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| 1. |
The Indus Valley Civilization was not contemporary with which of the following civilizations? |
| A. | Egyptian Civilization |
| B. | Mesopotamian Civilization |
| C. | Chinese civilization |
| D. | Crete's civilization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of coins of the Harappan period? |
| A. | cellar |
| B. | bronze |
| C. | copper |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» B. bronze | |
| 3. |
Where are the remains of horse found in the Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Surkotda |
| B. | वणावली |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Kalibanga |
| Answer» B. वणावली | |
| 4. |
The most recognized period of Harappan Civilization is |
| A. | 2800 AD Poo. - 2000 AD Poo. |
| B. | 2500 AD Poo. - 1750 AD Poo. |
| C. | 3500 AD Poo. - 1800 AD Poo. |
| D. | can't be sure |
| Answer» C. 3500 AD Poo. - 1800 AD Poo. | |
| 5. |
How far was the Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Punjab, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Rajasthan, Bihar, Bengal and Orissa |
| C. | Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa and Bengal |
| D. | Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Sindh and Baluchistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The inhabitants of Harappan civilization were |
| A. | Rural |
| B. | urban |
| C. | nomadic |
| D. | tribal |
| Answer» C. nomadic | |
| 7. |
The Harappans were the first to produce which item? |
| A. | currencies |
| B. | bronze tools |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | barley |
| Answer» D. barley | |
| 8. |
Who among the following scholars was the first discoverer of Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | Sir John Marshall |
| B. | R. D . Banerjee |
| C. | a . cunningham |
| D. | Dayaram Sahni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In which state is the Indus Valley site Kalibangan? |
| A. | In Rajasthan |
| B. | in Gujarat |
| C. | in Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | in Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. in Gujarat | |
| 10. |
Into which classes was the Harappan society divided? |
| A. | Hunters, Priests, Farmers and Kshatriyas |
| B. | Scholars, Warriors, Traders and Workers |
| C. | Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras |
| D. | kings, priests, soldiers and shudras |
| Answer» C. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras | |
| 11. |
The houses of the Indus civilization were built from |
| A. | by brick |
| B. | from bamboo |
| C. | from stone |
| D. | from wood |
| Answer» B. from bamboo | |
| 12. |
In the discovery of scales, it has been proved that the people of the Indus Valley were familiar with measurement and weight - where did this discovery happen? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Harappa |
| C. | Chanhudaro |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which was the Patannagar (port) of Indus Civilization? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Ropar |
| D. | mohenjodaro |
| Answer» C. Ropar | |
| 14. |
What was the size of the entire area of Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | square shape |
| B. | rectangular |
| C. | Triangular |
| D. | round shape |
| Answer» D. round shape | |
| 15. |
Which statement is correct about Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | He knew about Ashwamedha |
| B. | the cow was sacred to them |
| C. | They started respecting Pashupati |
| D. | their culture was not generally stable |
| Answer» D. their culture was not generally stable | |
| 16. |
Social pattern of the Harappan people. . . . . . . . . . . . Was - |
| A. | fair egalitarian |
| B. | slave labor based |
| C. | character based |
| D. | caste based |
| Answer» B. slave labor based | |
| 17. |
Large baths have been found in the Indus Civilization - |
| A. | in Mohenjodaro |
| B. | in Harappa |
| C. | in Lothal |
| D. | in Kalibanga |
| Answer» B. in Harappa | |
| 18. |
Evidence of plowed field under Harappan civilization has been found from - |
| A. | Ropar |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Kalibanga |
| D. | Made |
| Answer» D. Made | |
| 19. |
From which place the decoration of the bricks of the Indus civilization has been found? |
| A. | Kalibanga |
| B. | Chanhudaro |
| C. | mohenjodaro |
| D. | Made |
| Answer» B. Chanhudaro | |
| 20. |
The popular name of Harappan Civilization is - |
| A. | Indus Civilization |
| B. | Lothal civilization |
| C. | Indus Valley Civilization |
| D. | Mohenjodaro civilization |
| Answer» D. Mohenjodaro civilization | |
| 21. |
In the currency of the Indus Civilization, which deity is depicted equivalent to - |
| A. | primordial shiva |
| B. | primordial brahma |
| C. | The first Vishnu |
| D. | primordial indra |
| Answer» B. primordial brahma | |
| 22. |
The earliest old city discovered in India was |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | mohenjodaro |
| D. | Sindh |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 23. |
Which statement about the Indus Civilization is false? |
| A. | There was a strong system of drains in the cities. |
| B. | trade and commerce was in an advanced state |
| C. | Mother Goddess was worshiped |
| D. | people were familiar with iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Mohenjodaro is also known by which other name? |
| A. | Mound of livings |
| B. | Skeleton Mound |
| C. | Slave's Mound |
| D. | mound of the dead |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following Harappan sites was in Gujarat? |
| A. | Kalibanga |
| B. | Ropar |
| C. | Made |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Indus Valley Civilization is believed to be |
| A. | for your town planning |
