indus valley civilization quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

At the time of excavation of Harappan site, the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India was John Marshall from 1902-28. In 1921, he focused on the Indus Valley, which led to the discovery of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, the ancient cities Harappa and Mohenjodaro.

Answer: (a)

Animals like buffaloes, sheeps and pigs and the humped bull were bred. Animals like elephant, camels and dogs were also domesticated. There is no evidence found about horses in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization.

Answer: (a)

The vast majority of the beads are made of fired steatite, which was a widely used raw material, beginning with the Ravi period and continuing through the Late Harappan period. Beads that are made of hard stone, such as Agate, Carnelian, are relatively less common, with a significant drop in numbers for stones, such as Lapis Lazuli, Grossular Garnet, Serpentine and Amazonite.

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: (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: (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.