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				This section includes 190 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found? | 
| A. | othal | 
| B. | opar | 
| C. | alibangan | 
| D. | anawali | 
| Answer» B. opar | |
| 2. | Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site? | 
| A. | ataliputra | 
| B. | angpur | 
| C. | ukatagendor | 
| D. | othal | 
| Answer» B. angpur | |
| 3. | The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on? | 
| A. | griculture | 
| B. | rade and Commerce | 
| C. | rafts | 
| D. | ll the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of | 
| A. | urnt bricks | 
| B. | tone | 
| C. | ood | 
| D. | ll of the above | 
| Answer» B. tone | |
| 5. | In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following? | 
| A. | ock cut architecture | 
| B. | ea port | 
| C. | ater Conservation | 
| D. | ottery | 
| Answer» D. ottery | |
| 6. | The Great bath was found at | 
| A. | arappa | 
| B. | othal | 
| C. | hanhudaro | 
| D. | ohanjodaro | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Who is the excavator of Harappa site? | 
| A. | aya ram sahni | 
| B. | akhal das Bannerji | 
| C. | ackey | 
| D. | .K. Thapar | 
| Answer» B. akhal das Bannerji | |
| 8. | The Harappans were the earliest people to produce | 
| A. | eals | 
| B. | ronze implements | 
| C. | otton | 
| D. | arely | 
| Answer» D. arely | |
| 9. | Which was the backbone of Indus Economy? | 
| A. | griculture | 
| B. | rade | 
| C. | heel Made | 
| D. | arpentry | 
| Answer» B. rade | |
| 10. | Harappa is situated on the bank of the river | 
| A. | anga | 
| B. | avi | 
| C. | amuna | 
| D. | indhu | 
| Answer» C. amuna | |
| 11. | Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation? | 
| A. | esopotamian | 
| B. | gyptian | 
| C. | umerian | 
| D. | hinese | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | A prominent Harappan site, being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is | 
| A. | ohenjodaro | 
| B. | holavira | 
| C. | othal | 
| D. | akhigarhi | 
| Answer» B. holavira | |
| 13. | The language from which the term 'India' is derived is | 
| A. | nglish | 
| B. | reek | 
| C. | ersian | 
| D. | rabic | 
| Answer» D. rabic | |
| 14. | Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan? | 
| A. | alibangan | 
| B. | arappa | 
| C. | lamgirpur | 
| D. | othal | 
| Answer» C. lamgirpur | |
| 15. | Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat? | 
| A. | urkotada | 
| B. | angpur | 
| C. | utkagendor | 
| D. | esalpur | 
| Answer» D. esalpur | |
| 16. | The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its | 
| A. | own planning | 
| B. | nderground drainage system | 
| C. | niformity of weights and measures | 
| D. | arge agricultural surplus | 
| Answer» C. niformity of weights and measures | |
| 17. | The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the | 
| A. | ew Stone Age | 
| B. | opper Age | 
| C. | ron Age | 
| D. | halcolithic Age | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. | The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for | 
| A. | eauty and utility | 
| B. | niformity | 
| C. | anitation and public health | 
| D. | emographic factor | 
| Answer» D. emographic factor | |
| 19. | Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals? | 
| A. | erracotta | 
| B. | ronze | 
| C. | opper | 
| D. | ron | 
| Answer» B. ronze | |
| 20. | Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of | 
| A. | afety from robbers | 
| B. | rotection against cattle raiders | 
| C. | rotection against floods | 
| D. | ll the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. | The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the | 
| A. | aleolithic age | 
| B. | rimitive age | 
| C. | eolithic age | 
| D. | ronze age | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. | Name the oldest civilization | 
| A. | ndus Valley civilization | 
| B. | esopotamian civlization | 
| C. | gyptian civilization | 
| D. | handragupta Vikramaditya | 
| Answer» C. gyptian civilization | |
| 23. | Mohenjo-Daro is situated in | 
| A. | ontgomery district | 
| B. | arkana district | 
| C. | handigarh area | 
| D. | ujarat | 
| Answer» C. handigarh area | |
| 24. | Most depicted animal of the Indus Valley Civilization was? | 
| A. | lephant | 
| B. | ion | 
| C. | ull | 
| D. | og | 
| Answer» D. og | |
| 25. | The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was | 
| A. | orship of forces of nature | 
| B. | rganised city life | 
| C. | astoral farming | 
| D. | aste society | 
| Answer» C. astoral farming | |
| 26. | The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was | 
| A. | rban Civilization | 
| B. | grarian Civilization | 
