The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization elongating from north-east Afghanistan to Pakistan and north-west India. It was one of three early civilizations along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and most widespread among them. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River, one of the major rivers of Asia, and the now dried up Sarasvati River.
The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for their urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large non-residential buildings.
1. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Sir Leonard Wooley
(b) V.S. Agrawal
(c) Dayaram Sahni
(d) A.L. Basham
2. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Bull
(b) Horse
(c) Elephant
(d) Giraffe
3. Which one of the following was not known to the Hrappans ?
(a) Construction of Wells
(b) Construction of Pillars
(c) Construction of Drains
(d) Construction of Arches
4. The Harappan civilisation was discovered in the year
(a) 1901
(b) 1921
(c) 1935
(d) 1942
5. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley civilisation ?
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Rakhal Das Banerjee
(c) Daya Ram Sahni
(d) Sir Martimer Wheeler
6. The Indus Valley people had trade relations with
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Ceylon
(d) Mesopotamia
7. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which one of the following civilisation were found?
(a) Indus Valley
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
8. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Harappa
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
9. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the—
(a) Harappa Culture
(b) Vedic Culture
(c) Mauryan Culture
(d) Gupta Period Culture
10. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in—
(a) Egypt
(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Central America
(d) India
11. The local name Mohenjodaro is—
(a) Mound of the Living
(b) Mound of the Great
(c) Mound of the Dead
(d) Mound of the Survivor
12. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of—
(a) pucca bricks
(b) stone
(c) wood
(d) all of these
13. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at—
(a) Dholavira
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Alamgirpur
14. The script of Indus Valley civilisation was/is
(a) Persian
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Undeciphered
15. The earliest city discovered in India was—
(a) Harappa
(b) Rangpur
(c) Mohenjodaio
(d) Sindh
16. The Indus Valley Civilization was non-Aryan because—
(a) it was urban
(b) it has a pictographic script
(c) it had an agricultural economy
(d) it extended up to the Narmada Valley
17. The Indus Valley civilisation flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 BC
(b) 3000-1500 BC
(c) 2500-1750 BC
(d) 1500-500 BC
18. The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley civilisation are
(a) inscriptions
(b) coins
(c) Palm and barch leaf manuscripts
(d) archaeological excavations
19. The tools and weapons of Harppan civilisation were mostly made of
(a) stone
(b) stone and copper
(c) copper, bronze and iron
(d) copper, tin and bronze
20. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization is correct ?
(a) The standard Harappan seals were made of clay
(b) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze
(c) The Harappan Civilization was rural-based
(d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for their urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large non-residential buildings.
1. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Sir Leonard Wooley
(b) V.S. Agrawal
(c) Dayaram Sahni
(d) A.L. Basham
Answer : (c) Dayaram Sahni
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer2. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Bull
(b) Horse
(c) Elephant
(d) Giraffe
Answer : (d) Giraffe
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer3. Which one of the following was not known to the Hrappans ?
(a) Construction of Wells
(b) Construction of Pillars
(c) Construction of Drains
(d) Construction of Arches
Answer : (d) Construction of Arches
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer4. The Harappan civilisation was discovered in the year
(a) 1901
(b) 1921
(c) 1935
(d) 1942
Answer : (b) 1921
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer5. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley civilisation ?
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Rakhal Das Banerjee
(c) Daya Ram Sahni
(d) Sir Martimer Wheeler
Answer : (a) Sir John Marshall
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer6. The Indus Valley people had trade relations with
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Ceylon
(d) Mesopotamia
Answer : (d) Mesopotamia
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer7. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which one of the following civilisation were found?
(a) Indus Valley
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
Answer : (a) Indus Valley
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer8. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Harappa
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
Answer : (d) Mohenjodaro
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer9. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the—
(a) Harappa Culture
(b) Vedic Culture
(c) Mauryan Culture
(d) Gupta Period Culture
Answer : (a) Harappa Culture
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer10. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in—
(a) Egypt
(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Central America
(d) India
Answer : (d) India
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer11. The local name Mohenjodaro is—
(a) Mound of the Living
(b) Mound of the Great
(c) Mound of the Dead
(d) Mound of the Survivor
Answer : (c) Mound of the Dead
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer12. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of—
(a) pucca bricks
(b) stone
(c) wood
(d) all of these
Answer : (a) pucca bricks
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer13. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at—
(a) Dholavira
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Alamgirpur
Answer : (a) Dholavira
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer14. The script of Indus Valley civilisation was/is
(a) Persian
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Undeciphered
Answer : (c) Sanskrit
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer15. The earliest city discovered in India was—
(a) Harappa
(b) Rangpur
(c) Mohenjodaio
(d) Sindh
Answer : (a) Harappa
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer16. The Indus Valley Civilization was non-Aryan because—
(a) it was urban
(b) it has a pictographic script
(c) it had an agricultural economy
(d) it extended up to the Narmada Valley
Answer : (a) it was urban
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer17. The Indus Valley civilisation flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 BC
(b) 3000-1500 BC
(c) 2500-1750 BC
(d) 1500-500 BC
Answer : (c) 2500-1750 BC
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer18. The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley civilisation are
(a) inscriptions
(b) coins
(c) Palm and barch leaf manuscripts
(d) archaeological excavations
Answer : (d) archaeological excavations
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer19. The tools and weapons of Harppan civilisation were mostly made of
(a) stone
(b) stone and copper
(c) copper, bronze and iron
(d) copper, tin and bronze
Answer : (b) stone and copper
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer20. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization is correct ?
(a) The standard Harappan seals were made of clay
(b) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze
(c) The Harappan Civilization was rural-based
(d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
Answer : (d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
Explanation :
No explanation available for this answer
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