Indus Valley Civilization Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 26

The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan site was:

a) Mortimer Wheeler

b) John Marshall

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Dayaram Sahni

Answer: (b)

At the time of excavation of Harappan site, the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India was John Marshall from 1902-28. In 1921, he focused on the Indus Valley, which led to the discovery of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, the ancient cities Harappa and Mohenjodaro.

Question : 27

Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?

a) Horse

b) Elephant

c) Bull

d) Lion

Answer: (a)

Animals like buffaloes, sheeps and pigs and the humped bull were bred. Animals like elephant, camels and dogs were also domesticated. There is no evidence found about horses in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization.

Question : 28

Mostly, beads were made of:

a) Steatite

b) Lapis

c) Jasper

d) Terracotta

Answer: (a)

The vast majority of the beads are made of fired steatite, which was a widely used raw material, beginning with the Ravi period and continuing through the Late Harappan period. Beads that are made of hard stone, such as Agate, Carnelian, are relatively less common, with a significant drop in numbers for stones, such as Lapis Lazuli, Grossular Garnet, Serpentine and Amazonite.

Question : 29

Precious stones were used during the Harappan period for making beads. In this respect which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The source of lapis-lazuli was located in Badakshan mines in northeast Afghanistan.
  2. Turquoise and Jade might have been brought from South Bihar (Jharkhand).
  3. Western India supplied agate, chalcedony and carnelian.
  4. Timber of good quality and other forest products were obtained from the northern regions such as Jammu.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

Turquoise and Jade might have been brought from Central Asia. Trading network, both internal (within the country) and external (foreign), was a significant feature of the urban economy of the Harappans.

As the urban population had to depend on the surrounding countryside for the supply of food and many other necessary products, there emerged a village-town (rural-urban) interrelationship.

Similarly, the urban craftsmen needed markets to sell their goods in other areas. It led to contact between the towns.

The traders also established contacts with foreign lands particularly Mesopotamia where these goods were in demand.

Question : 30

List-I List-II
A. Harappa 1. Daya Ram Sahni
B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rakhaldas Banerji
C. Lothal 3. Amalanand Ghosh
D. Kalibangan 4. S.R. Rao
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 2 1 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 1 2 4 3

Answer: (d)

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