indus valley civilization quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Archaeologist Sir John Marshall thought that the Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the period between 3250 BC and 2750 BC. It is the period when the Egyptians, Babylonian and Mesopotamian Civilizations flourished.

From the objects discovered at the cities of the Indus Valley Civilizations, historians have made a comparative study of the contemporary civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Babylonia.

They came to the conclusion that the Indus Valley Civilization was at its height of glory during the period of the contemporary civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Babylonia.

Answer: (a)

The Harappan civilization did not appear all of a sudden. It developed gradually from earlier Neolithic village cultures.

The archaeological remains show that before the emergence of Harappan civilization the people lived in small villages. It is believed that the better technology to exploit the fertile plains of river Indus might have resulted in increased agricultural production.

This led to the production of a larger surplus to feed and maintain non-agricultural people such as artisans, administrators, etc.

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)

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: (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.