Practice Quiz set 1 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Iron was not known to Indus Valley Civilization people. The first evidence of Iron is found about l000 B.C. from Ataranjikhera in Etah district.


Q-3)   The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with the river:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence of two cemeteries?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

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)   On what evidence is South Russia/Central Asia regarded as the original home of the Aryans?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Which of the following sites is the largest of all Indus settlements excavated?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Indus Valley Civilization had been a combination of diverse racial elements. Certain anthropological investigations and examinations of the human remains show that four racial types existed in this civilization namely Proto-Australiod, Mediterranean, Alpinoid and the Mongoloid. Most of the people belonged to Mediterranean race.


Q-8)   Which of the following is not considered an Indo-Aryan language?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Harappa is located on the bank of river:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Harappa was situated on the banks of river Ravi in Montgomery district of western Punjab (in Pakistan).


Q-10)   Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)