indus valley civilization Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1 [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]

Which of the following statements about the Indus civilization is not true?

a) Worshipping of Mother Goddess

b) Accurate drainage system in cities

c) Trade and commerce were in an advanced stage

d) People knew about iron

Question : 2

Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:

a) Cunningham

b) Dayaram Sahni

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Wheeler

Question : 3

Evidence of more than one dead being buried together is found from

a) Mohanjo-daro

b) Harappa

c) Ropar

d) Lothal

Question : 4 [UP Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by

a) R.E.M. Wheeler

b) J.H. Mackay

c) Sir John Marshall

d) Sir Aurel Stein

Question : 5 [IAS (Pre) 2013]

Which of the following characterises / characterise the people of Indus Civilization?

1. They possessed great places and temples.
2. They worshipped, both male and female deities.
3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.

a) All of these

b) 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) None of these