indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

Who is of the opinion that decline of Harappan civilisation was caused by natural calamities?

a) K.U.R. Kennedy

b) Wheeler

c) None of the above

d) S. Pigot

Question : 22

Consider the following statements :

1. The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.
2. The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.
3. The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 23

Almost all Harappan towns had large granaries because

a) Food-grains were stored for the purpose of trade

b) Taxes were paid in kind, and therefore, granaries acted as a sort of public treasuries

c) Surplus produce of the countryside was stored in the towns

d) All of the above

Question : 24 [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]

The Indus valley people worshipped

a) Brahma

b) Shiva

c) Indra and Varun

d) Vishnu

Question : 25 [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]

Dadheri is a late Harappan site of

a) Haryana

b) Jammu

c) Punjab

d) U.P.