indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

In the Harappan buildings mostly burnt bricks were used, not stones, because

a) Bricks were ideally suited for the moist climate

b) Stone was not readily available

c) Bricks provided better flood defence

d) Without iron tools stone-cutting was difficult

Question : 22

The archaeological findings from Alamgirpur in Meerut district reflect the:

a) Mauryan period

b) Budha period

c) Vedic period

d) Harappa period

Question : 23

The Indus valley civilization is called non - Aryan because

1. Indus people worshipped mother Goddess.
2. It is a pictographic script.

a) None of these

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 1 and 2

Question : 24

Cylindrical seals of Mesopotamia have been recovered from which two Harappan site?

a) Mohenjodaro and Kalibangan

b) Ropar and Rojdi

c) Lothal and Rangpur

d) Lothal and Kalibangan

Question : 25

Which of the following ethnic races was not found from skeleton of Harappan sites?

a) Negrito

b) Mongoloid

c) Mediteranean

d) Alpine