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1. The earliest city discovered in India was
Harappa
Punjab
Mohenjo Daro
Sindh
2. 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
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
3. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
town planning
underground drainage system
uniformity of weights and measures
large agricultural surplus
4. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
Kalibangan
Harappa
Alamgirpur
Lothal
5. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
Ropar
Kalibangan
6. The Social System of the Harappans was
Fairly egalitarian
Slave Labour based
Colour Varna based
Caste based
7. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
Lothal
Kalibangan
Harappa
. Mohenjo Daro
8. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
Horse sacrifice was known to them
Cow was sacred to them
Pashupati’ was venerated by them
The culture was generally static
9. The Harappans did not know the use of
Copper
Bronze
gold
Iron
10. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and __
Egypt
China
Sumeria
Afghanistan
11. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
Pashupati Indra and the Mother Goddess
Stones trees and animals
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Siva and Sakti
12. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
The Pottery
Seals
The boats
The houses
13. The Harappas had commercial relations with ______
China
Jawa
Mesopotamia
Burma (Now Myanmar)
14. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
Sumer
Egypt
China
All the three
15. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of
Mystical insight by modern seers
Markings on seals
Radio carbon dating
Travellers written accounts
16. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
unihorn bull
cow
bull
tiger
17. One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan
Lothal
Kalibangan
Alamgirpur
Harappa
18. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
Kalibangan
Mohanjodaro
Harappa
Chanhudaro
19. Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
Horse
Female deities
Urban centres
Iron implements
20. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
Drains and well
Fort
Reservoirs
Temple with Shikhar
21. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
Great Bath
Granary
Huge Hall
Two Story Building
22. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were
Wheat
Rice
Millet
All the above
23. Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization?,I. Mohenjo-Daro,II. Chanhudaro,III. Harappa,IV. Lothal
III I II ; IV
I III II ; IV
. II I III ; IV
III IV II ; I
24. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
Mohenjo-Daro
Chanhudaro
Harappa
Lothalmenials
25. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
Agriculture
Trade
Wheel Made
Carpentry
26. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
Seals
Bronze implements
Cotton
Barely
27. The Great bath was found at
Harappa
Lothal
Chanhudaro
Mohanjodaro
28. What was the strength of Indus economy?
Agriculture
Business
Pottery
Crockery
29. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
English
Greek
Persian
Arabic
30. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Sumerian
Chinese
31. Harappa is situated on the bank of the river
Ganga
Ravi
Yamuna
Sindhu
32. . In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
Rock cut architecture
Sea port
Cotton cultivation
Pottery
33. In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?
Rock cut architecture
Sea port
Water Conservation
Pottery
34. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
Burnt bricks
Stone
Wood
All the above
35. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
Agriculture
Trade and Commerce
Crafts
All the above
36. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
Pataliputra
Rangpur
Sukatagendor
Lothal
37. At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?
Lothal
Ropar
Kalibangan
Banawali
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