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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.
| 101. |
*/*_Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?? |
| A. | Horse sacrifice was known to them |
| B. | Cow was sacred to them |
| C. | Pashupati' was venerated by them |
| D. | The culture was generally static |
| Answer» D. The culture was generally static | |
| 102. |
*/*_At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Suktagendor |
| D. | Sotka Koli |
| Answer» C. Suktagendor | |
| 103. |
*/*_Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?? |
| A. | Buffalo |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Cow |
| D. | Pig |
| Answer» D. Pig | |
| 104. |
*/*_After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 105. |
*/*_Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Kharshthi |
| C. | Unknown |
| D. | Brahmi |
| Answer» D. Brahmi | |
| 106. |
*/*_The Harappan Civilization was discovered inthe year? |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» D. 1922 | |
| 107. |
%_Who is the excavator of Harappa site?_% |
| A. | Daya ram sahni |
| B. | Rakhal das Bannerji |
| C. | Mackey |
| D. | B.K. Thapar |
| Answer» B. Rakhal das Bannerji | |
| 108. |
%_The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?_% |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Trade and Commerce |
| C. | Crafts |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
%_Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?_% |
| A. | Mesopotamian |
| B. | Egyptian |
| C. | Sumerian |
| D. | Chinese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
_ The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is$? |
| A. | unihorn bull |
| B. | cow |
| C. | bull |
| D. | tiger |
| Answer» B. cow | |
| 111. |
_ Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?$? |
| A. | The Pottery |
| B. | Seals |
| C. | The boats |
| D. | The houses |
| Answer» C. The boats | |
| 112. |
_ At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?$? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Suktagendor |
| D. | Sotka Koli |
| Answer» C. Suktagendor | |
| 113. |
_ Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?$? |
| A. | Buffalo |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Cow |
| D. | Pig |
| Answer» D. Pig | |
| 114. |
_ After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In$? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 115. |
_ Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?$? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Kharshthi |
| C. | Unknown |
| D. | Brahmi |
| Answer» D. Brahmi | |
| 116. |
_ The Harappan Civilization was discovered inthe year$? |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» D. 1922 | |
| 117. |
_ The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the$? |
| A. | Paleolithic age |
| B. | Primitive age |
| C. | Neolithic age |
| D. | Bronze age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
_ Kalibangan is situated in$? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Sindh |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 119. |
_ Harappan weapons were made of$? |
| A. | Stone |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Bronze |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
_ Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?$? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | Female deities |
| C. | Urban centres |
| D. | Iron implements |
| Answer» B. Female deities | |
| 121. |
_ The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for$? |
| A. | beauty and utility |
| B. | uniformity |
| C. | sanitation and public health |
| D. | demographic factor |
| Answer» D. demographic factor | |
| 122. |
_ Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?$? |
| A. | Surkotada |
| B. | Rangpur |
| C. | Sutkagendor |
| D. | Desalpur |
| Answer» D. Desalpur | |
| 123. |
_ Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?$? |
| A. | Horse sacrifice was known to them |
| B. | Cow was sacred to them |
| C. | Pashupati' was venerated by them |
| D. | The culture was generally static |
| Answer» D. The culture was generally static | |
| 124. |
_The Harappans were the earliest people to produce$? |
| A. | Seals |
| B. | Bronze implements |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Barely |
| Answer» D. Barely | |
| 125. |
_The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of$? |
| A. | Burnt bricks |
| B. | Stone |
| C. | Wood |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Stone | |
| 126. |
_A prominent Harappan site, being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is$? |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Dholavira |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Rakhigarhi |
| Answer» B. Dholavira | |
| 127. |
_The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of$? |
| A. | Mystical insight by modern seers |
| B. | Markings on seals |
| C. | Radio carbon dating |
| D. | Travellers written accounts |
| Answer» D. Travellers written accounts | |
| 128. |
_The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of$? |
| A. | Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess |
| B. | Stones, trees and animals |
| C. | Vishnu and Lakshmi |
| D. | Siva and Sakti |
| Answer» C. Vishnu and Lakshmi | |
| 129. |
_Which of the all Harappan sites, which has the most impressive drainage system?$? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Banawali |
| C. | Dhaulavira |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» B. Banawali | |
| 130. |
_The harappan economy was primarily__________ in nature$? |
| A. | Rural |
| B. | Industrial |
| C. | Urban |
| D. | Capitalist |
| Answer» D. Capitalist | |
| 131. |
_The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of$? |
| A. | Aryan invasion |
| B. | Decline in foreign trade |
| C. | Ecological factors |
| D. | Not definitely known factors |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
_Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?$? |
| A. | Natraj |
| B. | Dancing Girl |
| C. | Buddha |
| D. | Narasimha |
| Answer» C. Buddha | |
| 133. |
_Shatughai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?$? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Pakisthan |
| C. | Afganisthan |
| D. | Tibet |
| Answer» D. Tibet | |
| 134. |
_Name the oldest civilization$? |
| A. | Indus Valley civilization |
| B. | Mesopotamian civlization |
| C. | Egyptian civilization |
| D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| Answer» C. Egyptian civilization | |
| 135. |
_The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on which of the following river bank?$? |
| A. | Ravi |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Beas |
| D. | A and B both |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
_Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?$? |
| A. | The Harappans were phallus worshippers |
| B. | They worshipped gods in the form of human beings |
| C. | They placed their gods in temples |
| D. | They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess |
| Answer» D. They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess | |
| 137. |
_Which was the only city of the Indus withoutfortification?$? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Mohanjodaro |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Chanhudaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
_Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?$? |
| A. | Terracotta |
| B. | Bronze |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» B. Bronze | |
| 139. |
_The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was$? |
| A. | Urban Civilization |
| B. | Agrarian Civilization |
| C. | Mesolithic Civilization |
| D. | Paleolithic Civilization |
| Answer» B. Agrarian Civilization | |
| 140. |
_The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its$? |
| A. | town planning |
| B. | underground drainage system |
| C. | uniformity of weights and measures |
| D. | large agricultural surplus |
| Answer» C. uniformity of weights and measures | |
| 141. |
_Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?$? |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Mohenjo Daro |
| Answer» B. Kalibangan | |
| 142. |
The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in$? |
| A. | Sind |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 143. |
Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people$? |
| A. | Mother Goddess |
| B. | Pashupati Shiva |
| C. | Trees such as Peepal and Acacia |
| D. | Trimurti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?$? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 145. |
Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?$? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | Cow |
| C. | Goat |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» B. Cow | |
| 146. |
Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?$? |
| A. | Sir Johan Marshall |
| B. | R.D. Banerjee |
| C. | A. Cunningham |
| D. | Daya Ram Sahani |
| Answer» D. Daya Ram Sahani | |
| 147. |
Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were$? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Millet |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
The first metal used by man was$? |
| A. | Aluminium |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Iron |
| D. | Silver |
| Answer» C. Iron | |
| 149. |
Mohenjo-Daro is situated in$? |
| A. | Montgomery district |
| B. | Larkana district |
| C. | Chandigarh area |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Chandigarh area | |
| 150. |
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. | |