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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 4551. |
The best drainage system (water management) in Indus Valley Civilization was: |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» D. Kalibangan | |
| 4552. |
The largest number of sites found in post-independence India in: |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Punjab | |
| 4553. |
The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered by: |
| A. | Dayaram Sahni |
| B. | R.D.Banerji |
| C. | N.G.Majumdar |
| D. | S.R. Rao |
| Answer» C. N.G.Majumdar | |
| 4554. |
The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of river: |
| A. | Ravi |
| B. | Beas |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | Sutlej |
| Answer» D. Sutlej | |
| 4555. |
Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in Indus Valley Civilization settlement? |
| A. | Town planning |
| B. | Bricks |
| C. | Religious practices |
| D. | Building |
| Answer» B. Bricks | |
| 4556. |
The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost: |
| A. | Nigroid |
| B. | Proto-Austroloid |
| C. | Mediterranean |
| D. | Nordic |
| Answer» D. Nordic | |
| 4557. |
Which of the following cannot be considered Proto-Harappan culture? |
| A. | Sothi culture |
| B. | Jornie culture |
| C. | Kot-Diji culture |
| D. | Amri culture |
| Answer» C. Kot-Diji culture | |
| 4558. |
A lot of beads were discovered from: |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» C. Lothal | |
| 4559. |
Mostly, beads were made of: |
| A. | Terracotta |
| B. | Jasper |
| C. | Lapis |
| D. | Steatite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4560. |
Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by: |
| A. | Dayaram Sahni |
| B. | R.D.Banerji |
| C. | Cunningham |
| D. | Wheeler |
| Answer» B. R.D.Banerji | |
| 4561. |
A seal depicting Mother Goddess with plant growing from the womb, has been found from: |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» B. Mohenjodaro | |
| 4562. |
The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of: |
| A. | Pucca bricks |
| B. | Wood |
| C. | Stone |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Wood | |
| 4563. |
Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4564. |
Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» D. Dholavira | |
| 4565. |
The rivers around which Indus Valley Civilization existed were [UP-PCS 2009] 1. Indus 2. Chenab 3. Jhelum 4. Ganga Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Code: |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | All of four |
| Answer» C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 4566. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : [UP-PCS 2012]List I (Harappan Sites)List II (Locations)A. Manda1. RajasthanB. Daimabad2. HaiyanaC. Kalibanga3. Jamniu KashmirD. Rakhigarhi4. MaharaslitraCode: |
| A. | ABCD1234 |
| B. | ABCD23 4 3 |
| C. | ABCD34 1 2 |
| D. | ABCD41 2 3 |
| Answer» D. ABCD41 2 3 | |
| 4567. |
Given below are two statements: [UP-PCS 2009] Assertion (A): Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. Reason (R): They were discovered during excavations. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | |
| 4568. |
Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of 'plough? was found? |
| A. | Dholavira |
| B. | Banawali |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» C. Kalibangan | |
| 4569. |
Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Lion |
| B. | Bull |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Horse |
| Answer» B. Bull | |
| 4570. |
Match List -I and List - II and select the correct answer - List I List II (A) Lothal 1. Ploughed Field (B) Kalibanga 2. Dockyard (C) Dholavira 3.Terracotta replica of a plaugh (D) Banawali 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized sign of Harrppan script Codes:- |
| A. | (A) (B) (C) (D) 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 1 4 3 |
| C. | (A) (B) (C) (D) 1 2 4 3 |
| D. | (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 1 3 4 |
| Answer» C. (A) (B) (C) (D) 1 2 4 3 | |
| 4571. |
Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a double burial? [UP-PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | Kuntasi |
| B. | Dholavira |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» D. Kalibangan | |
| 4572. |
The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was [2012-11] |
| A. | secular-federalist |
| B. | theocratic-federalist |
| C. | oligarchic |
| D. | theocratic-unitary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4573. |
Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilisation is correct? [2009-11] |
| A. | The standard Harappan seals were made of clay |
| B. | The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze |
| C. | The Harrapan civilisation was rural based |
| D. | The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4574. |
Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management? [2012-1] |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4575. |
Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre - Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture? |
| A. | Amalananda Ghosh |
| B. | Rakhaldas Banerji |
| C. | Dava Ram Salmi |
| D. | Sir John Marshall |
| Answer» B. Rakhaldas Banerji | |
| 4576. |
Match list 'A with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :List IList II1. HiranyabhaA. Shravastif2. MaliakosalaB. Kapilavastu3. PrasenjitaC. Saketa4. Shuddhodana D. AyodhyaCodes: |
| A. | 1234ABCD |
| B. | 1234DCAB |
| C. | 1234DCBA |
| D. | 1234CDBA |
| Answer» D. 1234CDBA | |
| 4577. |
Match list 'A' with the list 'B? and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II 1. Dasa-karmakara A. Wage-earner 2. Bhataka B. The slaves 3. Ahataka C. Free labour 4. Bhritaka D. Those who were attached to the masters Codes: |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 A B D C |
| B. | 1 2 3 4 B A C D |
| C. | 1 2 3 4 B A D C |
| D. | 1 2 3 4 A B C D |
