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1.

The Indus Valley Civilization was not contemporary with which of the following civilizations?

A. Egyptian Civilization
B. Mesopotamian Civilization
C. Chinese civilization
D. Crete's civilization
Answer» E.
2.

Which one of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of coins of the Harappan period?

A. cellar
B. bronze
C. copper
D. Iron
Answer» B. bronze
3.

Where are the remains of horse found in the Indus Valley Civilization?

A. Surkotda
B. वणावली
C. Lothal
D. Kalibanga
Answer» B. वणावली
4.

The most recognized period of Harappan Civilization is

A. 2800 AD Poo. - 2000 AD Poo.
B. 2500 AD Poo. - 1750 AD Poo.
C. 3500 AD Poo. - 1800 AD Poo.
D. can't be sure
Answer» C. 3500 AD Poo. - 1800 AD Poo.
5.

How far was the Indus Valley Civilization?

A. Punjab, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir
B. Rajasthan, Bihar, Bengal and Orissa
C. Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa and Bengal
D. Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Sindh and Baluchistan
Answer» E.
6.

The inhabitants of Harappan civilization were

A. Rural
B. urban
C. nomadic
D. tribal
Answer» C. nomadic
7.

The Harappans were the first to produce which item?

A. currencies
B. bronze tools
C. Cotton
D. barley
Answer» D. barley
8.

Who among the following scholars was the first discoverer of Harappan Civilization?

A. Sir John Marshall
B. R. D . Banerjee
C. a . cunningham
D. Dayaram Sahni
Answer» E.
9.

In which state is the Indus Valley site Kalibangan?

A. In Rajasthan
B. in Gujarat
C. in Madhya Pradesh
D. in Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. in Gujarat
10.

Into which classes was the Harappan society divided?

A. Hunters, Priests, Farmers and Kshatriyas
B. Scholars, Warriors, Traders and Workers
C. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras
D. kings, priests, soldiers and shudras
Answer» C. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras
11.

The houses of the Indus civilization were built from

A. by brick
B. from bamboo
C. from stone
D. from wood
Answer» B. from bamboo
12.

In the discovery of scales, it has been proved that the people of the Indus Valley were familiar with measurement and weight - where did this discovery happen?

A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Chanhudaro
D. Lothal
Answer» E.
13.

Which was the Patannagar (port) of Indus Civilization?

A. Kalibangan
B. Lothal
C. Ropar
D. mohenjodaro
Answer» C. Ropar
14.

What was the size of the entire area of ​​Harappan Civilization?

A. square shape
B. rectangular
C. Triangular
D. round shape
Answer» D. round shape
15.

Which statement is correct about Harappan Civilization?

A. He knew about Ashwamedha
B. the cow was sacred to them
C. They started respecting Pashupati
D. their culture was not generally stable
Answer» D. their culture was not generally stable
16.

Social pattern of the Harappan people. . . . . . . . . . . . Was -

A. fair egalitarian
B. slave labor based
C. character based
D. caste based
Answer» B. slave labor based
17.

Large baths have been found in the Indus Civilization -

A. in Mohenjodaro
B. in Harappa
C. in Lothal
D. in Kalibanga
Answer» B. in Harappa
18.

Evidence of plowed field under Harappan civilization has been found from -

A. Ropar
B. Lothal
C. Kalibanga
D. Made
Answer» D. Made
19.

From which place the decoration of the bricks of the Indus civilization has been found?

A. Kalibanga
B. Chanhudaro
C. mohenjodaro
D. Made
Answer» B. Chanhudaro
20.

The popular name of Harappan Civilization is -

A. Indus Civilization
B. Lothal civilization
C. Indus Valley Civilization
D. Mohenjodaro civilization
Answer» D. Mohenjodaro civilization
21.

In the currency of the Indus Civilization, which deity is depicted equivalent to -

A. primordial shiva
B. primordial brahma
C. The first Vishnu
D. primordial indra
Answer» B. primordial brahma
22.

The earliest old city discovered in India was

A. Harappa
B. Punjab
C. mohenjodaro
D. Sindh
Answer» B. Punjab
23.

Which statement about the Indus Civilization is false?

A. There was a strong system of drains in the cities.
B. trade and commerce was in an advanced state
C. Mother Goddess was worshiped
D. people were familiar with iron
Answer» E.
24.

Mohenjodaro is also known by which other name?

A. Mound of livings
B. Skeleton Mound
C. Slave's Mound
D. mound of the dead
Answer» E.
25.

Which of the following Harappan sites was in Gujarat?

