1. Match List-I (Ancient Site) with List-II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. (UPSC 2002)
List-I ( Ancient site) List-II (Archaeological finding)
A. Lothal 1. Plowed field
B. Kalibangan 2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira 3. Terracotta replica of a plow
D. Banawali 4. An inscription comprising ten large-sized signs of the Harappan script
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 1 2 4 3
d) 2 1 3 4
Answer. b) 2 1 4 3
2. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is located in Gujarat?
a) Dholavira
b) Rakhigarhi
c) Ropar
d) Kalibangam
Answer. a) Dholavira and Lothal are two important Indus Valley civilization sites that are located in Gujarat.
Rakhigarhi site is located in Haryana
The Ropar site is located in Punjab
Kalibangam site is located in Rajasthan
3. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is located in Punjab?
a) Dholavira
b) Rakhigarhi
c) Ropar
d) Kalibangam
Answer. c) Ropar
Dholavira and Lothal are two important Indus Valley civilization sites that are located in Gujarat.
The Rakhigarhi site is located in Haryana.
The Ropar site is located in Punjab.
Kalibangam site is located in Rajasthan.
4. The mother Goddess figure of the Indus Valley civilization is made up of which material?
a) Stones
b) Terracotta
c) Bronze
d) Gold
Answer. b) Terracotta
In terracotta, some figures like Mother Goddess, born males with coiled hairs are found.
5. The Dancing Girl figure of the Indus Valley civilization is made up of which material?
a) Stones
b) Terracotta
c) Bronze
d) Gold
Answer. c) Bronze
6. The statue of a born man, interpreted as a priest figure of Indus Valley civilization is made up of?
a) Stones
b) Terracotta
c) Bronze
d) Gold
Answer. a) Stones
7. Archaeologists have discovered thousands of seals, which are mostly made up of?
a) Steatite
b) Agate
c) Copper
d) Terracotta
Answer. a) Steatite.
Archaeologists have discovered thousands of seals, they are mostly made up of steatite, and occasionally of agate, chert, copper, faience, and Terracotta.
8. The figure of the Dancing Girl and Bull, made up of Bronze are found from which Indus Sites?
a) Harappan
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalibangam
d) Lothal
Answer. b) Mohenjodaro
9. Which of the following Indus towns make the Harappa culture's Eastern boundary?
a) Manda
b) Alamgirpur
c) Sutkagendor
d) Daimabad
Answer. b) Alamgirpur ( Uttar Pradesh ) makes the eastern boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Manda town ( Jammu) makes the northern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
Sutkagendor ( Baluchistan, Pakistan) makes the western Boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Daimabad( Maharashtra ) makes the southern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
10. Which of the following Indus towns make the Northern boundary of the Harappa culture?
a) Manda
b) Alamgirpur
c) Sutkagendor
d) Daimabad
Answer. a) Manda town ( Jammu) makes the northern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
Alamgirpur ( Uttar Pradesh ) makes the eastern boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Sutkagendor ( Baluchistan, Pakistan) makes the western Boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Daimabad( Maharashtra ) makes the southern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
11. Which of the following Indus towns make the Western boundary of the Harappa culture?
a) Manda
b) Alamgirpur
c) Sutkagendor
d) Daimabad
Answer. c) Suktagendor ( Baluchistan, Pakistan) makes the western Boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Daimabad( Maharashtra ) makes the southern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
Alamgirpur ( Uttar Pradesh ) makes the eastern boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Manda town ( Jammu) makes the northern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
a) Manda
b) Alamgirpur
c) Suktagendor
d) Daimabad
Answer. d) Daimabad( Maharashtra ) is the southern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
Alamgirpur ( Uttar Pradesh ) makes the eastern boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Manda town ( Jammu) makes the northern boundary of the Indus Valley civilization.
Suktagendor ( Baluchistan, Pakistan) makes the western Boundary of the Indus Valley Civilization.
13. In which year was the Harappan Civilization first discovered?
a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1922
Answer. c) 1921 ;
Harappa was the first site which was discovered first by Daya Ram Sahni, and John Marshal in 1921.
Harappa town is located in Pakistan on the Bank of Ravi River.
Mohenjo-Daro is the second Indus Valley town which was discovered by R. D Banerji in 1922.
14. Which of the following was the main occupation of the Indus Valley civilization’s people?
a) Hunting
b) Trading
c) Agriculture
d) Mining
Answer. c) Agriculture was the main occupation of the Indus Valley civilization.
The main crops of the Indus Valley civilization were wheat, rice, barley, and cotton.
15. The main feature of the Indus Valley civilization society was?
a) Urban
b) Hunter-Gatherers
c) Rural
d) Planners
Answer. a) Urbanization was the main feature of the Indus people.
16. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Harappan Town River
a) Harappa Indus
b) Mohenjo-daro Indus
c) Chanhudaro Indus
d) Banawali Saraswati
Answer. a) Harappa is located on the bank of the Ravi River.
Mohendodaro, Chahundaro, and Kot Diji are located on the banks of the Indus River.
