indus valley civilization quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Harappa was situated on the banks of river Ravi in Montgomery district of western Punjab (in Pakistan).

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Copper in its unalloyed form was the most extensively used metal by the Harappans. The main tools made of copper are razors, chisels, knives, arrow-heads, spearheads, celts, hooks, saws, swords, etc. Bronze sculptures are represented by the dancing girl from Mohenjo-Daro and also by animal figurines of dog, bull, birds, etc.

Gold occurs in the form of beads, pendants, amulets, brooches, needles, and other small personal ornaments, including small hollow conical caps with the interior, soldered loops, doubtless, for use as forehead ornaments, and identical with modern examples. Much of the Indus gold is of light colour indicating a high silver content, or rather it is unrefined electrum. Silver makes its earliest appearance in the Indus civilization.

That it was relatively more common than gold is indicated by the number of large vessels made of silver, and by the frequency of other finds. Lead, arsenic, antimony and nickel were also used by the Harappan people.

Arsenic was used to increase the hardness of artefacts by alloying it with copper.

Answer: (d)

The statement regarding the worship of Mother Goddess is true but about the female terracotta figurines is false. The Harappan people produced a large number of terracotta figurines which were handmade.

The figurines include humans, animals, birds, monkeys, dogs, sheep and cattle. Figurines of both humped and humpless bulls have been found.