indus valley civilization quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Chanhudaro was investigated in 1931 by the Indian archaeologist N. G. Majumdar and was excavated in 1935-36 by the British archaeologist Ernest John Henry Mackay.

Answer: (c)

Lothal Excavated by R. Rao in 1953 Location: Gujrat on Bhogva river near Gulf of Combay.

Kalibanga’s Location: Rajasthan on the bank of Ghaggar. Kalibanga means black bangles.

Harappa Location: Montgomery District of Punjab (Pakistan) on the bank of Ravi.

Mohanjodero excavated by R.D. Banerjee in 1922 Location: Larkana Dist. of Sind (Pakistan) on the bank of Indus.

Ropar – Located at the southern bank of the Sutlej, Punjab.

Answer: (a)

The statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Harappans cultivated wheat and barley, peas and dates and also sesame and mustard which were used for oil. However, the people cultivated rice as early as 1,800 BC in Lothal. The Harappans were the earliest people to grow cotton.

Rakhigarhi estimated to be the largest Harappan civilization site located in Hisar district of Haryana. This early Harappan settlement, considered bigger than Mohenjodaro, was listed among the 10 most endangered heritage sites in Asia.

Answer: (b)

Mohenjodaro is not the original name, of course, but one given by local villagers referring to the ‘mound of the dead’: the tower and hillocks of abandoned debris of bricks that they had their forefathers had noticed in the surroundings.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

The Swastika is said to have originated in both the Indus River Valley Civilization and in some ancient Mediterranean Civilizations. A tablet with Swastika has been excavated at Mohenjodaro.