indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 11

The famous dancing girl found in the Mohenjodaro was made up of:

a) Terracotta

b) Steatite

c) Red limestone

d) Bronze

Answer: (d)

The famous ‘Dancing girl’ found in Mohenjodaro is an artifact that is some 4,500 years old. The 10.8 cm long statue of the dancing girl was found in 1926 from a house in Mohenjodaro is made of bronze.

Question : 12

Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:

a) Cunningham

b) Wheeler

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Dayaram Sahni

Answer: (d)

Question : 13

Remains of horse bares have been found from:

a) Sutkagendor

b) Surkotada

c) Lothal

d) Mohenjodaro

Answer: (b)

Surkotada site contains horse remains dated to 2000 BC, which is considered a significant observation with respect to Indus Valley Civilisation. During 1974, Archaeological Survey of India undertook excavation in this site and J.P. Joshi and A.K. Sharma reported findings of horse bones at all levels.

Question : 14

Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake

a) Dholavira

b) Kalibangan

c) Mohenjodaro

d) Harappa

Answer: (b)

The earliest evidence of earthquake was found from Kalibangan. B. B. Lal, former DG of ASI, said: “Kalibangan in Rajasthan has shown that there occurred an earthquake around 2600 BC, which brought to an end the Early Indus settlement at the site.

Question : 15

Which of the following is not a feature of the religious life of the Indus civilization?

a) The Indus deities, like the Vedic deities, were predominantly male

b) The people had faith in amulets and charms, which shows that they were afraid of demons

c) The tree of life figures with great frequency on the seals

d) Pipal and Acacia trees were regarded as celestial plants

Answer: (a)

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