| Answer» D. 1 2 3 4 A B C D | |
| 4578. |
The local name of Mohenjodaro is: |
| A. | Mound of Living |
| B. | Mound of Survivor |
| C. | Mound of Dead |
| D. | Mound of Great |
| Answer» D. Mound of Great | |
| 4579. |
Which of the following was not an ancient seaport? |
| A. | Tamralipti |
| B. | Bhrigukachchlia |
| C. | Vidisha |
| D. | Shuiparaka |
| Answer» D. Shuiparaka | |
| 4580. |
Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in: |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» C. 1931 | |
| 4581. |
The first President of Muslim league was |
| A. | Nawab Vakar-ul-Mulk |
| B. | Miyan Abdul Aziz |
| C. | Hidayat Hussain Khan |
| D. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» B. Miyan Abdul Aziz | |
| 4582. |
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Shaukat Ali |
| C. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| D. | Muhammad Ali |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Ali | |
| 4583. |
The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was |
| A. | 72 |
| B. | 304 |
| C. | 556 |
| D. | 1500 |
| Answer» B. 304 | |
| 4584. |
In which one of the following sessions the congress declared its policy towards Indian states for the first time? [UP-PCS 2015] |
| A. | Nagpur session |
| B. | Gaya session |
| C. | Calcutta session |
| D. | Lucknow session |
| Answer» B. Gaya session | |
| 4585. |
The first President of Indian National Congress was : [UP-PCS 2014] |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Surcndra Nath Banerjee |
| C. | Omesh Chandra Banerjee |
| D. | A.O. Hume |
| Answer» D. A.O. Hume | |
| 4586. |
Who was the founder of All India Muslim League? |
| A. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| B. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| C. | Agha Khan |
| D. | Nawab Salimullah Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4587. |
Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity and prestige? [UP-PCS 2014] |
| A. | S.C. Bose |
| B. | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| C. | Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel |
| D. | Sardar Krishan Singh |
| Answer» B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya | |
| 4588. |
Who among the following had seconded the resolution on partition in the meeting of All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947? [UP-PCS 2014] |
| A. | Govind Ballabh Pant |
| B. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | J.B. Kripalani |
| D. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4589. |
The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was [UP-PCS 2014] |
| A. | Calcutta Session, 1906 |
| B. | Surat Session, 1907 |
| C. | Calcutta Session, 1917 |
| D. | Amritsar Session, 1919 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4590. |
Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by [UP-PCS 2013] |
| A. | Liaqat Ali Khan |
| B. | Chaudhary Khali quzzaman |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Fatima Jinnah |
| Answer» D. Fatima Jinnah | |
| 4591. |
By whom the 'Quit India' resolution was moved in the Bombay Session of the Congress in the year 1942? [UP-PCS 2013] |
| A. | Jawahar lal Nehru |
| B. | Narendra Deo |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | J.B. Kripalani |
| Answer» B. Narendra Deo | |
| 4592. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List-I (Congress Presidents) List-II (Venues of Session) A. Dr, M. A. Ansari 1. Haripura B. Purushottam Das Tandon 2. Kanpur C. Sarojini Naidu 3. Madras D. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Nasik |
| A. | A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 |
| B. | A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 |
| C. | A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 |
| D. | A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 |
| Answer» D. A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 | |
| 4593. |
The only session of tile Indian National Congress which was addressed by Mahatma Gandhi was held at [UP-PCS 2011] |
| A. | Amravati |
| B. | Belgaum |
| C. | Karachi |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» C. Karachi | |
| 4594. |
Who among the following had moved the Non-cooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indiana National Congress in 1920? [UP-PCS 2011] |
| A. | C.R. Das |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | B. C. Pal |
| D. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| Answer» B. Annie Besant | |
| 4595. |
Who of the following had presided over the annual sessional of Indian National Congress held at Lucknow in 1916? [UP-PCS 2009] |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | A. C. Majumdar |
| Answer» D. A. C. Majumdar | |
| 4596. |
Who of the following presided over the session of Indian National Congress when resolution of ?Poorna Swaraj was passed? [UP-PCS 2009] |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Surendra nath Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 4597. |
Indian National Congress was founded by |
| A. | Womesh Chandra Banerjee |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhji |
| C. | Allan Octavian Hume |
| D. | Dadabhai Naorqji |
| Answer» D. Dadabhai Naorqji | |
| 4598. |
In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever."? [UP-PCS 2008] |
| A. | Ramgarh Session, 1940 |
| B. | Lahore Session, 1929 |
| C. | Calcutta Session, 1928 |
| D. | Karachi Session, 1931 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4599. |
Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel |
| B. | Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajgopalachari |
| C. | Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai |
| Answer» D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai | |
| 4600. |
Who among the following was the youngest person become the President of the Indian National Congress? [MP-PSC (F) 2011] |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Ananda Mohan Bose |
| D. | Bhupendra Nath Bose |
| Answer» C. Ananda Mohan Bose | |