indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31 [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2009]

Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?

a) Horse

b) Bull

c) Elephant

d) Sheep

Question : 32

The decline of urban phase of civilization is evident from

a) Disappearance of Bronze tools

b) Disappearance of Harappa script

c) All of the above

d) No more red ware pottery with black designs

Question : 33

Consider the following statements :

1. Lime mortar was never used at Mohenjodaro in the construction of dwellings.
2. At Dholavira, stone was never used in the construction of dwellings.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 34

The use of lime and costly burnt bricks, instead of sundried bricks, by the Indus Valley people for construction purposes is a proof of

a) Better planning

b) A moist climate on account of the close proximity of the civilization to the river valleys

c) Advanced technology

d) Knowledge of the manufacture of lime

Question : 35 [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]

Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?

a) M.S. Vats

b) R.D. Banerjee

c) K.N. Dikshit

d) V.A. Smith