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The earliest city discovered in India was

1. Harappa
2. Punjab
3. Mohenjo Daro
4. Sindh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. ,Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its

1. town planning
2. underground drainage system
3. uniformity of weights and measures
4. large agricultural surplus

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?

1. Kalibangan
2. Harappa
3. Alamgirpur
4. Lothal

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at

1. Harappa
2. Mohenjo-Daro
3. Ropar
4. Kalibangan

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Social System of the Harappans was

1. Fairly egalitarian
2. Slave Labour based
3. Colour Varna based
4. Caste based

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?

1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Harappa
4. . Mohenjo Daro

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?

1. Horse sacrifice was known to them
2. Cow was sacred to them
3. Pashupati’ was venerated by them
4. The culture was generally static

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Harappans did not know the use of

1. Copper
2. Bronze
3. gold
4. Iron

✅ Correct Answer: 4

There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and __

1. Egypt
2. China
3. Sumeria
4. Afghanistan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of

1. Pashupati Indra and the Mother Goddess
2. Stones trees and animals
3. Vishnu and Lakshmi
4. Siva and Sakti

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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

1. The Pottery
2. Seals
3. The boats
4. The houses

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Harappas had commercial relations with ______

1. China
2. Jawa
3. Mesopotamia
4. Burma (Now Myanmar)

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in

1. Sumer
2. Egypt
3. China
4. All the three

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of

1. Mystical insight by modern seers
2. Markings on seals
3. Radio carbon dating
4. Travellers written accounts

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is

1. unihorn bull
2. cow
3. bull
4. tiger

✅ Correct Answer: 1

One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan

1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Alamgirpur
4. Harappa

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?

1. Kalibangan
2. Mohanjodaro
3. Harappa
4. Chanhudaro

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?

1. Horse
2. Female deities
3. Urban centres
4. Iron implements

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?

1. Drains and well
2. Fort
3. Reservoirs
4. Temple with Shikhar

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?

1. Great Bath
2. Granary
3. Huge Hall
4. Two Story Building

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were

1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Millet
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization?,I. Mohenjo-Daro,II. Chanhudaro,III. Harappa,IV. Lothal

1. III I II ; IV
2. I III II ; IV
3. . II I III ; IV
4. III IV II ; I

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was

1. Mohenjo-Daro
2. Chanhudaro
3. Harappa
4. Lothalmenials

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?

1. Agriculture
2. Trade
3. Wheel Made
4. Carpentry

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Harappans were the earliest people to produce

1. Seals
2. Bronze implements
3. Cotton
4. Barely

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Great bath was found at

1. Harappa
2. Lothal
3. Chanhudaro
4. Mohanjodaro

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What was the strength of Indus economy?

1. Agriculture
2. Business
3. Pottery
4. Crockery

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is

1. English
2. Greek
3. Persian
4. Arabic

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

1. Mesopotamian
2. Egyptian
3. Sumerian
4. Chinese

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Harappa is situated on the bank of the river

1. Ganga
2. Ravi
3. Yamuna
4. Sindhu

✅ Correct Answer: 2

. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?

1. Rock cut architecture
2. Sea port
3. Cotton cultivation
4. Pottery

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?

1. Rock cut architecture
2. Sea port
3. Water Conservation
4. Pottery

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of

1. Burnt bricks
2. Stone
3. Wood
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

1. Agriculture
2. Trade and Commerce
3. Crafts
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?

1. Pataliputra
2. Rangpur
3. Sukatagendor
4. Lothal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?

1. Lothal
2. Ropar
3. Kalibangan
4. Banawali

✅ Correct Answer: 1