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Isolated rural settlements are found in : एकाकी ग्रामीण बस्तियाँ पाई जाती हैं–

A double displacement reaction typically involves the exchange of: द्वि-विस्थापन अभिक्रिया में विशिष्ट रूप से –––––––––– का विनिमय होता है।

Which one of the scheduled tribes did not originally live in Uttarakhand? निम्न में से कौन सी अनुसूूचित जनजाति मूलत: उत्तराखण्ड में निवास नहीं करती थी?

Which of the followings is the national bird of China? निम्नलिखित में से चीन का राष्ट्रीय पक्षी कौन-सा है?

The ratio of present ages of R and S is 5 : 7, 5 years ago R was 30 years old. What was the age (in years) of S 10 years ago?

Which was the first state of India to adopt the Panchayati Raj system in the year 1959?

हाल ही में किस राज्य में प्लास्टिक अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन और रीसाइक्लिंग संयंत्र का उद्घाटन किया गया?

Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Chanhudaro was a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares) as compared to Mohenjodaro (125 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making. The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red colour), jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience and terracotta or burnt clay. Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous – disc shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, segmented. Some were decorated by incising or painting, and some had designs etched onto them. Techniques for making beads differed according to the material. Steatite, a very soft stone, was easily worked. Some beads were moulded out of a paste made with steatite powder. This permitted making a variety of shapes, unlike the geometrical forms made out of harder stones. How the steatite micro bead was made remains a puzzle for archaeologists studying ancient technology. Archaeologists’ experiments have revealed that the red colour of carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw material and beads at various stages of production. Nodules were chipped into rough shapes, and then finely flaked into the final form. Grinding, polishing and finally drilling completed the process. Specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and more recently at Dholavira. Nageshwar and Balakot, both settlements are near the coast. These were specialised centres for making shell objects –including bangles, ladles and in lay – which were taken to other settlements. Similarly, it is likely that finished products (such as beads) from Chanhudaro and Lothal were taken to the large urban centres such as Mohenjodaro and Harappa. Which is the final process in the production of beads?