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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 72

Topic: Ancient history

Q72

The famous female figurine known as ‘Dancing Girl’, found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of

  1. (a) carnelian
  2. (b) clay
  3. (c) bronzeCorrect answer
  4. (d) gold

Solution.

Answer: (c) bronze

  1. The famous 10.510.5 cm high 'Dancing Girl' statuette discovered by Ernest Mackay at Mohenjo-daro in 1926 is made of bronze.
  2. It was cast by Harappan artisans using the lost-wax (cire perdue) metal-casting technique.