Multiple choice

Which of the following animals were domesticated by the Harappans?

  1. Goat, oxen, pig, buffalo

  2. Oxen, elephant, horse, pig

  3. Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig

  4. Camel, oxen, buffalo, pig

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeological evidence confirms that buffalo, sheep, dogs, and pigs were domesticated by the Harappan people. Horses were not present in the Indus Valley Civilization and appeared later during the Vedic period, while elephants were not among the domesticated animals.