Indian History : Indus Valley Civilization
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1. The civilization of the Indus Valley belongs to _____________.
a) Neolithic Age
b) Paleolithic Age
c) Chalcolithic Age
d) Bronze Age
Answer : c) Chalcolithic Age
2. The Harappan social structure was ___________.
a) Matriarchal
b) Patriarchal
c) Egalitarian
d) Theocratic
Answer : c) Egalitarian
3. Another name for the Chalcolithic Age is ________.
a) Bronze Age
b. Iron Age
c. Stone Age
d. None of the above
Answer : a) Bronze Age
4. Kalibangan is situated in __________.
a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer : c) Rajasthan
5. Which animal did the people of the Indus Valley not regularly use?
a) Elephant
b) Cow
c) Horse
d) Dog
Answer : c) Horse
6. What is the true statement on the Harappan Civilization?
a) It had no written language
b) It was a purely nomadic society
c) It lacked urban planning
d) It had advanced drainage systems
Answer : d) It had advanced drainage systems
7. __________ was used to make Harappan seals.
a) Wood
b) Stone
c) Clay
d) Metal
Answer : c) Clay
8. Name of the oldest civilization __________.
a) Mesopotamian Civilization
b) Egyptian Civilization
c) Indus Valley Civilization
d) Chinese Civilization
Answer : a) Mesopotamian Civilization
9. The Mohenjo Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered by _____________, an archaeologist.
a) John Marshall
b) R.D. Banerji
c) Mortimer Wheeler
d) Daya Ram Sahni
Answer : b) R.D. Banerji
10. In the Indus Valley Civilization, which of the following gods were worshipped.
a) Vishnu
b) Pipal Trees
c) Brahmma
d) None of the above
Answer : b) Pipal Trees
11. How old is the civilization of the Indus Valley?
a) 2000-1500 BCE
b) 3500-2500 BCE
c) 3300-1300 BCE
d) 500-300 BCE
Answer : c) 3300-1300 BCE
12. A unique feature of the Indus Valley Civilization is _____________.
a) Hieroglyphic writing
b) Centralized government
c) Grid-based city planning
d) Nomadic lifestyle
Answer : c) Grid-based city planning
13. Which Indus site had the only man-made brick dockyard?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : c) Lothal
14. Which of the following animals did not appear in Harappan culture seals and terracotta art?
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Horse
Answer : d) Horse
15. The Harappans were unaware of the use of ____________.
a) Pottery
b) Metals
c) Writing
d) Agriculture
Answer : c) Writing
16. The ___________ is one of Mohenjadaro’s unique characteristics.
a) Great Wall
b) Great Bath
c) Great Pyramid
d) Great Temple
Answer : b) Great Bath
17. There are similarities between _ and the seals discovered at Mohenjodaro.
a) Sumeria
b) Ancient Egypt
c) Mesopotamia
d) China
Answer : a) Sumeria
18. The Indus Valley Civilization’s most commonly shown animal was.
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Rhino
Answer : b) Bull
19. Fortifications were built in the majority of the Harappan towns for the purpose of __________.
a) Defense against invaders
b) Flood control
c) Agricultural development
d) Trade regulation
Answer : a) Defense against invaders
20. Which kind of material was most often used for the production of Harappan seals?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Terracotta
d) Steatite
Answer : d) Steatite
21. The Harappan Civilization’s urban planning was motivated by a respect for ____________.
a) Religious principles
b) Economic prosperity
c) Aesthetic beauty
d) Defense mechanisms
Answer : b) Economic prosperity
22. It was because of ___________ that the Harappan Civilization ended.
a) Invasion
b) Natural disasters
c) Climate change
d) Internal conflicts
Answer : b) Natural disasters
23. The worship of _ serves as evidence of the natural connection between Hinduism today and the ancient Indus Valley culture.
a) Shiva
b) Vishnu
c) Durga
d) Ganesh
Answer : a) Shiva
24. ____________ was the year that the Indus Valley Civilization was found.
a) 1921
b) 1942
c) 1967
d) 1980
Answer : a) 1921
25. How many Mohenjodaro layers were discovered?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Answer : c) 7
26. Which town was the location of the Indus Valley Civilization’s port?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Harappa
