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MCQ on Indus Valley Civilization
1. Human Society is unique because it depends mainly on-
(a) Culture
(b) Religion
(c) Economy
(d) Science
Ans. (C)
2. Which of the following is related to Harappa civilization?
(a) Sumerian civilization
(b) Indus Valley Civilization
(c) Vedic civilization
(d) Mesopotamian civilization
Ans. (b)
3. Indus Civilization existed in-
(a) Prehistoric age
(b) Historic age
(c) Proto-historic age
(d) Post-Historic age
Ans. (c)
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4. Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because –
(a) It was an Urban Civilization
(b) It has its own script
(c) It has an agricultural economy
(d) It extended up to the Narmada valley
Ans. (a)
5. The important reason to keep Indus-Valley civilization
before Aryan civilization is –
(a) Script
(c) Copper
(b) Town Planning
(d) Potteries
Ans. (d)
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6. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilization because
(a) It had the amenities of developed city life
(b) It has a pictographic script
(c) It lacked knowledge of iron and defensive arrow
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
7. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
(a) Rock edicts
(b) Writing in terracotta seals
(c) Archaeological excavations
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
8. Which of the following throw light on Harappan culture?
(a) Inscription
(b) Archaeological excavations
(c) Handwriting seals on the utensils
(d) Religious books.
Ans. (b)
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9. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus valley civilizations is the discovery of:
(a) Seals
(b) Utensils, Jewellery, weapons, tools
(c) Temple
(d) Scripts
Ans. (a)
10 The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the-
(a) Harappan culture
(b) Chalcolithic cultures of western India
(c) Vedic texts
(d) Silver Punch-marked coins
Ans. (a)
11. The earliest evidence of animal domestication and agriculture in India has come from
(a) Anjira
(b) Damb Sadat
(c) Kili Gul Muhammad (d) Mehargarh
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d)
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12. Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Blue-grey
(d) Blue
Ans. (a)
13. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in-
(a) Pre-Aryan
(b) Vedic period
(c) Mauryan Period
(d) Kushan Period
Ans. (a)
14. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
(a) Elephant
(b) Cow
(c) Rhinoceros
(d) Tiger
Ans. (b)
15. In which of the following Harappan cities, furrows of ploughed fields have been found?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Dholavira
(c) Mohenjo-daro
(d) Lothal
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a)
16. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Banawali
(d) Lothal
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c)
17. A ploughed field was discovered at-
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Ans. (c)
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18. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by-
(a) J. H. Mackay
(b) R. E. M. Wheeler
(c) Sir John Marshall
(d) Sir Aurel Stein
Ans. (a)
19. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Harappa
(d) Alamgirpur
Ans. (c)
20. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is in-
(a) Punjab
(b) Saurashtra
(c) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (b)
21. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of-
(a) Jammu
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (b)
22. Which site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in India?
(a) Harappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
23. The Harappan city represented by the archaeologica site of Lothal was situated on the river-
(a) Narmada
(b) Mahi
(c) Bhogva
(d) Bhima
Ans. (c)
24. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in-
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Sindh
Ans. (a)
25. The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was –
(a) Harappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans. (b)
26. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Burnt brick buildings
(b) First true arches
(c) Buildings of worship
(d) Art and architecture
(e) None of the above
Ans (a)
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27. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Sohgaura
(c) Kotdiji
(d) Desalpur
Ans. (b)
28. The largest site of Harappa in India is –
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Rakhigarhi
Ans. (d)
29. The biggest Harappan site in India is-
(a) Rakhigarhi
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira
(d) Lothal
Ans. (a)