Bronze age civilisation free practice tests3

Bronze age civilisation free practice tests3

indus valley civilisation test3

Quiz

 

1. 101. Which of the following can definitely be said to be the beliefs and practices of the Indus people?
   (i) Phallic and Yoni worship as evident from the discovery of stone symbols
   (ii) Worship of trees, animals and birds
   (iii) Worship of idols of different gods
   (iv) Belief in ghosts and evil spirits
   (v) Belief in life hereafter as suggested by the burial practices of the rich.
   Select the answer from the codes given below
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i, ii and iii
   2.   (b) ii, iii and iv
   3.   (c) i, ii, iv and v
   4.   (d) All of them
2. 102. Arrange the following periods or ages in a chronological order
   (i) Neolithic period
   (ii) Iron Age
   (iii) Bronze Age
   (iv) Palaeolithic period
   (v) Chalcolithic period
   (vi) Mesolithic period
   Select the answer from the codes given below:
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) iv, i, v, vi, iii and ii
   2.   (b) vi, ii, iii, i, v and iv
   3.   (c) ii, iii, iv, i, vi and v
   4.   (d) iv, vi, i, v, iii and ii
3. 103. Which of the following sites are situated in modern Gujarat?
   (i) Harappa
   (ii) Lothal
   (iii) Rangpur
   (iv) Banawali
   (v) Bhagatrav
   (vi) Ropar
   Choose the answer from the codes below
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) ii, iv and vi
   2.   (b) i, iii, iv and v
   3.   (c) ii, iii and v
   4.   (d) ii, iii, iv and vi
4. 104. Which of the following places have evidence of ploughing in the proto- Harappan period?
   (i) Mohenjodaro
   (ii) Kalibangan
   (iii) Lothal
   (iv) Banawali
   (v) Chanhudaro
   Select the answer from the codes given below:
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i and ii
   2.   (b) ii and iv
   3.   (c) iii and iv
   4.   (d) iv and v
5. 105. Which of the following are found at Harappa?
   (i) Granaries
   (ii) Fire altars
   (iii) Working floors
   (iv) Multipillared hall
   (v) Single room barracks
   Choose the answer from the codes given below
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) All of them
   2.   (b) i, ii, iii and v
   3.   (c) ii, iv and v
   4.   (d) i, iii and v
6. 106. Which of the following crops were cultivated as rabi crops by the Indus people?
   (i) Wheat
   (ii) Rice
   (iii) Cotton
   (iv) Barley
   (v) Mustard
   Select the answer from the codes below:
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i, ii and iii
   2.   (b) ii, iv and v
   3.   (c) i and iv
   4.   (d) iii and iv
7. 107. Which of the following were the main items of export of the Indus people?
   (i) Gold and Silver
   (ii) Cotton goods
   (iii) Terracottas
   (iv) Seals
   (v) Pottery
   Select the answer from the codes below
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) ii, iii and v
   2.   (b) i, iii and iv
   3.   (c) i, ii, iv and v
   4.   (d) All of them
8. 108. Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes given below:
   List I List II
   (i) Lothal (a) Indus
   (ii) Ropar (b) Sarasvati
   (iii) Chanhudaro (c) Bhogava
   (iv) Banawali (d) Sutlej
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i-D, ii-C, iii-A, iv-B
   2.   (b) i-C, ii-D, iii-A, iv-B
   3.   (c) i-B, ii-A, iii-D, iv-C
   4.   (d) i-A, ii-D, iii-C, iv-B
9. 109. Match the following
   List I List II
   (i) Kalibangan (A) Punjab
   (ii) Mohenjodaro (B) Rajasthan
   (iii) Harappa (C) Gujrat
   (iv) Surkotada (D) Sind
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i-D, ii-B, iii-C, iv-A
   2.   (b) i-C, ii-A, iii-B, iv-D
   3.   (c) i-A, ii-C, iii-D, iv-B
   4.   (d) i-B, ii-D, iii-A, iv-C
10. 110. Make pairs of the following Indus sites with their special features:
    (i) Harappa (A) The largest Indus site
    (ii) Chanhudaro (B) Discovery of rice husk
    (iii) Mohenjodaro (C) The first Indus site to be discovered
    (iv) Rangpur (D) The only Indus city without a citadel
