indus valley civilization quiz set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

In 1827 Charles Masson was the first recorded European to visit Harappa on his way to the Punjab after deserting the army of the British East India Company. Four years later, another soldier and explorer Sir Alexander Burnes visited Harappa after mapping the Indus River.

The activities and reports of these early explorers eventually came to the attention of Sir Alexander Cunningham the first director of the Archaeological Survey of India. He visited the site twice, once in 1853 and later in 1856.

However, by the time of his second visit, much damage had been done from the removal of bricks used to build the bed for the Lahore-Multan railway in what is now Pakistan. He concluded that the material was related to the ruins of nearby 7th Century AD.

Answer: (c)

The best-known site of the cultural remains is Mehrgarh. Mehrgarh is a neolithic site seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Domesticated animals included dogs and cats, humped and shorthorn cattle, domestic fowl, and possibly pigs, camels, and buffalo.

The elephant probably was also domesticated, and its ivory tusks were freely used.

Answer: (b)

The correct matching pairs are—

• Harappa and workmen’s quarters,
• Lothal and Dockyard,
• Kalibangan and furrowed land and,
• Mohenjodaro and dancing girl.