indus valley civilization quiz set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The correct matching pairs are—

cemeteries H and R37 with Harappa,

Dockyard and Lothal,

Pashupati Mahadev Seal and

Mohenjodaro, Daimabad with the copper chariot.

Answer: (d)

The Indus Valley Civilization site Chanhudaro finds indicate the use of lipstick.

Answer: (d)

Haryana was the outermost location of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization with centres such as Banawali and Rakhigarhi. The most extensive centre, Rakhigarhi, is now a village in Hisar district.

The site is dated to be over 5,000 years old. Evidence of paved roads, drainage system, large rainwater collection, storage system, terracotta brick, statue production, and skilled metal working (in both bronze and precious metals) has been uncovered.

Answer: (d)

A clay model of plough has been found from Banawali. It is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilization period in Fatehabad district of Haryana.

Banawali is earlier called Vanavali, is situated on the left banks of dried up Saraswati river.

Answer: (c)

The uniformity is noticed in the layout of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains etc. Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan and others), are divided into two parts-a citadels on the higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the settlement.

The citadel contains large structures which might have functioned as administrative or ritual centres. The residential buildings are built in the lower town. The streets intersect each other at right angles in a criss-cross pattern. It divides the city into several residential blocks.

The main street is connected by narrow lanes. The doors of the houses opened in these lanes and not the main streets.

Answer: (c)

In Indus Valley Civilization, pulses were unknown. The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesasum, mustard, peas, etc. The evidence for rice has come from Lothal and Rangpur in the form of husks embedded in pottery. Cotton was another important crop.

A piece of woven cloth has been found at Mohenjodaro. Apart from cereals, fish and animal meat also formed a part of the Harappan diet.