d) Kalibangan
Answer : a) Lothal
27. The Indus Valley’s rabi crops are __________.
a) Wheat and Barley
b) Rice and Millet
c) Lentils and Chickpeas
d) Mustard and Safflower
Answer : a) Wheat and Barley
28. Trade relations developed between the Harappans and ___________.
a) Mesopotamia
b) Greece
c) China
d) Rome
Answer : a) Mesopotamia
29. Harappa and Mohenjodaro are located in __________.
a) Sindh Province, Pakistan
b) Gujarat, India
c) Punjab, India
d) Balochistan, Pakistan
Answer : a) Sindh Province, Pakistan
30. The __________ may have destroyed the civilization of the Indus Valley.
a) Aryans
b) Kushans
c) Dravidians
d) Mughals
Answer : a) Aryans
31. The location of the granary found at Harappa was ____________.
a) Near the citadel
b) In the lower town
c) Outside the city walls
d) Adjacent to the marketplace
Answer : a) Near the citadel
32. Mohenjodaro is in __________.
a) Punjab, India
b) Sindh Province, Pakistan
c) Gujarat, India
d) Balochistan, Pakistan
Answer : b) Sindh Province, Pakistan
33. Harappa belong to ___________ bank of the river.
a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Sarasvati
d) Indus
Answer : d) Indus
34. Based on evidence, the Indus Valley Civilization has been dated from 2500 to 1800 BC based on ___________.
a) Carbon dating
b) Radio Carbon dating
c) Linguistic analysis
d) None of the above
Answer : b) Radio Carbon dating
35. Harappa in Sindhi means.
a) Buried City
b) Green City
c) Hill Station
d) Holy City
Answer : a) Buried City
36. Across all Harappan sites, the most often occurring animal figure is ___________.
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Horse
Answer : b) Bull
37. The Indus Valley Civilization’s first site was found ____________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : a) Harappa
38. Which of the following are the names of the cities found after the Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Aryavarta
b) Mesopotamia
c) Post-Indus Era
d) Later Vedic Cities
Answer : c) Post-Indus Era
39. There is neither homogeneity nor uniformity among the Harappan civilizations in _____________.
a) Religion
b) Language
c) Urban planning
d) Pottery
Answer : b) Language
40. _____________ was the largest site of the civilization of the Indus Valley.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Rakhigarhi
Answer : d) Rakhigarhi
41. Mohenjodaro is known locally as ______________.
a) Harappa
b) Dholavira
c) Mound of the Dead
d) Lothal
Answer : c) Mound of the Dead
42. Largest Granary is located in ___________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : b) Mohenjodaro
43. In the ____________ system, houses were constructed.
a) Circular
b) Grid
c) Radial
d) Linear
Answer : b) Grid
44. Which of the buildings was not found in Harappan culture.
a) Temples
b) Palaces
c) Forts
d) Markets
Answer : a) Temples
45. What was the common characteristic between the Rigvedic and Harappan societies?
a) Urbanization
b) Writing system
c) Horse-drawn chariots
d) Caste system
Answer : c) Horse-drawn chariots
46. The material used to make dolls from the Indus Valley Civilization is ___________.
a) Clay
b) Wood
c) Stone
d) Metal
Answer : a) Clay
47. Which of these is used to produce tools, household items, and weapons?
a) Bronze
b) Iron
c) Gold
d) Silver
Answer : a) Bronze
48. Which Indus city was the only one without a fortification?
a) Kalibangan
b) Chanhudaro
c) Harappa
d) Mohenjodaro
Answer : b) Chanhudaro
49. The number of signs in Harappan script is between ___________ .
a) 200-300
b) 400-600
c) 600-700
d) 1000-1200
Answer : b) 400-600
50. Foreign trade was mostly carried out with ______________.
a) Mesopotamia
b) Egypt
c) China
d) Greece
Answer : a) Mesopotamia
51. Which of the following has not been discovered during the Harappan site excavations?
a) Seals
b) Pottery
c) Weapons
d) Iron tools
Answer : d) Iron tools
52. Numerous Indus Valley Civilization seals have been discovered in ______________.
a) Central Asia
b) Europe
c) South Asia
d) Southeast Asia
Answer : a) Central Asia
53. Which Mohenjodaro building was the largest?
a) Granary
b) Great Bath
c) Assembly Hall
d) Citadel
Answer : a) Granary
54. They were skilled at using _________________ to create pots.
a) Stone
b) Metal
c) Clay
d) Wood
Answer : c) Clay
55. Based on ______________, the date of the Harappan Civilization has been established.
a) Radiocarbon dating
b) Historical records
c) Astronomical observations
d) Linguistic analysis
Answer : a) Radiocarbon dating
56. Bronze statue showing a dancing girl located in _____________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : b) Mohenjodaro
57. The material used to create the bearded man statue was _______________.
a) Steatite
b) Bronze
c) Gold
d) Terracotta
Answer : a) Steatite
58. _______________ was the first metal that humans used in the Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Iron
