Indus Valley Civilization Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION PRACTICE TEST [9 - EXERCISES]
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 1
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 2
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 3
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 4
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 5
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 6
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 7
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 8
Indus Valley Civilization Quiz Set 9
Question : 1
On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions of Harappan civilization?
a) On seals
b) On caves
c) On rocks
d) On pillars
Answer »Answer: (a)
Most of the inscriptions are found on seals mostly made out of stone. Some inscriptions are also found on copper tablets, bronze implements and small objects made of terracotta, stone and faience.
Question : 2
Consider the following statements:
- During the Harrapan period, the use of silver was more common than gold.
- The weapons produced by the Harappans were mostly offensive in nature.
a) 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 1 and 2 both
d) None
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Harappan people were aware of a number of metals except for iron. They manufactured gold and silver objects. The gold objects include beads, armlets, needles and other ornaments. But the use of silver was more common than gold.
A large number of silver ornaments, dishes, etc. have been discovered. A number of copper tools and weapons have also been discovered. The common tools included axe, saws, chisels, knives, spearheads and arrowheads.
It is important to note that the weapons produced by the Harappans were mostly defensive in nature as there is no evidence of weapons like swords, etc. Stone tools were also commonly used.
Question : 3
Which of the following Harappan sites was found the earliest evidence of surgery?
a) Dholavira
b) Kalibangan
c) Mohenjodaro
d) Harappa
Answer »Answer: (b)
The earliest evidence of surgery was found from Kalibangan. Archaeologists made the discovery that the people of Indus Valley Civilization, even from the early Harappan periods, had knowledge of medicine and surgery.
Question : 4
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the geographical extent of Harrapan Civilisation?
- The Indus Valley Civilization encompassed most of Pakistan and parts of northwestern India, Afghanistan and Iran, extending from Baluchistan in the west to Uttar Pradesh in the east, northeastern Afghanistan to the north and Maharashtra to the south.
- Many Indus Valley Civilisation sites have also been discovered along the Ghaggar-Hakra beds.
- Due to its distinct geographical feature, the agro-pastoral economy was the dominant feature in this region.
- The extent of Indus Valley Civilization is smaller than the ancient civilization of both Egypt and Mesopotamia.
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (c)
The major rivers included the Indus, the Saraswati, Hakra-Ghaggar and their tributaries. This makes it the most geographically extensive of all ancient civilisations thus discovered. Far larger, in fact, than both Egypt and Mesopotamia together approximately 1,300,000 square miles.
The archaeological excavations reveal that this culture was spread over a vast area which included not only the present-day states of India such as Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Western Uttar Pradesh but also Pakistan and some parts of Afghanistan.
Some important sites of this civilization are
- Manda in Jammu and Kashmir;
- Shortughai in Afghanistan;
- Harappa in Western Punjab (Pakistan);
- Mohenjodaro and Chanhudaro in Sind;
- Kalibangan in Rajasthan;
- Lothal and Dholavira in Gujarat;
- Banawali and Rakhigarhi in Haryana;
- Daimabad in Maharashtra,
- while Sutkagendor on the Makran Coast (near Pakistan-Iran border) is the westernmost site of the Harappan civilization and
- Alamgirpur in western Uttar Pradesh marks its easternmost limit.
Question : 5
Which of the following correctly describes the land of the Seven Rivers (Sapta Sindhu) where the initial Aryan settlements were located?
a) The region from Eastern Afghanistan to the upper valley of the Ganges
b) The land of the Indus and its principal tributaries
c) The Punjab and Delhi region
d) The Indus Valley region
Answer »Answer: (b)
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