Practice Quiz set 8 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
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Q-2) With reference to the Harappan civilization consider the following statements:- The city of Dhaulavira was in the form of parallelogram guarded by a fortification
A ploughed-ficl , showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town-wall has been discovered at Kalibangan
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
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Q-3) Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
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Explanation:
The Indus Valley Civilization site Lothal gives evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1954 A.D. The dockyard is located in eastern side of Lothal.
Q-4) Which of the following is not considered an Indo-Aryan language?
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Q-5) Which Harappan site is not found in Gujarat?
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Q-6) Consider the statements regarding the effects of Harappan civilization in modern era :- House plans, disposition of water supply and attention to bathing have survived till today.
- The techniques of making a potter’s wheel is similar to those used by the Harappans.
- The election system of recent time is borrowed from Harappan political system.
Which of the above is / are correct ?
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Q-7) Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a triple burial?
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Q-8) The evidence of ship or big boat has been found from
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Q-9) Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery?
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Q-10) Which of the following were common features of both Harappan and Mohenjodaro ?- Citadel mounds with a retaining wall
- Public Baths
- Rows of granaries
- Rows of circular blocks for pounding grains.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
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