Indus Valley Civilization Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 1

With reference to the Harappan civilization consider the following statements:

  1. The city of Dhaulavira was in the form of parallelogram guarded by a fortification
  2. A ploughed-ficl , showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town-wall has been discovered at Kalibangan
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Answer: (d)

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]

The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance, was

a) Mortimer Wheeler

b) A. Cunningham

c) Sir John Marshall

d) George F. Dales

Answer: (b)

Question : 3 [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Kalibangan - Haryana

b) Alamgirpur - Uttar Pradesh

c) Lothal - Gujarat

d) Ropar - Punjab

Answer: (a)

Question : 4 [IAS (Pre) 2001]

Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

a) Rhinoceros

b) Cow

c) Elephant

d) Tiger

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

a) Lothal

b) Harappa

c) Mohenjodaro

d) Dholavira

Answer: (a)

The Indus Valley Civilization site Lothal gives evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1954 A.D. The dockyard is located in eastern side of Lothal.

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