Q.1 Which of the following are the main sources of knowledge about Indus Valley Civilization ?
(A) Inscriptions
(B) Coins
(C) Palm and barch leaf manuscript
(D) Archaeological excavations
(B) Coins
(C) Palm and barch leaf manuscript
(D) Archaeological excavations
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.2 Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
(A) 1902
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1930
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1930
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.3 The main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was:
(A) town planning
(B) drainage system
(C) pucca houses
(D) well laid out roads
(B) drainage system
(C) pucca houses
(D) well laid out roads
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.4 The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of
(A) art
(B) copper
(C) pottery
(D) script
(B) copper
(C) pottery
(D) script
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.5 The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization was:
(A) agriculture
(B) hunting
(C) trade
(D) None of these above
(B) hunting
(C) trade
(D) None of these above
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.6 The Indus Valley people knew the use of:
(A) gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron
(B) copper, iron, gold but not bronze
(C) silver, lead, iron but not gold
(D) gold, tin, bronze but not copper
(B) copper, iron, gold but not bronze
(C) silver, lead, iron but not gold
(D) gold, tin, bronze but not copper
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.7 The people of Neolithic age only know about which of the following metal ?
(A) Iron
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) Copper
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) Copper
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.8 Which of the following games was known to the people of the Indus Valley ?
(A) Chariot racing
(B) Game of dice
(C) Polo
(D) Horse riding
(B) Game of dice
(C) Polo
(D) Horse riding
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.9 The Indus Valley people had trade relations with ?
(A) Egypt
(B) Greece
(C) Ceylon
(D) Mesopotamia
(B) Greece
(C) Ceylon
(D) Mesopotamia
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.10 Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management ? ?
(A) Lothal
(B) Mohenjo-daro
(C) Harappa
(D) Dholavira
(B) Mohenjo-daro
(C) Harappa
(D) Dholavira
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.11 The famous bull-seal of Indus valley found in which one of the following sites:
(A) Lothal
(B) Harappa
(C) Larkana
(D) Chanhudaro
(B) Harappa
(C) Larkana
(D) Chanhudaro
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.12 The beast source of information for depcting India's ancient history is provided by :
(A) Religious literature
(B) Monuments
(C) Inscriptions
(D) Paintings
(B) Monuments
(C) Inscriptions
(D) Paintings
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.13 Seal in Indus Civilization is primarily used as:
(A) A medium of exchange in trade
(B) To signify royalty
(C) To signify ownership of property
(D) None of these
(B) To signify royalty
(C) To signify ownership of property
(D) None of these
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.14 The distinguish feature of the Harappan Civilization is:
(A) Town planning and drainage
(B) Uniform weights and measure
(C) Region and social structure
(D) Rich literature
(B) Uniform weights and measure
(C) Region and social structure
(D) Rich literature
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.15 During the Indus valley civilization period the dominent number used for weights and measures was:
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 10
(D) 16
(B) 6
(C) 10
(D) 16
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.16 The tools and weapons of Harappan civilization were mostly made of:
(A) Stone and Copper
(B) Copper, bronze and iron
(C) Copper, tin and stone
(D) Stone only
(B) Copper, bronze and iron
(C) Copper, tin and stone
(D) Stone only
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.17 The domestic animals of the people of Harappan Civilization were:
(A) Camel, Oxen, Buffalo, Pig
(B Goat, Oxen, Pig, Buffalo
(C) Buffalo, Sheep, Dog, Pig
(D) Oxen, Elephant, Horse, Pig
(B Goat, Oxen, Pig, Buffalo
(C) Buffalo, Sheep, Dog, Pig
(D) Oxen, Elephant, Horse, Pig
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.18 Which of the following Harappan Sites not present in India:
(A) Lothal and Ropar
(B) Banwali and Ropar
(C) Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
(D) Lothal and Kalibangan
(B) Banwali and Ropar
(C) Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
(D) Lothal and Kalibangan
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.19 The seals found at Mohenjo-daro is similar to the seals found at:
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Egypt
(C) China
(D) Sumeria
(B) Egypt
(C) China
(D) Sumeria
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.20 The Indus Valley Houses were Built of:
(A) Wood
(B) Stone
(C) Bamboo
(D) Bricks
(B) Stone
(C) Bamboo
(D) Bricks
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.21 Which one of the following age is related to Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Chalcolithic Age