b) Bronze
c) Copper
d) Gold
Answer : c) Copper
59. Most Harappan scripts were composed in __________.
a) Left to Right
b) Bottom to Top
c) Top to Bottom
d) Right to Left
Answer : d) Right to Left
a) Neolithic Age
b) Paleolithic Age
c) Chalcolithic Age
d) Bronze Age
Answer : c) Chalcolithic Age
2. The Harappan social structure was ___________.
a) Matriarchal
b) Patriarchal
c) Egalitarian
d) Theocratic
Answer : c) Egalitarian
3. Another name for the Chalcolithic Age is ________.
a) Bronze Age
b. Iron Age
c. Stone Age
d. None of the above
Answer : a) Bronze Age
4. Kalibangan is situated in __________.
a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer : c) Rajasthan
5. Which animal did the people of the Indus Valley not regularly use?
a) Elephant
b) Cow
c) Horse
d) Dog
Answer : c) Horse
6. What is the true statement on the Harappan Civilization?
a) It had no written language
b) It was a purely nomadic society
c) It lacked urban planning
d) It had advanced drainage systems
Answer : d) It had advanced drainage systems
7. __________ was used to make Harappan seals.
a) Wood
b) Stone
c) Clay
d) Metal
Answer : c) Clay
8. Name of the oldest civilization __________.
a) Mesopotamian Civilization
b) Egyptian Civilization
c) Indus Valley Civilization
d) Chinese Civilization
Answer : a) Mesopotamian Civilization
9. The Mohenjo Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered by _____________, an archaeologist.
a) John Marshall
b) R.D. Banerji
c) Mortimer Wheeler
d) Daya Ram Sahni
Answer : b) R.D. Banerji
10. In the Indus Valley Civilization, which of the following gods were worshipped.
a) Vishnu
b) Pipal Trees
c) Brahmma
d) None of the above
Answer : b) Pipal Trees
11. How old is the civilization of the Indus Valley?
a) 2000-1500 BCE
b) 3500-2500 BCE
c) 3300-1300 BCE
d) 500-300 BCE
Answer : c) 3300-1300 BCE
12. A unique feature of the Indus Valley Civilization is _____________.
a) Hieroglyphic writing
b) Centralized government
c) Grid-based city planning
d) Nomadic lifestyle
Answer : c) Grid-based city planning
13. Which Indus site had the only man-made brick dockyard?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : c) Lothal
14. Which of the following animals did not appear in Harappan culture seals and terracotta art?
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Horse
Answer : d) Horse
15. The Harappans were unaware of the use of ____________.
a) Pottery
b) Metals
c) Writing
d) Agriculture
Answer : c) Writing
16. The ___________ is one of Mohenjadaro’s unique characteristics.
a) Great Wall
b) Great Bath
c) Great Pyramid
d) Great Temple
Answer : b) Great Bath
17. There are similarities between _ and the seals discovered at Mohenjodaro.
a) Sumeria
b) Ancient Egypt
c) Mesopotamia
d) China
Answer : a) Sumeria
18. The Indus Valley Civilization’s most commonly shown animal was.
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Rhino
Answer : b) Bull
19. Fortifications were built in the majority of the Harappan towns for the purpose of __________.
a) Defense against invaders
b) Flood control
c) Agricultural development
d) Trade regulation
Answer : a) Defense against invaders
20. Which kind of material was most often used for the production of Harappan seals?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Terracotta
d) Steatite
Answer : d) Steatite
21. The Harappan Civilization’s urban planning was motivated by a respect for ____________.
a) Religious principles
b) Economic prosperity
c) Aesthetic beauty
d) Defense mechanisms
Answer : b) Economic prosperity
22. It was because of ___________ that the Harappan Civilization ended.
a) Invasion
b) Natural disasters
c) Climate change
d) Internal conflicts
Answer : b) Natural disasters
23. The worship of _ serves as evidence of the natural connection between Hinduism today and the ancient Indus Valley culture.
a) Shiva
b) Vishnu
c) Durga
d) Ganesh
Answer : a) Shiva
24. ____________ was the year that the Indus Valley Civilization was found.
a) 1921
b) 1942
c) 1967
d) 1980
Answer : a) 1921
25. How many Mohenjodaro layers were discovered?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Answer : c) 7
26. Which town was the location of the Indus Valley Civilization’s port?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Harappa