A. Kalibanga
B. Ropar
C. Made
D. Lothal
Answer» E.
26.

Indus Valley Civilization is believed to be

A. for your town planning
B. Mohenjodaro and Harappa
C. for your agricultural work
D. for your industries
Answer» B. Mohenjodaro and Harappa
27.

Which of the following animals has been most engraved on the seals obtained from the mention of the Indus sites?

A. Lion
B. Horse
C. bull
D. Elephant
Answer» D. Elephant
28.

An advanced water management system is found in Harappa.

A. in Dholavira
B. in Lothal
C. in Kalibangan
D. in Alamgirpur
Answer» B. in Lothal
29.

The Harappan site Ropar/Punjab is situated on the bank of which river?

A. Chenab
B. Sutlej
C. Indus
D. ravi
Answer» C. Indus
30.

In the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization, from which of the following places have the remains of wells in houses been found?

A. Harappa
B. Kalibanga
C. Lothal
D. in Mohenjodaro
Answer» E.
31.

Rangpur where the contemporary Harappan civilization was, is -

A. in punjab
B. in Uttar Pradesh
C. in Saurashtra
D. In Rajasthan
Answer» D. In Rajasthan
32.

The earliest evidence of silver availability in India is found in -

A. in Harappan culture
B. in the Chalcolithic culture of western India
C. in vedic samhitas
D. in silver coins
Answer» B. in the Chalcolithic culture of western India
33.

In which of the following era does the Indus civilization fall?

A. historical period
B. prehistoric times
C. post-prehistoric period
D. proto-historic period
Answer» E.
34.

What was the method adopted by the Harappan people for the arrangement of houses in the cities?

A. lotus flower shape
B. in circular shape
C. in grid system
D. in triangular shape
Answer» D. in triangular shape
35.

Which one of the following animals was not represented/marked in the seals and terracotta artefacts found in the Harappan Civilization?

A. Lion
B. Elephant
C. Rhinoceros
D. Tiger
Answer» B. Elephant
36.

Which one of the following Indus sites was not located on the sea coast?

A. Surkotda
B. Lothal
C. Balakot
D. kotdiji
Answer» E.
37.

The names of two Indians who are associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization are -

A. Dayaram Sahni and Rakhaldas Banerjee
B. John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad
C. Arshirvadi Lal Srivastava and Ranganatha Rao
D. Madhoswaroop Vats and V. b. Rao
Answer» B. John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad
38.

Which of the following animal figures have been found on the seal, which shows that there were trade relations between the Indus Valley and Mesopotamian civilizations?

A. Horse
B. donkey
C. bull
D. Elephant
Answer» D. Elephant
39.

Who was in charge of the archaeological excavations of Harappa and Mahenjodaro?

A. Lord Macaulay
B. Sir John Marshall
C. lord clive
D. colonel tod
Answer» C. lord clive
40.

The people of Indus Valley believed in -

A. in soul and Brahma
B. in ritual
C. in the sacrificial system
D. in mothership
Answer» E.
41.

Which of the following is considered to be the largest building of Mohenjodaro?

A. large bathroom
B. huge granary / granary
C. meeting hall
D. none of these
Answer» B. huge granary / granary
42.

Which cities were the port cities of Indus Civilization?

A. Lothal and Sulkagender
B. Allahdin and Balakot
C. kuntasi
D. all of which
Answer» E.
43.

Where did the Harappans import Lajavard - Lapislazuli (building materials) from -

A. From Badakhshan of Hindukush region
B. from Iran
C. from south india
D. from Balochistan
Answer» B. from Iran
44.

The sites of the Indus Civilization in Afghanistan are -

A. mudigak
B. surtogoi
C. DehmorasiGhudai
D. all of which
Answer» D. all of which
45.

Cotton was first produced in the Indus region, which was called by the Greeks or Greeks

A. Sindon
B. cotton
C. both a and b
D. Harappa
Answer» B. cotton
46.

From which Harappan site a bronze statue of a woman with a dancing posture has been found?

A. from Mohenjodaro
B. from Kalibanga
C. from Harappa
D. verbatim
Answer» B. from Kalibanga
47.

From which of the following Harappan sites, evidence of couple burial has been found?

A. Lothal
B. Kalibanga
C. Made
D. Harappa
Answer» B. Kalibanga
48.

From which place the copper chariot of Harappan period was found?

A. Kunal
B. Rakhigarhi
C. daimabad
D. Made
Answer» D. Made
49.

The Harappans were not familiar with which metal?

A. gold and silver
B. copper and bronze
C. tin and lead
D. Iron
Answer» E.
50.

From which Harappan site thestone statue of the priesthas been found?

A. Harappa
B. mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Rangpur
Answer» B. mohenjodaro