History of India | Ancient History | Indus Valley Civilization and Culture
History of India | Ancient History | Indus Valley Civilization and Culture
1. Indus Civilization existed in
Pre-historical age
Early historical age
Historical age
Later historical age
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2. Indus Valley civilization was Non- Aryan because
It was an Urban civilization
It has its own script
It has an agricultural economy
It extended upto the Narmada valley
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3. Human Society is unique because it depends mainly on
Culture
Economy
Religion
Science
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4. Which of the following is related to Harappa civilization?
Sumerian civilization
Indus Valley civilization
Vedic civilization
Mesopotamian civilization
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5. The important reason to keep Indus- Valley civilization before Aryan civilization is
Script
Town Planning
Copper
Potteries
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6. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilization because
It had the amenities of a developed city life
It has a pictographic script
It had a lack of knowledge of iron and defensive arrow
All of the above
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7. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is
Rock edicts
Writing in terracotta seals
Archaeological excavations
All of the above
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8. Which of the following throw light on Harappan culture?
Inscription
Archaeological excavations
Handwriting seals on the utensils
Religious books
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9. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus valley civilization is the discovery of
Seals
Utensils, jewellery, weapons, tools
Temple
Scripts
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10. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
Harappan culture
Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
Vedic texts
Silver Punch-marked coins
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11. Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery?
Red
Blue-grey
Yellow
Blue
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12. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in
Pre-Aryan
Vedic Period
Mauryan Period
Kushan Period
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13. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
Cow
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Tiger
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14. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of 'plough' was found?
Dholavira
Banawali
Kalibangan
Lothal
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15. A ploughed field was discovered at
Mohenjodaro
Kalibangan
Harappa
Lothal
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16. The Great Bath was found from the Indus Valley civilization at
Mohenjodaro
Harappa
Lothal
Kalibangan
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17. The 'Great Bath' was found at the archaeological site of
Ropar
Harappa
Mohenjodaro
Kalibangan
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18. Which of the following statements about the Indus civilization is not true?
Accurate drainage system in cities
Trade and commerce were in an advanced stage
Worshipping of Mother Goddess
People knew about iron
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19. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
J.H. Mackay
Sir John Marshall
R.E.M. Wheeler
Sir Aurel Stein
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20. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?
Kalibangan
Harappa
Lothal
Alamgirpur
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21. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization were found, is in
Punjab
Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Saurashtra
Rajasthan
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22. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of
Jammu
Punjab
Haryana
U.P.
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23. Which site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in India?
Harappa
Mohenjodaro
Lothal
None of the above
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24. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river
Narmada
Mahi
Bhogava
Bhima
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25. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in
Gujarat
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sindh
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26. The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was
Harappa
Kalibangan
Lothal
Mohenjodaro
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27. Which of the following is a Harappan port?
Alexandria
Lothal
Mahasthangarh
Nagapattinam
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28. Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
Kalibangan
Ropar
Patliputra
Lothal
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29. The largest site of Harappa in India is
Alamgirpur
Kalibangan
Lothal
Rakhigarhi
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30. The biggest Harappan site in India is
Rakhigarhi
Dholavira
Kalibangan
Lothal
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31. The people of Indus valley believed in
Spirit and Brahma
Ritual
Sacrificial system
Mother Goddess
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32. The Indus valley people worshipped
Shiva
Indra and Varun
Brahma
Vishnu
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33. Who was the director of the: archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
Lord Macaulay
Sir John Marshall
Clive
Colonel Tad
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34. Two Indians who were associated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization, are
Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni
John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad
Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and Rangnath Rao
Madhosarup Vats and V.B. Rao
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35. Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
R.D. Banerjee
K.N. Dikshit
M.S. Vats
V.A. Smith
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36. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa
Kalibangan
Lothal
Mohenjodaro
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37. Mohenjodaro is situated in which of the following?
Gujarat state of India
Punjab state of India
Sindh Province in Pakistan
Afghanistan
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38. The first metal used by man was
Gold
Silver
Copper
Iron
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39. An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at
Kalibangan
Lothal
Dholavira
Banawali
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40. Which metal has so far not been discovered in Harappan sites?
Copper
Gold
Silver
Iron
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41. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
Alamgirpur
Lothal
Mohenjodaro
Banawali
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42. From where the evidence of rock- cut architecture were found, with reference to Harappa civilization?
Kalibangan
Dholavira
Kot Diji
Amri
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43. Dholavira is located in the state of
Gujarat
Haryana
Punjab
Rajasthan
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44. Which Harappan city is divided into three parts?
Lothal
Kalibangan
Dholavira
Surkotada
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45. In which of the following site remnants of three townships have been revealed?
Mohenjodaro
Sanghol
Kalibangan
Dholavira
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46. A highly advanced water manage- ment system of Harappan times has been unearthed at
Alamgirpur
Dholavira
Kalibangan
Lothal
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47. Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a triple burial?
Kuntasi
Dholavira
Lothal
Kalibangan
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48. Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Sonauli what was found?
Human burials
Animal burials
Residential building
Protecting wall
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49. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Central America
India
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50. One of the following sites from where the famous bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found.
Harappa
Chanhudaro
Lothal
Mohenjodaro
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51. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
Bull
Elephant
Horse
Sheep
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52. Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Lion
Horse
Cow
Elephant
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53. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from
Banawali
Kalibangan
Lothal
Surkotada
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54. Which of the following civilization flourished on the bank of River Nile?
Roman Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization
Greek Civilization
Egyptian Civilization
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55. What is the correct North- South sequence of the following civilizations?
Maya, Aztec, Muisca, Inca
Maya, Muisca, Inca, Aztec
Aztec, Muisca, Maya, Inca
Aztec, Maya, Muisca, Inca
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56. The first ancient civilization to devel- op the art of writing in a proper system was?
Indus
Egypt
Sumerian
China
