Question 1. When was the Harappan civilization discovered?
A- 1920
B- 1921
C- 1922
D- 1925
Ans- B
Question 2. What are the main sources of information about Harappan civilization?
A- Religious texts
B-remains found in excavation
C - metal utensils
D- Architecture
Ans- B
Question 3. With which metal the people of Harappan civilization were not familiar?
A- iron
B- copper
C- gold
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 4. In which country are Harappa and Mohenjodaro at present?
A- India
B- Afghanistan
C- Pakistan
D- Bangladesh
Ans- C
Question 5. Who is credited for the discovery of Harappa?
A- Rakhal Das Banerjee
B- Dayaram Sahni
C- John Marshall
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 6. The mound of the dead literally means ____?
A- Harappa
B- Mohenjodaro
C- Taurus
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 7. Who is credited for the discovery of Mohenjodaro?
A- Rakhal Das Banerjee
B- Dayaram Sahni
C- John Marshall
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 8. Which means were used for irrigation by the people of Harappan culture?
A- canal
B-well
C-Reservoir
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Ans-D
Question 9. Harappa is situated on the bank of river ___?
A- Indus river
B- Ravi river
C- Beas River
D- River Ganges
Ans- B
Q10. Kalibangan is currently located in ___?
A- Uttar Pradesh
B- Madhya Pradesh
C- Rajasthan
D- Gujarat
Ans- C
Question 11. Mohenjodaro is situated on the bank of river ___?
A- Indus river
B- Ravi river
C- Beas River
D- River Ganges
Ans- C
Question 12. The most distinctive antiquity of Harappan or Indus Valley Civilization is _____?
A- Harappan seal
B-Coins
C- iron weapons
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 13. Harappan seal was made of ___ stone?
A-Chart
B-Carnillion
C- Selkhadi
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 14. Archaeologists use the word ___ to refer to a group of antiquities that are of a particular style.
A- Culture
B-Civilization
C-style
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 15 Where are the models of earthen plows found?
A- Maharashtra
B- Gujarat
C- Chahundro
D- Cholistan and Banawali
Ans-D
Question 16. Some remains of canals have been obtained from ____?
A- Shotughai in Afghanistan
B- Lothal of Gujarat
C- Chahundro of Pakistan
D- Banawali of Haryana
Ans- A
Question 17. Evidence of plowing field has been obtained from ____?
A- Kalibangan of Rajasthan
B- Lothal of Gujarat
C- Chahundro of Pakistan
D- Banawali of Haryana
Ans- A
Question 18. Dholavira belongs to which state?
A- Rajasthan
B- Gujarat
C- Madhya Pradesh
D- Haryana
Ans- B
Question 19. The earliest discovered site of Indus Valley Civilization is __?
A- Kalibangan
B- Lothal
C- Harappa
D- Banawali
Ans- C
Question 20. ____ is known as the father of Indian Archaeology?
A- John Marshall
B- Alexander Cunningham
C- Francis Buchanan
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 21. The settlements in Mohenjodaro were divided into ___ parts?
A- two
B- three
C- four
D- seven
Ans- A
Question 22. The most unique feature of Harappan civilization was ___?
A- Agriculture
B- Drainage System
C-Worship system
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 23. According to which method the roads and drains were built in the Harappan Civilization?
A- European method
B- from raw bricks
C-Grid Method
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 24. The entire settlements in ____ and ____ were fortified?
A- Rakhigarhi and Kalibangan
B- Dholavira and Lothal
C- Manda and Lothal
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 25. The lower town of Mohenjodaro was an example of ___ buildings?
A- Religious Center
B-Special Public Purpose
C- residential building
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 26. About __ wells were there in Mohenjodaro?
A- 500
B- 600
C- 700
D- 800
Ans- C
Question 27 From which stone was the Harappan weight made?
A-Carnillion
B-Chart
C- Selkhadi
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 28 Haza bird was ____?
A- Pigeon
B- peacock
C - rooster
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 29 The article of Mesopotamia is called ___ country of sailors?
A- Meluha
B- Magan
C- Egypt
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 30 For which region was the name Magan used?
A- Nageshwar
B- Oman
C- Pakistan
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 31 The small characters of Fiyans have been obtained from ___?
A- Afghanistan and Egypt
B- Gujarat and Kalibangan
C- Pakistan and Afghanistan
D- Mohenjodaro and Harappa
Ans-D
Question 32 _____ was a small settlement which was entirely engaged in craft production?
A- Nageshwar
B- Oman
C- Chundo
D- Mohenjodaro
Ans- C
Question 33 Which of the following does not come under craft work?
A- Bead making
B - hunting
C- Metallurgy and shellfish cutting
D- Making seals and weights
Ans- B
Question 34 Which of the following was used in bead making?