Sutkagendor( Baluchistan, Pakistan) is located in Dast river.
Kalibangan ( Rajasthan) is located on the bank of the Ghaggar River.
Banawali ( Haryana) is located on the bank of the Saraswati River.
Ropar ( Punjab) is located on the Bank of the Sutlej River.
Lothal is located on the Bank of the Bhogva River.
Dholavira ( Gujarat) is located on the bank of Luni River.
Surkoada ( Gujarat) is located in the Bank of Sabarmati and Bhogva rivers.
17. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Indus town Evidence
a) Lothal: Couple Burial
b) Kalibangan: Ploughed Field
c) Surkotaka : Bones of Horse
d) Mohenjodaro : No Citadel
Answer. d)
Chahundaro is the only Indus town where there was No Citadel. Chahundaro ( Pakistan) is located on the Bank of the Indus River. Evidence of human sacrifice, bead factories, and ornaments was also found in Chahundaro town.
Kalibangan ( Rajasthan) is located on the Bank of Ghaggar River. Plough fields, fire altars, bones of camels, and rectangular graves are found in Kalibangan town.
Surkotaka(Gujarat) is located on the bank of Sabarmati; Bones of horses and graveyards are found in Surkotaka town.
18. Which scholars do not believe that the Harappan people were Aryan?
a) Lakshman Swaroop
b) Ramchandra
c) B B Lal
d) R D Banerjee
Answer. d) R D Banerjee;
Lakshman Swaroop, Ramchandra, and BB Lal believed that Indus civilization people were basically Aryan as there were similarities in many religious practices ( Pashupati, Mother Goddess, Hawan Hund, Human sacrifice, etc)
Gardon Child believed that the Indus people were basically Sumerian ( Mesopotamian people).
R D Banerji Believed that Indus people were Dravidian.
Mortimer Wheeler believed that Harappan People were Das, Dasu ( Slave).
a) 3300 B.C to 1600 B.C
b) 3300 B. C to 1900 B. C
c) 2600 B.C to 1900 B.C
d) 2600 B.C to 1200 B.C
Answer. c) 2600 B.C to 1900 B.C ( NCERT )
However, as per Radiocarbon dating, the age of the Indus Valley would be 2350 B.C to 1750 B.C
20. The northernmost town of the Indus Valley civilization is Manda ( Jammu). It is located on the bank of which river?
a) Indus
b) Ravi
c) Chenab
d) Beas
Answer. c) Chenab;
Manda Indus Valley town is located on the bank of the Chenab River.
21. The easternmost town of the Indus Valley civilization is Alamgirpur ( Uttar Pradesh). It is located on the bank of which river?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Hindan
d) Pravara
Answer. c) Hindan;
Alamgirpur Indus Valley town is located on the bank of the Hindon River.
22. The southernmost town of the Indus Valley civilization is Daimabad (Maharashtra ). It is located on the bank of which river?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Hindan
d) Pravara
Answer. d) Pravara
Daimabad Indus Valley town is located on the bank of the Pravara River.
23. The westernmost town of the Indus Valley civilization is Sutkagendor( Baluchistan, Pakistan) It is located on the bank of which river?
a) Dasht
b) Indus
c) Ghaghar
d) Chisti
Answer. a) Dasht.
The westernmost town of the Indus Valley civilization is Sutkagendor( Baluchistan, Pakistan) It is located on the bank of the East River.
24. Who said that the Harappan people were Dravidian?
a) Lakshman Swaroop
b) Ramchandra
c) B B Lal
d) R D Banerjee
Answer. d) R D Banerjee;
Lakshman Swaroop, Ramchandra, and BB Lal believed that Indus civilization people were basically Aryan as there were similarities in many religious practices ( Pashupati, Mother Goddess, Hawan Hund, Human sacrifice, etc)
Gardon Child believed that the Indus people were basically Sumerian ( Mesopotamian people).
R D Banerji Believed that Indus people were Dravidian.
Mortimer Wheeler believed that Harappan People were Das, Dasu ( Slave).
25. Which of the following Indus towns had separate fortifications of the Citadel and lower towns?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalinbangan
d) Dholavira
Answer. c) Kalibangan town is located in Rajasthan, it had separate fortifications for the Citadel and lower town.
26. Which Indus towns were not divided between Citadel and Lower Town?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Kalinbangan
d) Lothal
Answer. d) Lothal
27. Which of the following Indus towns did not have a citadel?
a) Harappa
b) Chanhudaro
c) Kalibangan
d) Dholavira
Answer. b) Chanhudaro
28. Stadium was found in which of the following Indus Valley sites?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjoodaro
c) Juni Kuran
d) Kalibangan
Answer. c) Juni Kuran
29. Which of the following Indus Valley towns was known as the City of Well?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Harappa
d) Kalibangan
Answer. b) Mohenjodaro is known as the city of well as nearly every home had well.
30. Which of the following Indus Valley towns had an underground pipeline?
a) Lothal
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Harappa
d) Kalibangan
Answer. b) Mohenjodaro had an underground pipeline.
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