| B. | Mohenjodaro and Harappa |
| C. | for your agricultural work |
| D. | for your industries |
| Answer» B. Mohenjodaro and Harappa | |
| 27. |
Which of the following animals has been most engraved on the seals obtained from the mention of the Indus sites? |
| A. | Lion |
| B. | Horse |
| C. | bull |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» D. Elephant | |
| 28. |
An advanced water management system is found in Harappa. |
| A. | in Dholavira |
| B. | in Lothal |
| C. | in Kalibangan |
| D. | in Alamgirpur |
| Answer» B. in Lothal | |
| 29. |
The Harappan site Ropar/Punjab is situated on the bank of which river? |
| A. | Chenab |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | ravi |
| Answer» C. Indus | |
| 30. |
In the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization, from which of the following places have the remains of wells in houses been found? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibanga |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | in Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Rangpur where the contemporary Harappan civilization was, is - |
| A. | in punjab |
| B. | in Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | in Saurashtra |
| D. | In Rajasthan |
| Answer» D. In Rajasthan | |
| 32. |
The earliest evidence of silver availability in India is found in - |
| A. | in Harappan culture |
| B. | in the Chalcolithic culture of western India |
| C. | in vedic samhitas |
| D. | in silver coins |
| Answer» B. in the Chalcolithic culture of western India | |
| 33. |
In which of the following era does the Indus civilization fall? |
| A. | historical period |
| B. | prehistoric times |
| C. | post-prehistoric period |
| D. | proto-historic period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
What was the method adopted by the Harappan people for the arrangement of houses in the cities? |
| A. | lotus flower shape |
| B. | in circular shape |
| C. | in grid system |
| D. | in triangular shape |
| Answer» D. in triangular shape | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following animals was not represented/marked in the seals and terracotta artefacts found in the Harappan Civilization? |
| A. | Lion |
| B. | Elephant |
| C. | Rhinoceros |
| D. | Tiger |
| Answer» B. Elephant | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following Indus sites was not located on the sea coast? |
| A. | Surkotda |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Balakot |
| D. | kotdiji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The names of two Indians who are associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization are - |
| A. | Dayaram Sahni and Rakhaldas Banerjee |
| B. | John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad |
| C. | Arshirvadi Lal Srivastava and Ranganatha Rao |
| D. | Madhoswaroop Vats and V. b. Rao |
| Answer» B. John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad | |
| 38. |
Which of the following animal figures have been found on the seal, which shows that there were trade relations between the Indus Valley and Mesopotamian civilizations? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | donkey |
| C. | bull |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» D. Elephant | |
| 39. |
Who was in charge of the archaeological excavations of Harappa and Mahenjodaro? |
| A. | Lord Macaulay |
| B. | Sir John Marshall |
| C. | lord clive |
| D. | colonel tod |
| Answer» C. lord clive | |
| 40. |
The people of Indus Valley believed in - |
| A. | in soul and Brahma |
| B. | in ritual |
| C. | in the sacrificial system |
| D. | in mothership |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is considered to be the largest building of Mohenjodaro? |
| A. | large bathroom |
| B. | huge granary / granary |
| C. | meeting hall |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. huge granary / granary | |
| 42. |
Which cities were the port cities of Indus Civilization? |
| A. | Lothal and Sulkagender |
| B. | Allahdin and Balakot |
| C. | kuntasi |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Where did the Harappans import Lajavard - Lapislazuli (building materials) from - |
| A. | From Badakhshan of Hindukush region |
| B. | from Iran |
| C. | from south india |
| D. | from Balochistan |
| Answer» B. from Iran | |
| 44. |
The sites of the Indus Civilization in Afghanistan are - |
| A. | mudigak |
| B. | surtogoi |
| C. | DehmorasiGhudai |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» D. all of which | |
| 45. |
Cotton was first produced in the Indus region, which was called by the Greeks or Greeks |
| A. | Sindon |
| B. | cotton |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | Harappa |
| Answer» B. cotton | |
| 46. |
From which Harappan site a bronze statue of a woman with a dancing posture has been found? |
| A. | from Mohenjodaro |
| B. | from Kalibanga |
| C. | from Harappa |
| D. | verbatim |
| Answer» B. from Kalibanga | |
| 47. |
From which of the following Harappan sites, evidence of couple burial has been found? |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Kalibanga |
| C. | Made |
| D. | Harappa |
| Answer» B. Kalibanga | |
| 48. |
From which place the copper chariot of Harappan period was found? |
| A. | Kunal |
| B. | Rakhigarhi |
| C. | daimabad |
| D. | Made |
| Answer» D. Made | |
| 49. |
The Harappans were not familiar with which metal? |
| A. | gold and silver |
| B. | copper and bronze |
| C. | tin and lead |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
From which Harappan site thestone statue of the priesthas been found? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | mohenjodaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Rangpur |
| Answer» B. mohenjodaro | |