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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 | |