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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