civil service prelims examination,which was conducted on 18th June 2017.We have decided to approach your good self regarding one of the question that appeared in the preliminary exams.
The question asked in exam is
With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them.
2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron.
3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Sir as this debate about horses in Indus valley civilisation isn't​ settled and historians have argued both for and against it..
We have had remains of horses in surkodata,which dates to Indus valley civilisation period.Horse ashes and also terracota toys of horse have also been found.
We therefore request you,as an eminent historian of India and public spirited MP ,to intervene on behalf of aspirants and request UPSC,like you did last year, to award marks for both options A and C.and that would do justice to all aspirants .

«134567

Comments

  • Good job bro!
    Did you provide excerpts from R.S Sharma as well. Am thinking of doing the same by following upon your work.
    We may tweet for the above cause as well, 2.67 marks is a game changer!
    You can count me in for anything to be done for the above mentioned.
  • We should contact UPSC as well
  • Question asks about evidence and there is obviously some evidence about the presence of horse. It is not asking whether they domesticated horse or xyz
  • Send an overview of the question paper as well along with specific questions. You should hint that these sort of ambiguous questions only does bad to the aspirants and is a no win situation for everyone.
  • It is surprising to see my first attempt resting on a dead horse lying under Surkotada.!! If he is still there, I score 108. If not, 105.33. HaHa.!!
  • Archaeology and history has proof of horse skeletons in IVC, don't see why marks should be awarded for both! Only one answer to this, unlike the vague subjective pol sci ones.
  • Archaeology and history has proof of horse skeletons in IVC, don't see why marks should be awarded for both! Only one answer to this, unlike the vague subjective pol sci ones.
    Agreed. The third sentence clearly says "no evidence" when ASI has found evidence. :smiley:
  • If UPSC says no horse I'll sue Ashutosh Gowariker
  • edited June 2017
    I believe all those people who have studied Indus valley civilzation from old/new ncert know that surkotada is famous site known for its horse remains, mohenjadaro is known for its great bath, harrapa site for its grainary, lothal for its dockyard, dholavira for its irrigation plan, though scientists opinion may vary but in any case "no horse evidence" in case of IVC couldn't be correct.
  • bhai log i studied somewhere i dont remember and one of test series in which they mentioned indus valley ppeople were aware of horses but they didnot make use of it like rig veda
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