MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of$? |
| A. | safety from robbers |
| B. | protection against cattle raiders |
| C. | protection against floods |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?$? |
| A. | 2400 BC - 1700 BC |
| B. | 2500 BC - 1700 BC |
| C. | 2400 BC - 1750 BC |
| D. | 2500 BC - 1750 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in$? |
| A. | Sumer |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | China |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The local name of Mohenjodaro is$? |
| A. | Mould of the living |
| B. | Mould of the tree |
| C. | Mould of the dead |
| D. | Mould of the survivor |
| Answer» D. Mould of the survivor | |
| 5. |
Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?? |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Trade |
| C. | Wheel Made |
| D. | Carpentry |
| Answer» B. Trade | |
| 6. |
In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following? |
| A. | Rock cut architecture |
| B. | Sea port |
| C. | Water Conservation |
| D. | Pottery |
| Answer» D. Pottery | |
| 7. |
The language from which the term 'India' is derived is? |
| A. | English |
| B. | Greek |
| C. | Persian |
| D. | Arabic |
| Answer» D. Arabic | |
| 8. |
The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in? |
| A. | Sumer |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | China |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?? |
| A. | 2400 BC - 1700 BC |
| B. | 2500 BC - 1700 BC |
| C. | 2400 BC - 1750 BC |
| D. | 2500 BC - 1750 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in? |
| A. | Sind |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 11. |
Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people? |
| A. | Mother Goddess |
| B. | Pashupati Shiva |
| C. | Trees such as Peepal and Acacia |
| D. | Trimurti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 13. |
Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | Cow |
| C. | Goat |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» B. Cow | |
| 14. |
Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?? |
| A. | Sir Johan Marshall |
| B. | R.D. Banerjee |
| C. | A. Cunningham |
| D. | Daya Ram Sahani |
| Answer» D. Daya Ram Sahani | |
| 15. |
Mohenjo-Daro is situated in? |
| A. | Montgomery district |
| B. | Larkana district |
| C. | Chandigarh area |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Chandigarh area | |
| 16. |
The first metal used by man was? |
| A. | Aluminium |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Iron |
| D. | Silver |
| Answer» C. Iron | |
| 17. |
Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Millet |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The local name of Mohenjodaro is? |
| A. | Mould of the living |
| B. | Mould of the tree |
| C. | Mould of the dead |
| D. | Mould of the survivor |
| Answer» D. Mould of the survivor | |
| 19. |
Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of? |
| A. | safety from robbers |
| B. | protection against cattle raiders |
| C. | protection against floods |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was? |
| A. | Sir John Marshall |
| B. | Daya Ram Sahni |
| C. | Sir Martimir Wheeler |
| D. | Rakhal Das Banerji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair |
| 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 a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 22. |
The Social System of the Harappans was |
| A. | Fairly egalitarian |
| B. | Slave Labour based |
| C. | Colour Varna based |
| D. | Caste based |
| Answer» B. Slave Labour based | |
| 23. |
The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was |
| A. | Mohenjo-Daro |
| B. | Chanhudaro |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Lothalmenials |
| Answer» C. Harappa | |
| 24. |
In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following? |
| A. | Rock cut architecture |
| B. | Sea port |
| C. | Cotton cultivation |
| D. | Pottery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
What was the strength of Indus economy? |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Business |
| C. | Pottery |
| D. | Crockery |
| Answer» B. Business | |
| 26. |
The granary discovered at Harappa was located |
| A. | Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro |
| B. | In the "Lower town' |
| C. | Near the river Ravi |
| D. | Beside the western gate of the city |
| Answer» D. Beside the western gate of the city | |
| 27. |
There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and __________ |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | China |
| C. | Sumeria |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» D. Afghanistan | |
| 28. |
What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. CottonII. Wheat III. Barley IV. PeasSelect the correct option |
| A. | I, II, III and IV |
| B. | I, II and III |
| C. | II, III and IV |
| D. | II and III |
| Answer» B. I, II and III | |
| 29. |
Which among the following metal was not found in Harappan civilization? |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Silver |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its |
| A. | town planning |
| B. | metal working |
| C. | weights and measures |
| D. | seals and figures |
| Answer» B. metal working | |
| 31. |
The worship of Mother goddess was related |
| A. | With the Aryan Civilization |
| B. | With the Mediterranean Civilization |
| C. | With the Indus Valley Civilization |
| D. | With the Vedic Civilization |
| Answer» D. With the Vedic Civilization | |
| 32. |
Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | Charles Mason |
| B. | Cunningham |
| C. | M. Wheeler |
| D. | M.S. Vats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped __________ |
| A. | Vishnu |
| B. | Pashupati |
| C. | Indra |
| D. | Brahma |
| Answer» C. Indra | |
| 34. |
The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of |
| A. | Pottery design |
| B. | Stratification |
| C. | Aryan invasion |
| D. | Radio Carbon-14 dating |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro? |
| A. | Great Bath |
| B. | Granary |
| C. | Huge Hall |
| D. | Two Story Building |
| Answer» C. Huge Hall | |
| 36. |
The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in |
| A. | Weights and measures |
| B. | Cereal crops |
| C. | Burial practices |
| D. | Both (B) and (C) |
| Answer» D. Both (B) and (C) | |
| 37. |
How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Wide and Straight |
| B. | Narrowand Unhygienic |
| C. | Slippery |
| D. | Narrow and Curved |
| Answer» B. Narrowand Unhygienic | |
| 38. |
The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was |
| A. | Dravidian |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Undecipherable |
| Answer» B. Persian | |
| 39. |
The earliest city discovered in India was |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Mohenjo Daro |
| D. | Sindh |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 40. |
The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjo-Daro |
| C. | Ropar |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» C. Ropar | |