MCQ on Indus Valley Civilization

 (Q.1) Indus Valley Civilization is called Harappan Civilization because:

1. Harappa is the largest site
2. Harappa has more features
3. Harappa was the first site to be excavated
4. Harappa was the main deity worshipped by people of the Indus Valley Civilization

Answer: (c) Harappa was the first site to be excavated

(Q.2) Indus Valley Civilization belongs to which period?

1. Pre historical period
2. Historical period
3. Proto historical period
4. Post historical period

Answer: (c) Proto historical period

** Protohistory is a period between prehistory and history during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted the existence of those pre-literate groups in their own writings.

(Q.3) The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was:

1. Brahmi
2. Nagri
3. Boustrophedon
4. None of the above

Answer: (c) Boustrophedon

Boustrophedon /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdən/ ^[1] is a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with reversed letters. This is in contrast to lines always beginning on the same side, usually the left, as in modern European languages. Their ; language was unknown. (Show pic). The Indus Script was generally written from right to left. This is the case in most examples found, but there are some exceptions where the writing is bidirectional, which means that the direction of the writing is in one direction on one line but in the opposite direction on the next line

 

(Q.4) A statue of a bearded man has been found at:

1. Harappa
2. Kalibangan
3. Surkotda
4. Mohenjodaro

Answer: (d) Mohenjodaro   (show pic)

(Q.5) The credit for preliminary excavations of Harappa goes to:

1. R D Banerjee
2. O Stein
3. Nani Gopal Mazumdar
4. Daya Ram Sahni

Answer: (d) Daya Ram Sahni .

The Harappa site was first briefly excavated by Sir Alexander Cunningham in 1872-73, two decades after brick robbers carried off the visible remains of the city. He found an Indus seal of unknown origin. The first extensive excavations at Harappa were started by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni in 1920.

 

(Q.6) Which one of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization Had an ancient ‘Dockyard’?

1. Kot Diji
2. Banwali
3. Lothal
4. Mehrgarh

Answer: (c) Lothal The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation.   A shipyard (also called a dockyard) is a place where ships are built and repaired. The most substantial remains of the Harappan civilization have been discovered at Lothal, the oldest dockyard near the Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat. Built in 2300 BCE, the dock is a long, rectangular tank of 218 m x 37 m (715ft x 121ft) and about 16 km from its nearest seaport.

(Q.7) Which Indus Valley Civilization site is situated in current day Rajasthan?

1. Rangpur
2. Rakhigarhi
3. Kalibangan
4. Banwali

Answer: (c) Kalibangan. Kalibangan is a part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the present Hanumangarh district. The site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist and linguist. After Independence in 1952, Amlānand Ghosh identified the site as part of Harappan Civilization and marked it for excavation.

(Q.8) Indus Valley Civilization people worshipped which God?

1. Indra
2. Vishnu
3. Varuna
4. Proto-Shiva

Answer: (d) Proto-Shiva. It had been claimed to be one of the earliest depictions of the Hindu god Shiva—"Pashupati" (Lord of animals)

(Q.9) Which of the following statement about Town Planning during Indus Valley Civilization period is NOT Correct?

1. Windows of the houses opened onto the main street
2. The town planning was done on basis of grid system
3. There was a well laid out underground drainage system
4. There was a fortified citadel on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side

Answer: (a) Windows of the houses opened onto the main street.

Harappan civilization, the earliest phase of urbanization in the Indian subcontinent is renowned for town planning. Most of the cities were divided into two separate areas, the citadel, and the lower town. The citadel was mostly walled but the lower town was not walled. Moreover, houses were built around a rectangular courtyard, with doorways and windows generally facing the side lanes. The drainage system was well organized. Water flowed from houses to streets, where there were drains. Many times, they were covered with bricks as well. Harappan towns are not known for having drains built inside the walls of houses. Harappans were hygiene lovers and generally had separate bathing and toilet areas in their houses

 

 

(Q.10) Which metal has so far NOT been discovered from Indus Valley Civilization sites?

1. Copper
2. Iron
3. Gold
4. Silver

Answer: (b) Iron   copper, gold, silver

(Q.11) People of Indus Valley Civilization, usually built their houses of:

1. Wood
2. Stone
3. Clay Bricks
4. None of the above

Answer: (c) Clay Bricks

(Q.12) What is the meaning of ‘Mohenjodaro’:

1. Mound of the Great
2. Mound of the Survivor
3. Mound of the Living
4. Mound of the Dead

Answer: (d) Mound of the Dead

(Q.13) The animal picturized on most seals of the Indus Valley Civilization period is:

1. Unicorn
2. Lion
3. Tiger
4. Humped Bull

Answer: (a) Unicorn

(Q.14) Indus Valley Civilization towns were divided into large _________  shaped boxes

1. Square
2. Circular
3. Rectangular
4. Semi-Circular

Answer: (c) Rectangular

(Q.15) Which of the following is NOT known to have grown during Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Pulses
4. Barley

Answer: (c) Pulses

(Q.16) The famous figure of a dancing girl, found in the excavation  of Mohenjodaro was made up of:

1. Terracotta
2. Steatite
3. Limestone
4. Bronze

Answer: (d) Bronze

(Q.17) Which of the following animals was NOT known to Indus Valley Civilization people?

1. Bull
2. Elephant
3. Rhino
4. Giraffe

Answer: (d) Giraffe

(Q.18) Indus Valley Civilization seals were mostly made of:

1. Terracotta
2. Ivory
3. Sandstone
4. Steatite

Answer: (d) Steatite

(Q.19) Indus Valley Civilization people had Trade relations with:

1. Chinese
2. Mesopotamia
3. Parthians
4. Romans

Answer: (b) Mesopotamia

(Q.20) The site of Harappa is located on the bank of which River?

1. Ravi
2. Beas
3. Saraswati
4. Ghaggar

Answer: (a) Ravi

(Q.21) During Indus Valley Civilization, Copper was procured from:

1. China
2. Rajasthan
3. Rome
4. Karnataka

Answer: (b) Rajasthan

22. The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at

A. Harappa

B. Mohenjo-Daro Ans

C. Ropar

D. Kalibangan

23. The social system of Harappans was

A) Fairly egalitarian     Ans a

B. Slave Labour based    

C. Colour Varna based

D. Caste based

 

24. There are Similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo Daro and

A. Egypt    

B. China    

C. Sumeria    

D. Afghanistan

Ans c

25. what was the time period  of  Indus civilization/ Harappan Civilization

A. 2400 BC - 1700 BC

B. 2500 BC - 1700 BC

C. 2400 BC - 1750 BC

D. 2500 BC - 1750 BC

Ans D