4. Harappan/Indus Civilization

1. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year-

(a) 1901

(b) 1921

(c) 1935

(d) 1942

Ans:- (b)

2. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?

(a) Indus Valley

(b) Mesopotamian

(c) Egyptian

(d) Persian

Ans:- (a)

3. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of-

(a) pucca bricks

(b) stone

(c) wood

(d) all of these

Ans:- (a)

4. The Indus Valley people traded with the-

(a) Chinese

(b) Mesopotamians

(c) Parthians

(d) Romans

Ans:- (b)

5. The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because :

(a) it was urban

(b) it extended up to the Narmada Valley

(c) it had an agricultural economy

(d) it has a pictographic script

Ans:- (a)

6. All the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are correct except-

(a) The Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced urban civilization

(b) Iron was not known to the people

(c) It is difficult to say to which race the people belonged

(d) The people knew nothing about agriculture

Ans:- (d)

7. The local name of Mohenjodaro is-

(a) Mound of the Living

(b) Mound of the Great

(c) Mound of the Dead

(d) Mound of the Survivor

Ans:- (c)

8. The Indus Valley Civilization specialised in-

(a) town planning

(b) architecture

(c) craftsmanship

(d) All ot these

Ans:- (a)

9. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of-

(a) terracotta

(b) red limestone

(c) bronze

(d) steatite

Ans:- (c)

10. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization?

(a) Bull

(b) Horse

(c) Elephant

(d) Giraffe

Ans:- (d)

11. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

(a) Pottery

(b) Seals

(c) Boats

(d) Houses

Ans:- (b)

12. The earliest city discovered in India was-

(a) Harappa

(b) Rangpur

(c) Mohenjodaro

(d) Sindh

Ans:- (a)

13. Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?

(a) Harappa

(b) Rakhigarhi

(c) Mohenjodaro

(d) Lothal

Ans:- (d)

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

Ans:- (d)

15. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at-

(a) Dholavira

(b) Alamgirpur

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Lothal

Ans:- (a)

16. 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) Mohenjodaro

(d) Lothal

Ans:- (c)

17. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the-

(a) Harappa Culture

(b) Vedic Culture

(c) Mauryan Culture

(d) Gupta Period Culture

Ans:- (a)

18. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in-

(a) Egypt

(b) Mesopotamia

(c) Central America

(d) India

Ans:- (d)

19. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at-

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Dholavira

(c) Kotdiji

(d) Amri

Ans:- (b)

20. Which one of the following was not known to the Hrappans?

(a) Construction of Wells

(b) Construction of Pillars

(c) Construction of Drains

(d) Construction of Arches

Ans:- (d)

21. A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at-

(a) Kuntal

(b) Rakhigarhi

(c) Daimabad

(d) banawali

Ans:- (c)

22. One of the following sites from where the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found-

(a) Harappa

(b) Chanhudaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Rajgir

Ans:- (a)

23. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization?

(a) Sir Leonard Wooley

(b) V.S. Agrawal

(c) Dayaram Sahni

(d) A.L. Basham

Ans:- (c)

24. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

(a) Cow

(b) Elephant

(c) Rhinoceros

(d) Lion

Ans:- (d)

25. In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley (Harappans)?

(a) Dilmun

(b) Meluha

(c) Magan

(d) Failaka

Ans:- (b)

26. Which one of the following Harappan sites was a specialised centre for making shell objects?

(a) Lothal

(b) Balakot

(c) Amri

(d) Kotdiji

Ans:- (a)

27. Eastern boundary of the Harappa cutture is indicated by which of the following?

(a) Harappa

(b) Alamgirpur

(c) Rakhigarhi

(d) Manda

Ans:- (b)

28. Boustrephedon is a-

(a) Pottery Making Style

(b) Bead Making Style

(c) Writing Style

(d) Statue Making Style

Ans:- (c)

29. Who among the following discovered 'Surkotda', a site of Harappan culture?

(a) B.B.Lal

(b) S.R.Rao

(c) Y.D. Sharma

(d) Jagatpati Joshi

Ans:- (d)