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

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:

a) Cunningham

b) Dayaram Sahni

c) R.D. Banerji

d) Wheeler

Answer: (b)

Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921–22 when two of its most important sites were excavated. The first was excavated by Dayaram Sahni and the second by R.D. Banerji.

Question : 3

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

a) Mohanjo-daro

b) Harappa

c) Ropar

d) Lothal

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (b)

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.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) All of these

b) 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) None of these

Answer: (c)

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