indus valley civilization quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?

a) Copper

b) Gold

c) Silver

d) Iron

Question : 2

Almost all the people of Indus Valley Civilization were:

a) Mediterranean

b) Nigroid

c) Proto-Austroloid

d) Nordic

Question : 3

Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization had an ancient dockyard?

a) Rangpur

b) Kalibangan

c) Lothal

d) Harappa

Question : 4

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 4 1 2

Question : 5

The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was

a) oligarchic

b) theocratic-unitary

c) theocratic-federalist

d) secular-federalist

Question : 6

According to the theory of double invasion of India by the Aryans, the first group inhabited the Punjab, and the second group pushed its way through Gilgit and Chitral and settled in the midland country. Who put forward this theory?

a) Sir George Grierson

b) C.V. Vaidya

c) Dr. Hoernle

d) Dr. Giles