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This section includes 54 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Ancient History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Pulses |
| C. | Barley |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» C. Barley | |
| 2. |
An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at |
| A. | Dholavira |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Alamgirpur |
| Answer» B. Lothal | |
| 3. |
A copper chariot Of Harappa times was discovered at |
| A. | Kuntal |
| B. | Rakhigarhi |
| C. | Daimabad |
| D. | Banawali |
| Answer» D. Banawali | |
| 4. |
The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» C. 1935 | |
| 5. |
The earliest city was discovered in India was |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Rangpur |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Sindh |
| Answer» B. Rangpur | |
| 6. |
The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the |
| A. | Ghaggar-Hakra |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Sutlej |
| D. | Indus |
| Answer» B. Ravi | |
| 7. |
The Indus Valley Civiliazation specialised in |
| A. | town planning |
| B. | architecture |
| C. | craftsmanship |
| D. | all of those |
| Answer» B. architecture | |
| 8. |
Out of the following remains exacavated in Indus valleywhich one indicates the commercial and economic development? |
| A. | Pottery |
| B. | Seals |
| C. | Boats |
| D. | Houses |
| Answer» C. Boats | |
| 9. |
From which one of the following places,remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus valley Civilization |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Who discovered the Indus valley Civilization? |
| A. | Sir Leonard Wooley |
| B. | V.S. Agrawal |
| C. | Dayaram Sahni |
| D. | A.L.Basham |
| Answer» D. A.L.Basham | |
| 11. |
The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the |
| A. | Harappa Culture |
| B. | Vedic Culture |
| C. | Mauryan Culture |
| D. | Gupta Period Culture |
| Answer» B. Vedic Culture | |
| 12. |
Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Bull |
| B. | Horse |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Giraffe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found? |
| A. | Indus Valley |
| B. | Mesopotamian |
| C. | Egyptian |
| D. | Persian |
| Answer» B. Mesopotamian | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilization is correct? |
| A. | The standard Harappan seals were made of clay |
| B. | The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze |
| C. | The Harappan Civilization was rural-based |
| D. | The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The local name Mohenjodaro is |
| A. | Mound of the Living |
| B. | Mound of the Great |
| C. | Mound of the Dead |
| D. | Mound of the Survivor |
| Answer» D. Mound of the Survivor | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans? |
| A. | Construction of Wells |
| B. | Construction of Pillars |
| C. | Construction of Drains |
| D. | Construction of Arches |
| Answer» C. Construction of Drains | |
| 17. |
Kalibangan means |
| A. | means black bangles |
| B. | has evidence of furrow marks in proto |
| C. | has evidence of regular use of horse |
| D. | has evidence of the practice of a firecult |
| Answer» B. has evidence of furrow marks in proto | |
| 18. |
The Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because |
| A. | it was urban |
| B. | it has a pictographic script |
| C. | it had an agricultural economy |
| D. | it extended up to the Narmada Valley |
| Answer» B. it has a pictographic script | |
| 19. |
The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of mohenjodaro was made up of |
| A. | terracotta |
| B. | steatite |
| C. | bronze |
| D. | red limestone |
| Answer» D. red limestone | |
| 20. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the ListsList - IList - IIF. Lothal1.Ploughed fieldG. Kalibangan2.DockyardH. Dholavira3.Terracotta replica of a ploughJ. Banawali4.An inscription comprising ten large sized sign of the Harappan scriptCodes : FGHJA.1234B.2143C.1243D.2134 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 21. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below1. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus Velley Civilization2. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system.3. Harappan people did not know use of metals.Codes : |
| A. | 1 and 2 are correct |
| B. | 1 and 3 are correct |
| C. | 2 and 3 are correct |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 are correct | |
| 22. |
The largest of sites found in post-independence India in: |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Punjab | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is the latest site found ? |
| A. | Dholavira |
| B. | Amri |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» B. Amri | |
| 24. |
Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement? |
| A. | Town planning |
| B. | Bricks |
| C. | Religious practices |
| D. | Building |
| Answer» B. Bricks | |
| 25. |
Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated at: |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Harappa |
| C. | Chanhudaro |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» B. Harappa | |
| 26. |
Which of the following was one of the cause of Harappan decline? |
| A. | Ecological change |
| B. | Earthquakes |
| C. | Aryan attack |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the cemetry R-37 was found? |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» D. Dholavira | |
| 28. |
In which of the following sites was found the evidence of 'Swastik'? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Chanhudaro |
| D. | Kalibangan |
| Answer» C. Chanhudaro | |
| 29. |
In the Indus Valley Civilization period, Lapis- Lazuli was imported from: |
| A. | Badakhshah |
| B. | Iran |
| C. | Mesopotamia |
| D. | Gujrat |
| Answer» B. Iran | |
| 30. |
Which of the following sites of Harappan culture gives evidence of 'Sindoor'? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Naushero |
| D. | Balakote |
| Answer» D. Balakote | |
| 31. |
In which of the following Indus Valley sites the famous Bull-seal was found ? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Chanhudaro |
| Answer» B. Mohenjodaro | |
| 32. |
Which of the Harappan site has yielded evidence of two cemeteries? |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Harappa |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Ropar |
| Answer» C. Kalibangan | |
| 33. |
The most common from of Harappan seal is: |
| A. | Cylindrical |
| B. | Retangular |
| C. | Square |
| D. | Rounded |
| Answer» D. Rounded | |
| 34. |
The earliest city |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Rangpur |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Sindh |
| Answer» B. Rangpur | |
| 35. |
The largest concentration of |
| A. | Ghaggar-Hakra |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Sutlej |
| D. | Indus |
| Answer» B. Ravi | |
| 36. |
Out of the following remains exacavated in |
| A. | Pottery |
| B. | Seals |
| C. | Boats |
| D. | Houses |
| Answer» C. Boats | |
| 37. |
Kalibangan |
| A. | means black bangles |
| B. | has evidence of furrow marks in proto |
| C. | has evidence of regular use of horse |
| D. | has evidence of the practice of a firecult |
| Answer» B. has evidence of furrow marks in proto | |
| 38. |
The predominant funerary practice at Harappa was |
| A. | Creanation |
| B. | Burying ash ketp in an urn |
| C. | Making a memorial to mark the site |
| D. | Extended burial of the body with pottery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following was not known to the |
| A. | Construction of Wells |
| B. | Construction of Pillars |
| C. | Construction of Drains |
| D. | Construction of Arches |
| Answer» C. Construction of Drains | |
| 40. |
An advanced water management system of |
| A. | Dholavira |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Alamgirpur |
| Answer» B. Lothal | |
| 41. |
The Indus |
| A. | it was urban |
| B. | it has a pictographic script |
| C. | it had an agricultural economy |
| D. | it extended up to the Narmada Valley |
| Answer» B. it has a pictographic script | |
| 42. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below |
| A. | 1 and 2 are correct |
| B. | 1 and 3 are correct |
| C. | 2 and 3 are correct |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 are correct | |
| 43. |
A copper chariot |
| A. | Kuntal |
| B. | Rakhigarhi |
| C. | Daimabad |
| D. | Banawali |
| Answer» D. Banawali | |
| 44. |
One of the following sites from where the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Chanhudaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» B. Chanhudaro | |
| 45. |
From which one of the following places,remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of |
| A. | terracotta |
| B. | steatite |
| C. | bronze |
| D. | red limestone |
| Answer» D. red limestone | |
| 47. |
Lothal |
| A. | Indus Valley |
| B. | Mesopotamian |
| C. | Egyptian |
| D. | Persian |
| Answer» B. Mesopotamian | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following statements regarding |
| A. | The standard Harappan seals were made of clay |
| B. | The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze |
| C. | The Harappan Civilization was rural-based |
| D. | The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The local name |
| A. | Mound of the Living |
| B. | Mound of the Great |
| C. | Mound of the Dead |
| D. | Mound of the Survivor |
| Answer» D. Mound of the Survivor | |
| 50. |
Cotton for textile was first cultivated in |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Mesopotamia |
| C. | Central America |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |