Indus Valley Civilization Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 36

A glaring evidence of the art of dance in Harappan culture comes from:

a) Kalibangan

b) Mohenjodaro

c) Harappa

d) Lothal

Answer: (b)

Question : 37

How the Indus valley civilization declined? Give correct reasons contributed to the decline of civilization.

  1. Due to a fall in foreign trade continuously
  2. Due to changing monsoon, the scarcity of rains.
  3. Due to the ruling of weak foreign powers. 4. Due to the animals used the pastures in excess.
Which of the above is/are correct

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 4

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

Question : 38

Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated near the bank of:

a) Indus

b) Chinab

c) Jhelum

d) Sutlej

Answer: (b)

Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated on the right bank of Chenab river in the foothills of Pir Panjal range, 28 km northwest of Jammu. Manda is the north site of Indus civilization. It was discovered by J.P. Joshi in 1982.

Question : 39

List A consists of some Harappan sites and list B consists of the measurements of the scales found at places mentioned in list A. Match them correctly.

A B
1. Harappa (a) 25.56 mm
2. Mohenjodaro (b) 93.4 mm
3. Lothal (c) 6.7056 mm
Choose the correct answer :

a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-a

b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c

c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c

d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Answer: (d)

Question : 40

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the burial practices of Harrapan people?

  1. Dead bodies were generally rested in a north-south direction with their head towards north and the feet towards the south.
  2. At Lothal three joint or double burials with male and female bodies together were discovered.
  3. Kalibangan has yielded evidence of a symbolic burial i.e., a burial which contains pots but no bones or skeleton.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

The burial practices and the rituals related to them have been a very important aspect of religion in any culture. However, in this context Harappan sites have not yielded any monument such as the Pyramids of Egypt or the Royal cemetery at Ur in Mesopotamia.

The dead were buried with a varying number of earthen pots. In some graves, the dead were buried along with goods such as bangles, beads, copper mirrors. This may indicate that the Harappans believed in life after death.

The location of the cemetery was at Kalibangan in the west-south-west of the citadel mound; Lothal at the south-western corner of the habitation; at Surkotada north-western corner of the habitation mound; at Rupar on the western side of the settlement; at Harappa on the south of the citadel; at Rakhigarhi on the north of the habitation and at Dholavira towards the west of the habitation.

Probably, the location of the cemetery depended on the wind direction so that polluted air of the symmetry could be avoided.

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