Practice Quiz set 4 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Manda, the northern-most site of Indus Civilization in Jammu and Kashmir is located on the banks of which river?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


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

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   A ploughed field was discovered at:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Kalibangan is distinguished by the world’s earliest attested ploughed field.


Q-4)   Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921–22 when two of its most important sites were excavated. The first was excavated by Dayaram Sahni and the second by R.D. Banerji.


Q-5)   Consider the following statements regarding Indus Culture -
  1. It arose in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent.
  2. It is older than the chalcolithic cultures.
  3. No other cultural zone in the third and second century BC was as large as the Harappan.
  4. It was not as advanced as the chalcolithic cultures.
Which of the above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization located in the valley of Ghaggar-Harka river. Many Indus Valley (or Harappan)

sites have been discovered along the Ghaggar-Hakra beds.


Q-7)   Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

In Indus Valley Civilization, pulses were unknown. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesasum, mustard, peas, etc. The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the form of husks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop.

A piece of woven cloth has been found at Mohenjodaro. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.


Q-8)   The most interesting urban feature of Harappan civilization is its town-planning. It is marked by:
  1. considerable uniformity with some regional variations as well.
  2. streets intersect each other at right angles in a crisscross pattern.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The uniformity is noticed in the layout of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains etc. Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan and others), are divided into two parts-a citadels on the higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the settlement.

The citadel contains large structures which might have functioned as administrative or ritual centres. The residential buildings are built in the lower town. The streets intersect each other at right angles in a criss-cross pattern. It divides the city into several residential blocks.

The main street is connected by narrow lanes. The doors of the houses opened in these lanes and not the main streets.


Q-9)   The earliest evidence of settled agriculture from the sub content comes from

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-10)   Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization site was located on the Iranian border?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Sutkagen Dor is the westernmost known archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization. It is located about 480 km west of Makran coast near the Iran border in Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Sutkagen Dor would have been on the trade route from Lothal in Gujarat to Mesopotamia and was probably heavily involved in the fishing trade similar to that which exists today in the coast along with Balochistan.