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Indus Valley Civilisation Question Bank: Past Year & Probable Questions

1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:

a) 1911
b) 1921
c) 1931
d) 1941

2. The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost:

a) Nigroid
b) Proto-Austroloid
c) Mediterranean
d) Nordic

3. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?

a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Copper
d) Iron

4. The nature of Indus Valley Civilization was:

a) Urban
b) Rural
c) Agricultural
d) None of these

5. Which of the following ethnic races was not found from skeleton of Harappan sites?
a) Alpine
b) Mediteranean
c) Mongoloid
d) Negrito

6. In which of the following sites was found the evidence of 'Swastika'?

a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Chanhudaro
d) Kalibangan

7. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
a) Alamgirpur
b) Lothal
c) Kalibangan
d) Banavali

8. Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence of two cemeteries?

a) Mohenjodaro
b) Harappa
c) Kalibangan
d) Ropar

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9. Which of the following Harappan sites was found the earliest evidence of surgery?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Dholavira
10. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Dholavira
11. Three-paired cemetry was found in:
a) Kalibangan
b) Lothal
c) Chanhudaro
d) Mohenjodaro
12. Which amongst the following is not a site of Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Banawali
b) Rakhigarhi
c) Hastinapur
d) Ropar

13. On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions of Harappan civilization?

a) On pillars
b) On rocks
c) On caves
d) On seals
14. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, was drainage system absent?
a) Banawali
b) Dholavira
c) Lothal
d) Rakhigarhi
15. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people were known to water reservoir technique?
a) Banawali
b) Kalibangan
c) Dholavira
d) Chanhudaro

16. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a Lipstick?
a) Chanhudaro
b) Banawali
c) Mohenjodaro
d) Kalibangan

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17. The site of Alamgirpur is located on the bank of river:

a) Maskra
b) Hindon
c) Chimb
d) Bhader
18. In the Indus Valley Civilization period, Lapis-Lazuli was imported from:
a) Badakhshah
b) Iran
c) Mesopotamia
d) Gujrat
19. A ploughed field was discovered at:
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Lothal
20. Which among the following Harappan site, terracotta of plough was found?
a) Dholavira
b) Banawali
c) Kalibangan
d) Lothal
21. Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Harappa
d) Dholavira

22. The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was
a) secular-federalist
b) theocratic-federalist
c) oligarchic
d) theocratic-unitary
23. Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a double burial?
a) Kuntasi
b) Dholavira
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
24. Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre - Harappan
culture and the mature Harappan culture?
a) Amalananda Ghosh
b) Rakhaldas Banerji
c) Dava Ram Salmi
d) Sir John Marshall

25. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilisation 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 Harrapan civilisation was rural based
d) The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton

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26. The earliest evidence of Silk in India comes from the archaeological site of
a) Bhagwanpura
b) Nevasa
c) Rangpur
d) Ropar
27. Which of the following was not an ancient seaport?
a) Tamralipti
b) Bhrigukachchlia
c) Vidisha
d) Shuiparaka

28. Which among the following Harappan Site Terracotta of plough was found?
a) Dholavira
b) Banawali
c) Kalibangan
d) Lothal
e) None of the above/More than one of the above

29. In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for Indus valley(Harappans)?
a) Dilmun
b) Meluha
c) Magan
d) Failaka

30. The People of Indus Valley Civilisation worshipped...............

a) Hanuman
b) Kali
c) Ayyappa
d) Pashupati

31. Which one of the following animals was not represented on seals & terracotta art of harappan culture
a) Cow
b) Elephant
c) Rhinoceros
d) Tiger

32. The harappan site at Kot Diji is close to which one of the following major sites of that civilisation?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan

33. Which one of the following statements about the harappan culture is not correct?
a) It witnessed the first cities in the subcontinent
b) It marks the first use of script, written from right to left
c) It marks the earliest known use of iron as a medium for the art of sculpting
d) It marks the earliest known use of stone as medium for the art of sculpting

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ANSWER KEY
1. B 12. C 23. C
2. C 13. D 24. A
3. D 14. A 25. D
4. A 15. C 26. B
5. D 16. A 27. C
6. B 17. B 28. B
7. C 18. A 29. B
8. B 19. C 30. D
9. C 20. B 31. A
10. C 21. D 32. B
11. B 22. D 33. C