BEST 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ON “INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION "
1. Identify the site which does NOT attest to the presence of horse.
A. Ghaligai
B. Burzahom
C. Pirak
D. Imamgaon
Ans : B
2. Which of the following pre-historic sites is known for the mass production of microliths?
A. Adamgarh
B. Bagor
C. Nalagonda
D. Sanganakallu
Ans : B
3. Which one of the following is site of the Harappan civilization where in a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed .
A. Mohenjodaro B. Dholavira
C. Lothal D. Kalibangan
Ans : C
4. Which of the following Harappan sites are located in Baluchistan?
i) Dabarkot
ii)Sotkakhoh
iii)Sutkagendor
iv) Shortughai
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. (i), (iv)
B. (ii), (iv)
C. (i), (ii), (iii)
D. (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans : C
5. Which one of the following was the most westerly outpost of the Harappan culture .
A. Lothal
B. Sutkagendor
C. Rangpur
D. Manda
Ans : B
6. Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area
A. Mohenjodaro
B. Harappa
C. Dholavira
D. Kalibangan
Ans : A
7. Which of the following sites has yielded a short inscription written in Harappan script with huge alphabets?
A. Banawali
B. Dholavira
C. Kalibangan
D. Mohanjodaro
Ans : B
8. Most of the Harappan seals are made of
A. Chert
B. Copper
C. Faience
D. Steatile
Ans : D
9. Which one of the following sites was destroyed by fire ?
A. Lothal
B. Kot Fiji
C. Amri
D. Kalibangan
Ans : B
10. Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the Harappan civilization?
A. It was the first urban civilization in South Asia.
B. The Harappans were the first to use wheeled transport.
C. The Harappans had brick trade contacts with the people of Nile valley.
D. Harappa made objects have been found in South Turkmenistan.
Ans : C
11. The most common type of Harappan seals is
A. Square
B. Round
C. Cylindrical
D. Oval
Ans : A
12. Among the four sites mentioned below the earliest cultural phase comes from.
A. Banawali
B. Kot Diji
C. Surkotada
D. Mehrgarh
Ans : D
13. From where the largest number of copper hoards have been found?
A. Jodhpura
B. Bahadrabad
C. Saipai
D. Gungeria
Ans : D
14. Who amongst the following was the first to propose that Harappan culture had developed in the Indus region itself and was not intrusive from western region?
A. Daya Ram Sahni
B. Rakhal Das Banerji
C. John Marshall
D. Madho Sarup Vats
Ans : C
15. Which one of the following is the largest burnt brick structure built in the entire range of the Harappan Culture ?
A. The Great bath
B. Granary
C. Assembly Hall
D. Lothal Dockyard
Ans : D
16. Jhukar culture was discovered at which one of the following sites?
A. Anjira
B. Chanhu-Daro
C. Kulli
D. Rana Ghundai
Ans : B
17. Which one of the below mentioned sites is NOT harappan?
A. Padri
B. Kuntasi
C. Bhirrana
D. Jakhera
Ans : D
18. As the available evidence (e,g, metallic implements for cutting seals) clearly shows, one of the following sites was a a major centre of production for Harappan seals.
A. Balakot
B. Chanhudaro
C. Kot Diji
D. Lothal
Ans : B
19. Assertion : Harappan civilization had extensive trade contacts with other contemporary civilization
Reason : Bronze Age civilization were sustained by elaborate exchange networks .
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A .
C A is true R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Ans : A
20. Which among the following weapons of war have been found in the remains of the Harappan culture?
A. Bows and Arrows
B. Swords
C. Shields
D. Helmets
Ans : A
SAQ
1. What is the ratio of Harappan weight?
Ans: 1 : 2 : 4 : 6
2. Which site situated in the North-East Afghanistan as a Harappan trading port ?
Ans : Shorturgai
3. What is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro ?
Ans : Great Granary
4. From which bank of the river, the largest number of Harappan sites have been found ?
Ans : Saraswati ( Ghaggar hakra)
5. The period between 2500-1800 is assigned for the Indus Valley Civilization on what basis ?
Ans : Radio-carbon
6. What was the unique feature of the Harappan civilization which was unknown to other contemporary civilizations ?
Ans : Cotton clothes
7. Which games was known to the people of the Indus Valley ?
Ans : Game of Dice
8. What was the nature of the Harappan economy ?
Ans : Urban
9. Which site indicate the use of lipsticks ?
Ans : Chanhudaro
10. From which site a small pot ( probably ink pot) discovered ?
Ans : Chanhudaro
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