Bricks, Beads and Bones · Class 12 History · Chapter 1
🏛️ Bricks, Beads and Bones — The Harappan Civilisation
CBSE Class 12 · History · Chapter 1
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Six free PDFs + an editable PPTX cover every angle of this chapter — read the deck, drill the MCQs, sit the full board paper, then check against the marking scheme.
Full lecture deck with motifs, misconception red-boxes, and Hindi glossary. Read this first.
Download PDF →15 PYQ-tagged MCQs with year + set + marks + per-Q time budget. Drill under 20-min timer.
Download PDF →Full CBSE-pattern paper with 4 sections. Sit it closed-book before checking the marking scheme.
Download PDF →Model answers + 3 topper-template structures CBSE markers reward with full credit.
Download PDF →1-page exam-day card: formulas, top PYQ patterns, 90-minute revision flow.
Download PDF →1-page plain-language parent guide: what's being learned + questions to ask your child.
Download PDF →Top PYQ patterns · CBSE 2017–2024 aggregate
| 90% | Urban planning of Mohenjodaro/Harappa — 5-step template: citadel/lower-town + grid + drainage + structures + 'planned' conclusion. | 8 MARKS |
| 100% | Source-based on Great Bath/Lothal/seal — Locate + describe + function/significance + wider implication. | 5 MARKS |
| 75% | Decline theories — Gradual, multi-causal, Aryan invasion rejected. List 5-6 theories with evidence + weigh them. | 8 MARKS |
| 60% | Evidence for social differentiation — Burial differences, house sizes, citadel vs lower town, restricted access to Great Bath, varying grave goods. | 5 MARKS |
| 70% | Why script is enigmatic — Short inscriptions + no bilingual text + unknown underlying language + 400+ signs. | 3 MARKS |