Practice Ancient indus valley civilization - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
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The Indus Valley was discovered by Dayaram Sahni in 1921. It is one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations alongside its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The Indus Valley covers modern day Pakistan and the northwest of India.
Q-2) Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
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Q-3) The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with the river:
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Q-4) Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence of two cemeteries?
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The evidence of two cemeteries has been found from Harappa. The strongest evidence for the burial sites in Harappa are Cemetery R-37 and Cemetery H.
Q-5) Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated near the bank of:
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Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated on the right bank of Chenab river in the foothills of Pir Panjal range, 28 km northwest of Jammu. Manda is the north site of Indus civilization. It was discovered by J.P. Joshi in 1982.
Q-6) The Aryans came to India as
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Q-7) Mostly, beads were made of:
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The vast majority of the beads are made of fired steatite, which was a widely used raw material, beginning with the Ravi period and continuing through the Late Harappan period. Beads that are made of hard stone, such as Agate, Carnelian, are relatively less common, with a significant drop in numbers for stones, such as Lapis Lazuli, Grossular Garnet, Serpentine and Amazonite.
Q-8) The earliest evidence of settled agriculture from the subcontent comes from
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Q-9) Consider the following statements:
- The Harappan civilization appeared all of a sudden
- Better technology to exploit the fertile plains of river Indus might have resulted in increased agricultural production.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The Harappan civilization did not appear all of a sudden. It developed gradually from earlier Neolithic village cultures.
The archaeological remains show that before the emergence of Harappan civilization the people lived in small villages. It is believed that the better technology to exploit the fertile plains of river Indus might have resulted in increased agricultural production.
This led to the production of a larger surplus to feed and maintain non-agricultural people such as artisans, administrators, etc.
Q-10) From where the evidence of rockcut architecture were found, with reference to Harappa civilization?
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Q-11) The terra-cotta plough of the Harappan civilization was found at
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Q-12) Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement?
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The greatest uniformity is noticed in the layouts of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains, etc.
Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Kalibangan and others) are divided into two parts–a citadel on the higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the Indus Valley Civilization settlement.
Q-13) Harappan site of Banwali is situated in
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Q-14) Which one of the following sites has yielded the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan period?
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The best-known site of the cultural remains is Mehrgarh. Mehrgarh is a neolithic site seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Q-15) A clay model of plough has been found from:
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A clay model of plough has been found from Banawali. It is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilization period in Fatehabad district of Haryana.
Banawali is earlier called Vanavali, is situated on the left banks of dried up Saraswati river.
Q-16) Indus valley civilization is an example of
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Q-17) Which of the following was not one of the tools and implements used by Indus Valley people?
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Q-18) The Indus people made spearheads and arrowheads of
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Q-19) The evidence of sea-shell working is found at—
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Q-20) With reference to the Harappan civilization, consider the following statements :
- The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification.
- A ploughed field, showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town wall has been discovered at Kalibangan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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