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The following question based on indus valley civilization topic of indian history mcq
(a) Ropar
(b) Hastinapur
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Banawali
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Hastinapur is not a site of Indus Valley Civilization. Hastinapur was the capital of the Kuru dynasty of kings. All incidents in the epic Mahabharata have taken place in the city of Hastinapur.
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Question : 1
The tank of Great Bath complex at Mohenjodaro had stairs on
- Northern side
- Southern side
- Eastern side
- Western side
a) 3 only
b) 3 and 4
c) 1 only
d) 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization at Mohenjodaro in Sindh, Pakistan. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Great Bath was built in the 3rd Millennium BCE, just sometime after raising of the ‘citadel’ mound on which it is located.
The Great Bath of Mohenjodaro is called the “earliest public water tank of the ancient world”. The Great Bath measures 11.88 metres × 7.01 metres, and has a maximum depth of 2.43 metres.
Two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south, served as the entry to the structure. A one metre wide and 40 centimetres mound is present at end of these stairs.
Question : 2
What is the evidence found regarding the decline of Harappan civilization? Consider the statements :
- Silt is there is Harappa because of wind section which brought sand and slit. Houses and streets covered by slit deposits up to 30 ft above ground level.
- Human skeletons have been found lying on the streets.
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Both 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 3
Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated at:
a) Kalibangan
b) Chanhudaro
c) Harappa
d) Mohenjodaro
Answer »Answer: (d)
The most famous bronze ‘dancing girl’ figurine discovered at Mohenjodaro. It is a female figure, with right arm on the hip and left arm hanging in a dancing pose.
She is wearing a large number of bangles. It is the first sculpture in dancing gesture discovered in the Indian subcontinent.
Question : 4
In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the cemetry R-37 was found?
a) Dholavira
b) Harappa
c) Mohenjodaro
d) Lothal
Answer »Answer: (b)
There are over fifty-five burial sites in the Indus Valley which were found in Harappa. The burials are interpreted primarily as reflections of social structure and hierarchy.
The strongest evidence for this interpretation would be burial sites in Harappa, cemetery R-37 and Cemetery H. R-37 is the smaller site compared to Cemetery H, and has about 200 burials.
Archaeologists believe it was a restricted cemetery that was used by a particular group or family that lived in Harappa.
Question : 5
Which of the following animals as figures surround the male deity in the Indus Valley Civilization?
- Elephant
- Tiger
- Rhinoceros
- Buffalo
- Deer
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 1, 3 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Pashupati is the only possibly male deity of Indus Valley Civilization, as depicted on various seals.
This deity is surrounded by 4 wild animals and this gives an indication that it is Pashupatinath or a prototype of Lord Shiva. The deity is surrounded by 4 animals viz. an elephant, a tiger, a buffalo and a rhinoceros. Apart from this, there are 2 deers beneath the seat of the deity. The headdress of the deity has two horns.
It wears a number of bangles and has a pectoral around the neck, and an inscription of seven letters appears at the top.
Question : 6
The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of:
a) None of these
b) Stone
c) Wood
d) Pucca bricks
Answer »Answer: (d)
Houses of Indus Valley Civilization were one or two stories high, made of baked (Pucca) bricks, with flat roofs. Each was built around a courtyard, with windows overlooking the courtyard.
The outside walls had no windows. Each home had its own private drinking well and its own private bathroom. Clay pipes led from the bathrooms to sewers located under the streets.
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