(B) Neolithic Age
(C) Mesolithic Age
(D) Palaeolithic Age
(B) Neolithic Age
(C) Mesolithic Age
(D) Palaeolithic Age
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.22 The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
(A) Mohenjo-daro
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Ropar
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Ropar
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.23 Mohenjo-daro is also called as:
(A) mount of the Great
(B) mount of the Survivors
(C) mount of the Living
(D) mount of the Dead
(B) mount of the Survivors
(C) mount of the Living
(D) mount of the Dead
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.24 Identify the site where the Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization was found:
(A) Lothal
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjo-daro
(D) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjo-daro
(D) Kalibangan
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.25 The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the exavations of Mohenjo-daro was made up of:
(A) red limestone
(B) bricks
(C) bronze
(D) terracotta
(B) bricks
(C) bronze
(D) terracotta
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.26 The stone Age people had the first domestic:
(A) Sheep
(B) Dogs
(C) Cow
(D) Horses
(B) Dogs
(C) Cow
(D) Horses
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.27 The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the:
(A) Vedic Texts
(B) Silver punch-marked coins
(C) Chacolithic cultures of Western India:
(D) Harappan Culture
(B) Silver punch-marked coins
(C) Chacolithic cultures of Western India:
(D) Harappan Culture
Show Answer
Ans: Ocean [D]
Q.28 Nomad man started settling in:
(A) Mesolithic age
(B) Neolithic age
(C) Palaeolithic age
(D) None of the above
(B) Neolithic age
(C) Palaeolithic age
(D) None of the above
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.29 The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during:
(A) 1500-500 B.C.
(B) 2500-1750 B.C.
(C) 3000-1500 B.C.
(D) 5000-3500 B.C.
(B) 2500-1750 B.C.
(C) 3000-1500 B.C.
(D) 5000-3500 B.C.
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.30 The Harappans extensively used burnt bricks because: (i) Stone was not available. (ii) They provided defense against floods. (iii) They provided security and longevity. (iv) Its import was easy.
(A) i and ii only (B) ii and iii only
(C) i, ii and iii only
(D) all of the above
(C) i, ii and iii only
(D) all of the above
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.31 From the scattered skeletal remains of the Harappan found at different sites, the most appropriate conclusion to be drawn would be that there was:
(A) great epidemic (B) mass execution
(C) causal burial of human bodies
(D) None of the above
(C) causal burial of human bodies
(D) None of the above
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.32 On the basis of available evidence, the Indus civilization contributed two important things to mankind which were:
(A) script and language
(B) mathematics and decimal system
(C) wheat and cotton
(D) rearing animal
(B) mathematics and decimal system
(C) wheat and cotton
(D) rearing animal
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.33 The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are:
(A) Coins
(B) Inscriptions
(C) Archaeological excavations
(D) palm and birch leaf manuscript
(B) Inscriptions
(C) Archaeological excavations
(D) palm and birch leaf manuscript
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.34 Which one of the following archaeologistic initially discovered the Mohenjo-daro sites of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(A) Daya Ram Sahni
(B) Sir john Marshall
(C) Sir Martimer Wheeler
(D) Rakhal Das Banerji
(B) Sir john Marshall
(C) Sir Martimer Wheeler
(D) Rakhal Das Banerji
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.35 Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjo-daro ?
(A) Buildings were of varying sizes
(B) It was a well planned city
(C) There was no drainage system
(D) Bathrooms were important features of most houses
(B) It was a well planned city
(C) There was no drainage system
(D) Bathrooms were important features of most houses
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
Q.36 The Harappan site showing evidence of two cultural phases, Harappan and pre-Harappan, is as:
(A) Chanhu-daro
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Banwall
(D) Mohenjo-daro
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Banwall
(D) Mohenjo-daro
Show Answer
Ans: Option [B]
Q.37 Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(A) Cat
(B) Dog
(C) Horse
(D) Bull
(B) Dog
(C) Horse
(D) Bull
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.38 Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock ?
(A) Mohenjo-daro
(B) Harappa
(C) Alamgirpur
(D) Lothal
(B) Harappa
(C) Alamgirpur
(D) Lothal
Show Answer
Ans: Option [D]
Q.39 The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:
(A) Ravi
(B) Saraswati
(C) Indus
(D) Ghaggar
(B) Saraswati
(C) Indus
(D) Ghaggar
Show Answer
Ans: Option [A]
Q.40 The God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjo-daro is said to be:
(A) Vishnu
(B) Varuna
(C) Pashupati
(D) Indra
(B) Varuna
(C) Pashupati
(D) Indra
Show Answer
Ans: Option [C]
0 Comments