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Q1. Moenjodaro is located on the west bank of which of the following rivers in upper Sindh?
- A. Chenab
- B. Jehlum
- C. Indus
- D. Ravi
Q2. What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley?
- A. Pottery
- B. Agriculture
- C. Trade
- D. None of these
Q3. The relics of the pre-Aryan civilisation have been unearthed at:
- A. Taxila
- B. Rajgir
- C. Indraprastha
- D. Moenjodaro
Q4. Which among the following throws light on Harappan Culture?
- A. Archaeological finds
- B. The Harappan script
- C. The rock edicts
- D. None of the above
Q5. The script of the Harappans:
- A. describes their war against the indigenous inhabitants
- B. has not yet been deciphered
- C. is written in the Prakrit language
- D. None of the above is true
Q6. The cities of Kalibangan and Lothal of the Indian state Gujrat are associated with:
- A. Egyptian culture
- B. Harappan culture
- C. Aryan culture
- D. Chinese civilization
Q7. The excavations at which of the following sites provided the evidence of maritime trade being carried on during the period of the Harappan Culture?
- A. Mohenjodaro
- B. Lothal
- C. Kalibangan
- D. Roper
Q8. The Harappans did not know the use of:
- A. Bronze
- B. Gold
- C. Iron
- D. Silver
Q9. Harappan Culture was spread over:
- A. Punjab, Sind, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- B. Sind, Punjab, Baluchistan, Afghanistan
- C. Sind, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- D. Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Afghanistan
Q10. The glory of the Harappan culture rests chiefly on:
- A. Architecture
- B. Town planning
- C. Craftsmanship
- D. Administrative system
Q11. The Harappan Civilisation is known for its:
- A. Agriculture
- B. Overseas trade and commerce
- C. Art and painting
- D. Drainage system
Q12. The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the Harappan Culture because:
- A. The site of Harappa is six times larger than the Mohenjodaro site
- B. The Indus Valley Civilisation is considered the elementary stage of the Vedic culture and Harappa is the same as Harappa mentioned in the Vedas
- C. Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus Valley
- D. The most significant evidence of the achievements of this civilisation has been excavated from Harappa
Q13. Of the following sites associated with the Indus Valley Civilisation, one located in India is:
- A. Lothal
- B. Mohenjodaro
- C. Harappa
- D. None of the above
Q14. Which of the following is correct?
- A. The Indus Valley Civilization existed even before the spread of Harappan Culture
- B. The Indus Valley Civilization co-existed with the Aryan Civilisation
- C. The Indus Valley people used materials made of iron
- D. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an urban civilization
Q15. The Indus Valley Civilisation people had the knowledge of:
- A. Gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze but not tin
- B. Gold, silver, copper, bronze, lead but not iron
- C. Gold, silver, copper, bronze, tin, iron but not lead
- D. Gold, silver, copper, tin, iron but not bronze
Q16. Which of the following is the most important feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
- A. Burnt brick buildings
- B. Gold coins
- C. Sound system of administration
- D. Art and Architecture
Q17. The Indus Valley people had trade relations with:
- A. Egypt
- B. Greece
- C. Sumeria (Iraq)
- D. Mesopotamia
Q18. Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus Valley Civilisation?
- A. Cat
- B. Dog
- C. Bull
- D. Horse
Q19. The Indus Valley people were worshippers of:
- A. Mother goddess
- B. Indra and Varuna
- C. Brahma
- D. Vishnu