Q. Consider the following statements with respect to the seals of Indus Valley civilisation:

1. The purpose of producing seals was mainly political.
2. Every seal is engraved in a pictographic script which is yet to be deciphered.
3. The standard Harappan seal was a square plaque 10×10 square inches, made from steatite.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: Only the second statement is correct. The purpose of producing seals was mainly commercial. It appears that the seals were also used as amulets, carried on the person of their owners, perhaps as modern-day identity cards. The standard Harappan seal was a square plaque 2×2 square inches, made from steatite. Every seal is engraved in a pictographic script which is yet to be deciphered. Some seals have also been found in ivory. They all bear a great variety of motifs, most often of animals including those of the bull, with or without the hump, the elephant, the tiger, the goat and also the monsters.