| C. | esolithic Civilization | 
| D. | aleolithic Civilization | 
| Answer» B. grarian Civilization | |
| 27. | The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was | 
| A. | ir John Marshall | 
| B. | aya Ram Sahni | 
| C. | ir Martimir Wheeler | 
| D. | akhal Das Banerji | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of | 
| A. | lay | 
| B. | opper | 
| C. | ronze | 
| D. | rass | 
| Answer» B. opper | |
| 29. | Kalibangan is situated in | 
| A. | ttar Pradesh | 
| B. | indh | 
| C. | ajasthan | 
| D. | ujarat | 
| Answer» D. ujarat | |
| 30. | The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on which of the following river bank? | 
| A. | avi | 
| B. | ndus | 
| C. | eas | 
| D. | and B both | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. | Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites? | 
| A. | rains and well | 
| B. | ort | 
| C. | eservoirs | 
| D. | emple with Shikhar | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society? | 
| A. | orse | 
| B. | emale deities | 
| C. | rban centres | 
| D. | ron implements | 
| Answer» B. emale deities | |
| 33. | Which was the only city of the Indus withoutfortification? | 
| A. | alibangan | 
| B. | ohanjodaro | 
| C. | arappa | 
| D. | hanhudaro | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. | One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan | 
| A. | othal | 
| B. | alibangan | 
| C. | lamgirpur | 
| D. | arappa | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. | The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is | 
| A. | nihorn bull | 
| B. | ow | 
| C. | ull | 
| D. | iger | 
| Answer» B. ow | |
| 36. | The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of | 
| A. | ystical insight by modern seers | 
| B. | arkings on seals | 
| C. | adio carbon dating | 
| D. | ravellers written accounts | 
| Answer» D. ravellers written accounts | |
| 37. | The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in | 
| A. | umer | 
| B. | gypt | 
| C. | hina | 
| D. | ll the three | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. | Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization?I. Mohenjo-DaroII. ChanhudaroIII. HarappaIV. Lothal | 
| A. | II, I, II & IV | 
| B. | , III, II & IV | 
| C. | I, I, III & IV | 
| D. | II, IV, II & I | 
| Answer» B. , III, II & IV | |
| 39. | Harappan weapons were made of | 
| A. | tone | 
| B. | opper | 
| C. | ronze | 
| D. | ll the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect? | 
| A. | he Harappans were phallus worshippers | 
| B. | hey worshipped gods in the form of human beings | 
| C. | hey placed their gods in temples | 
| D. | hey looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess | 
| Answer» D. hey looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess | |
| 41. | Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were | 
| A. | heat | 
| B. | ice | 
| C. | illet | 
| D. | ll the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. | The Harappas had commercial relations with __________ | 
| A. | hina | 
| B. | awa | 
| C. | esopotamia | 
| D. | urma (Now, Myanmar) | 
| Answer» D. urma (Now, Myanmar) | |
| 43. | Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development? | 
| A. | he Pottery | 
| B. | eals | 
| C. | he boats | 
| D. | he houses | 
| Answer» C. he boats | |
| 44. | The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of | 
| A. | ashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess | 
| B. | tones, trees and animals | 
| C. | ishnu and Lakshmi | 
| D. | iva and Sakti | 
| Answer» C. ishnu and Lakshmi | |
| 45. | What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization? | 
| A. | 400 BC - 1700 BC | 
| B. | 500 BC - 1700 BC | 
| C. | 400 BC - 1750 BC | 
| D. | 500 BC - 1750 BC | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. | The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age | 
| A. | egalithic | 
| B. | aleolithic | 
| C. | eolithic | 
| D. | halcolithic | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. | After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In | 
| A. | unjab | 
| B. | aryana | 
| C. | ujarat | 
| D. | ttar Pradesh | 
| Answer» D. ttar Pradesh | |
| 48. | The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of | 
| A. | ryan invasion | 
| B. | ecline in foreign trade | 
| C. | cological factors | 
| D. | ot definitely known factors | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. | The Harappan site that had a dock is | 
| A. | lamgirpur | 
| B. | arappa | 
| C. | othal | 
| D. | ohenjo-Daro | 
| Answer» D. ohenjo-Daro | |
| 50. | Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites? | 
| A. | uffalo | 
| B. | heep | 
| C. | ow | 
| D. | ig | 
| Answer» D. ig | |