Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Almost all the people of Indus Valley Civilization were:

a) Mediterranean

b) Nordic

c) Proto-Austroloid

d) Nigroid

Question : 2

With reference to the Harappan civilization, consider the following statements :

1. The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification.
2. A ploughed field, showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town wall has been discovered at Kalibangan.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 3

The use of lime and costly burnt bricks, instead of sundried bricks, by the Indus Valley people for construction purposes is a proof of

a) Better planning

b) Knowledge of the manufacture of lime

c) Advanced technology

d) A moist climate on account of the close proximity of the civilization to the river valleys

Question : 4

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

a) 2 5 1 4 3

b) 5 4 3 2 1

c) 5 4 2 3 1

d) 4 5 2 3 1

Question : 5

Which of the following was not a major industrial town of the Harappan civilization?

a) Harappa

b) Kalibangan

c) Chanhudaro

d) Lothal

Question : 6

Which of the following animals as figures surround the male deity in the Indus Valley Civilizations?

1. Elephant
2. Tiger
3. Rhinoceros
4. Buffalo
5. Deer

a) 1, 3 and 5

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

d) 2, 3 and 4