Which of the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) are correct?

i. Scribes were involved in the seal-making process.
ii. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro featured brick walls and a waterproof layer of natural tar.
iii. People of the IVC used iron ploughs.

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Which of the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) are correct?

i. Scribes were involved in the seal-making process.

ii. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro featured brick walls and a waterproof layer of natural tar.

iii. People of the IVC used iron ploughs.

Select the correct answer:

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The correct answer is i and ii only. Analysis of the Statementsi. Scribes were involved in the seal-making process. (Correct): Scribes were people who knew how to write. While the script remains undeciphered, their presence is evidenced by the inscriptions on seals used for trade and administration.ii. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro featured brick walls and a waterproof layer of natural tar. (Correct): The Great Bath was a masterpiece of engineering. It was lined with bricks, coated with plaster, and made water-tight with a layer of bitumen (natural tar).iii. People of the IVC used iron ploughs. (Incorrect): The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization. They did not know about iron. Instead, they used wooden ploughs (evidenced by the terracotta toy plough found at Banawali) and bronze tools. Iron was introduced in India much later, during the Vedic period (c. 1000 BCE).

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ii and iii only

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i only

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i, ii and iii

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