indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1

Harappan people had a common burial system, which is proved by

a) The earth burials with the head of the dead normally laid towards the north

b) The burial of commonly used items with the dead

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) The burial of the dead body in the sitting posture  

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Which of the following types of burial is not observed at Mohenjodaro?

a) Post-cremation burial

b) Double burial

c) Fractional burial

d) Complete burial

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from:

a) Burzahom

b) Mehargarh

c) Chirand

d) Brahmagiri

Answer: (b)

The site of Mehrgarh provides evidence for the earliest agricultural and pastoral communities in South Asia. The first inhabitants of Mehrgarh, dating to around 6500 BC, were farmers who cultivated wheat and barley as their main grain crops and had herds of cattle, sheep and goats.

Question : 4

The Harappan towns and cities were divided into large______________ blocks

a) Circular

b) Semi-circular

c) Rectangular

d) Square

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered by:

a) S.R. Rao

b) N.G. Majumdar

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Dayaram Sahni

Answer: (c)

The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.

Large-scale excavations were carried out at the site under the direction of John Marshall, K. N. Dikshit, Ernest Mackay, and other directors through the 1930s.

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