A- Carnelian and Jasper
B-quartz and cellar
C- copper and bronze
D- gold, conch shell, fiance and baked clay
E- All of the above
Ans- A
Question 35 Where are the piercing tools found?
A- Lothal
B- Chahundo
C- Dholavira
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Ans-D
Question 36. ____ is a soft stone?
A-Carnillion
B-Chart
C- Selkhadi
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 37 Which of the following settlements were located near the sea coast?
A- Dholavira
B- Lothal
C- Chahundro
D- Nageshwar and Balakot
Ans-D
Question 38 Archaeologists gave the name of Ganeshwar Jodhpura culture to the evidence found from which area?
A- Evidence found from Dholavira
B- Evidence from Khetri
C- Evidence from Chahundro
D- Evidence found from Nageshwar
Ans- B
Question 39 What was brought from Oman?
A- iron
B - copper
C- gold
D- silver
Ans- B
Question 40 When did the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, John Marshall, announce the discovery of a new civilization in the Indus Valley to the whole world?
A- 1921
B- 1922
C- 1923
D- 1924
Ans- A
Question 41 Who wrote The story of Indian archaeology?
A- S N Rao
B- M N Rao
C- Chandra Shiva Rao
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 42. Who completely ignored the level configuration of the site?
A- S N Rao
B- John Marshall
C- R E M Wheeler
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 43 Who among the following became the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1944?
A- S N Rao
B- John Marshall
C- R E M Wheeler
D- none of these
Ans-
Question 44 Who among the following thought it correct to follow the strata configuration of the mound instead of digging on the basis of uniform horizontal units?
A- S N Rao
B- John Marshall
C- R E M Wheeler
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 45 What is known about the religious practice of Harappan civilization?
A- Idol of Mother Goddess
B- Picture of Shiva found on the seal
C-Worship of tree and nature
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Ans-D
Question 46 Who were the shamans?
Ans- Shamans were women and men who claimed to have magical and healing powers as well as the ability to connect with other worlds.
Question 47 When was the excavation started in Lothal by SR Rao?
A- 1921
B- 1922
C- 1923
D- 1955
Ans-D
Question 48 With which countries of the Harappan civilization did trade relations exist?
A- China, Japan, Korea
B- Russia, Mongolia, Italy
C- Iran, Iraq, Egypt
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 49 Lothal is in ____ state?
A- Gujarat
B- Rajasthan
C- Haryana
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 50 Rakhigarhi is in ____ state?
A- Gujarat
B- Rajasthan
C- Haryana
D- none of these
Ans- C
1. The Director-General of the ASI, often called the 'Father of Indian archaeology', was
(a) Alexander Cunningham.
(b) Hargreaves.
(c) James Burgess.
(d) John Marshall.
► (a) Alexander Cunningham.
2. All the gold jewellery found at Harappan sites was recovered from
(a) Burials
(b) Hoards
(c) Lakes
(d) Temples
► (b) Hoards
3. For what purpose was the Great Bath used by the Harappans?
(a) Community bathing
(b) Swimming exercise and water sports
(c) Special ritual bath
(d) Storage of water to be used during drought or emergency
► (c) Special ritual bath
4. The most important industry of the Harappans at Chanhudaro was
(a) Bead-making
(b) Brick making
(c) Handlooms
(d) Ship building
► (a) Bead-making
5. The Director General of the ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archaeology was
(a) Cunningham
(b) Hargreaves
(c) James Burgess
(d) R.E.M. Wheeler
► (d) R.E.M. Wheeler
6. In 1875, a report on Harappan seal was published, which was written by
(a) John Marshall
(b) R. E. M. Wheeler
(c) R. D. Banerji
(d) Alexander Cunningham
► (d) Alexander Cunningham
7. The Harappan script was written from
(a) Bottom to top
(b) Top to bottom
(c) Left to right
(d) Right to left
► (d) Right to left
8. M.S. Vats began his excavations at Harappa in the year
(a) 1920
(b) 1921
(c) 1922
(d) 1923
► (b) 1921
9. The major problem faced by archaeologists, in relation to an artefact, is related with its
(a) Material
(b) Finding
(c) Function
(d) Duplicity
► (c) Function
10. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at _______
(a) Banawali
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Cholistan
(d) Siswal
► (b) Kalibangan
11. The roads and streets were laid out along an approximate ____ pattern.
(a) grid
(b) triangular
(c) square
(d) perpendicular
► (a) grid
12. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about _____.
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 600
(d) 700
► (d) 700
13. ______ was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides.
(a) Warehouse
(b) Pillared Hall
(c) The Great Bath
(d) Stupa
► (c) The Great Bath
14. ________ was almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Chanhudaro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Balakot
► (b) Chanhudaro
15. Exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of a stone called ____.
(a) Stupa
(b) Chert
(c) Knot
(d) Seal
► (b) Chert