d) Kalibangan
Answer : a) Lothal
27. The Indus Valley’s rabi crops are __________.
a) Wheat and Barley
b) Rice and Millet
c) Lentils and Chickpeas
d) Mustard and Safflower
Answer : a) Wheat and Barley
28. Trade relations developed between the Harappans and ___________.
a) Mesopotamia
b) Greece
c) China
d) Rome
Answer : a) Mesopotamia
29. Harappa and Mohenjodaro are located in __________.
a) Sindh Province, Pakistan
b) Gujarat, India
c) Punjab, India
d) Balochistan, Pakistan
Answer : a) Sindh Province, Pakistan
30. The __________ may have destroyed the civilization of the Indus Valley.
a) Aryans
b) Kushans
c) Dravidians
d) Mughals
Answer : a) Aryans
31. The location of the granary found at Harappa was ____________.
a) Near the citadel
b) In the lower town
c) Outside the city walls
d) Adjacent to the marketplace
Answer : a) Near the citadel
32. Mohenjodaro is in __________.
a) Punjab, India
b) Sindh Province, Pakistan
c) Gujarat, India
d) Balochistan, Pakistan
Answer : b) Sindh Province, Pakistan
33. Harappa belong to ___________ bank of the river.
a) Yamuna
b) Ganges
c) Sarasvati
d) Indus
Answer : d) Indus
34. Based on evidence, the Indus Valley Civilization has been dated from 2500 to 1800 BC based on ___________.
a) Carbon dating
b) Radio Carbon dating
c) Linguistic analysis
d) None of the above
Answer : b) Radio Carbon dating
35. Harappa in Sindhi means.
a) Buried City
b) Green City
c) Hill Station
d) Holy City
Answer : a) Buried City
36. Across all Harappan sites, the most often occurring animal figure is ___________.
a) Elephant
b) Bull
c) Tiger
d) Horse
Answer : b) Bull
37. The Indus Valley Civilization’s first site was found ____________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : a) Harappa
38. Which of the following are the names of the cities found after the Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Aryavarta
b) Mesopotamia
c) Post-Indus Era
d) Later Vedic Cities
Answer : c) Post-Indus Era
39. There is neither homogeneity nor uniformity among the Harappan civilizations in _____________.
a) Religion
b) Language
c) Urban planning
d) Pottery
Answer : b) Language
40. _____________ was the largest site of the civilization of the Indus Valley.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Rakhigarhi
Answer : d) Rakhigarhi
41. Mohenjodaro is known locally as ______________.
a) Harappa
b) Dholavira
c) Mound of the Dead
d) Lothal
Answer : c) Mound of the Dead
42. Largest Granary is located in ___________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : b) Mohenjodaro
43. In the ____________ system, houses were constructed.
a) Circular
b) Grid
c) Radial
d) Linear
Answer : b) Grid
44. Which of the buildings was not found in Harappan culture.
a) Temples
b) Palaces
c) Forts
d) Markets
Answer : a) Temples
45. What was the common characteristic between the Rigvedic and Harappan societies?
a) Urbanization
b) Writing system
c) Horse-drawn chariots
d) Caste system
Answer : c) Horse-drawn chariots
46. The material used to make dolls from the Indus Valley Civilization is ___________.
a) Clay
b) Wood
c) Stone
d) Metal
Answer : a) Clay
47. Which of these is used to produce tools, household items, and weapons?
a) Bronze
b) Iron
c) Gold
d) Silver
Answer : a) Bronze
48. Which Indus city was the only one without a fortification?
a) Kalibangan
b) Chanhudaro
c) Harappa
d) Mohenjodaro
Answer : b) Chanhudaro
49. The number of signs in Harappan script is between ___________ .
a) 200-300
b) 400-600
c) 600-700
d) 1000-1200
Answer : b) 400-600
50. Foreign trade was mostly carried out with ______________.
a) Mesopotamia
b) Egypt
c) China
d) Greece
Answer : a) Mesopotamia
51. Which of the following has not been discovered during the Harappan site excavations?
a) Seals
b) Pottery
c) Weapons
d) Iron tools
Answer : d) Iron tools
52. Numerous Indus Valley Civilization seals have been discovered in ______________.
a) Central Asia
b) Europe
c) South Asia
d) Southeast Asia
Answer : a) Central Asia
53. Which Mohenjodaro building was the largest?
a) Granary
b) Great Bath
c) Assembly Hall
d) Citadel
Answer : a) Granary
54. They were skilled at using _________________ to create pots.
a) Stone
b) Metal
c) Clay
d) Wood
Answer : c) Clay
55. Based on ______________, the date of the Harappan Civilization has been established.
a) Radiocarbon dating
b) Historical records
c) Astronomical observations
d) Linguistic analysis
Answer : a) Radiocarbon dating
56. Bronze statue showing a dancing girl located in _____________.
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer : b) Mohenjodaro
57. The material used to create the bearded man statue was _______________.
a) Steatite
b) Bronze
c) Gold
d) Terracotta
Answer : a) Steatite
58. _______________ was the first metal that humans used in the Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Iron
b) Bronze
c) Copper
d) Gold
Answer : c) Copper
59. Most Harappan scripts were composed in __________.
a) Left to Right
b) Bottom to Top
c) Top to Bottom
d) Right to Left
Answer : d) Right to Left
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