indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium?

a) Dholavira

b) Mohenjodaro

c) Kalibangan

d) Harappa

Answer: (a)

Recent excavations at the small township of Dholavira, in Kutch, Gujarat (India) have presented to the world some of the oldest stadiums and sign board, built by the Harappan civilization. One of the stadiums, with terraced seats for spectators, around 800 feet in length (around 283 metres) can accommodate as many as 10,000 persons. The other stadium is much smaller in size.

Question : 17

The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost :

a) Nordic

b) Mediterranean

c) Proto-Austroloid

d) Nigroid

Answer: (b)

Indus Valley Civilization had been a combination of diverse racial elements. Certain anthropological investigations and examinations of the human remains show that four racial types existed in this civilization namely Proto-Australiod, Mediterranean, Alpinoid and the Mongoloid. Most of the people belonged to Mediterranean race.

Question : 18

List-I List-II
Place Excavators
A. Harappa 1. Rakhal Das Banerjee
B. Chanhudaro 2. Daya Ram Sahni
C. Kalibangan 3. N.G. Majumdar
D. Mohenjodaro 4. B.B. Lal and Kamlanand Ghose

a) A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

b) A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

c) A - 1, B - 4, C - 3, D - 2

d) A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 19

Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilization is correct?

a) The Harrapan civilisation was rural based

b) The inhabitants of Harappan grew and used cotton

c) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze

d) The standard Harappan seals were made of clay

Answer: (b)

The standard Harappan seals were made of Steatite. The inhabitants of Harappa had knowledge of both copper and bronze. But they were most probably unaware of the use of iron.

The Harappan civilization was mainly urban-based. A piece of woven cotton has been recovered from Mohenjodaro which was evidence for the cotton cultivation in the Indus Valley. So only statement D is incorrect.

Question : 20

Consider the statements regarding the effects of Harappan civilization in the modern era :

  1. House plans, disposition of water supply and attention to bathing have survived till today.
  2. The techniques of making a potter’s wheel are similar to those used by the Harappans.
  3. The election system of recent time is borrowed from Harappan political system.
Which of the above is/are correct?

a) 3 only

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 2 only

Answer: (b)

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