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Questions : The famous dancing girl found in the Mohenjodaro was made up of:

(a) Terracotta

(b) Steatite

(c) Red limestone

(d) Bronze

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The famous ‘Dancing girl’ found in Mohenjodaro is an artifact that is some 4,500 years old. The 10.8 cm long statue of the dancing girl was found in 1926 from a house in Mohenjodaro is made of bronze.

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Question : 1

Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:

a) Cunningham

b) Wheeler

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Dayaram Sahni

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Remains of horse bares have been found from:

a) Sutkagendor

b) Surkotada

c) Lothal

d) Mohenjodaro

Answer: (b)

Surkotada site contains horse remains dated to 2000 BC, which is considered a significant observation with respect to Indus Valley Civilisation. During 1974, Archaeological Survey of India undertook excavation in this site and J.P. Joshi and A.K. Sharma reported findings of horse bones at all levels.

Question : 3

Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake

a) Dholavira

b) Kalibangan

c) Mohenjodaro

d) Harappa

Answer: (b)

The earliest evidence of earthquake was found from Kalibangan. B. B. Lal, former DG of ASI, said: “Kalibangan in Rajasthan has shown that there occurred an earthquake around 2600 BC, which brought to an end the Early Indus settlement at the site.

Question : 4

Evidence of trephination as a remedy for certain diseases comes from some of the following

  1. Lothal
  2. Harappa
  3. Burzahom
  4. Kalibangan
Choose the right answer from the following combinations

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) All

d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Which of the following sites of Harappan culture gives evidence of ‘Sindoor’?

a) Balakote

b) Naushero

c) Mohenjodaro

d) Harappa

Answer: (b)

Naushero gives the evidence of Sindoor in Harappan culture. The site of Naushero, located 6 km away from Mehargarh had developed Kotdijian settlement. It was a smaller settlement but sharing fully the developmental process towards maturity of urbanization.

Question : 6

The primary purpose of a seal in the Indus Valley Civilization was probably

a) to signify ownership of property

b) to indicate social status

c) as a medium of exchange in trade

d) to signify royally

Answer: (a)

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