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-D, ii-A, iii-C, iv-B
    2.   (b) i-D, ii-C, iii-A, iv-B
    3.   (c) i-C, ii-D, iii-A, iv-B
    4.   (d) i-C, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A
11. 111. Match the following
    List I List II
    (i) Harappa (1921) (A) M G Majumder
    (ii) Mohenjodaro (1931) (B) R D Banerjee
    (iii) Chanhudaro (1935) (C) Ghurey
    (iv) Kot Diji (1935) (D) Daya Ram Sahni
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-D, ii-B, iii-A, iv-C
    2.   (b) i-A, ii-C, iii-D, iv-B
    3.   (c) i-C, ii-A, iii-B, iv-D
    4.   (d) i-B, ii-D, iii-C, iv-A
12. 112. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
    List I List II
    (i) Kalibangan (1953) (A) Y D Sharma
    (ii) Ropar (1953) (b) R S Bist
    (iii) Lothal (1954) (c) A Ghosh
    (iv) Surkotada (1964) (d) S R Rao
    (v) Banawali (1973) (e) Jagapati Joshi
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-A, ii-C, iii-D, iv-B, v-E
    2.   (b) i-C. ii-A, iii-D, iv-E, v-B
    3.   (c) i-B, ii-D, iii-C, iv-A, v-E
    4.   (d) i-D, ii-B, iii-E, iv-C, v-A
13. 113.Consider List I and List II:
    List I List II
    (i) Ropar Eastermost site
    (ii) Bhagatrav Southermost site
    (iii) Alamgirpur Northernmost site
    (iv) Sutkagendor Westernmost site
    Which of the above are correctly matched? Choose the answer from the codes given below
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii and iii
    2.   (b) ii, iii and iv
    3.   (c) ii and iv
    4.   (d) iii and iv
14. 114. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Harappa—Dockyara
    2.   (b) Lothan—Temple-like structure
    3.   (c) Surkotada—Horse remains
    4.   (d) Mohenjodaro—‘H’ Cemetery
15. 115. Match the following imports of Indus people with their sources:
    (i) Copper (A) Rajasthan
    (ii) Tin (B) Bihar
    (iii) Lapis-lazuli (C) Central Asia
    (iv) Turquoise (D) Persia
    (v) Jade (E) Afghanistan
    Select the answer from the codes below
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-A, ii-B, iii-E, iv-D, v-C
    2.   (b) i-B, ii-A, iii-C, iv-E, v-D
    3.   (c) i-A, ii-E, iii-B, iv-C, v-D
    4.   (d) i-D, ii-E, iii-A, iv-B, v-C
16. 116.Assertion (A): Indus people were known for their plasticity of mind.
    Reason (R): Excavations at Harappa, Mohenjodaro, and other sites reveal that the Indus people imitated some cosmetics used by the Sumerians.
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
17. 117.Assertion (A): The Indus people had a strong and efficient centralised administration.
    Reason (R): The Indus civilisation is known for standardisation of burnt bricks used in various constructions, weights and measures, etc.
    
    
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
18. 118.Assertion (A): The Indus people are generally said to have been utilitarian in nature.
    Reason (R): In the Indus civilisation terracotta figurines were mainly used by the common people.
    
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
19. 119. Assertion (A): In comparison to the Egyptians and Sumerians, Indus people made limited use of their script and language.
    Reason (R): The ‘pictographic’ script of the Indus people is derived partly from the ‘cuneiform’ writing of the Sumerians and partly from the ‘hieroglyphics’ of the Egyptians.
    
    
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
20. 120. Assertion (A): The Indus people believed in ghosts and evil spirits.
    Reason (R): Excavations at several Indus sites reveal that Indus people used amulets.
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
21. 121. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilisation.
    Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair.
    
    
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
22. 122. Assertion (A): The earlies{ representation of the practice of yoga comes from the seal of Pasupati Mahadeva at Mohenjodaro.
    Reason (R): The origin of the ‘swastika’ symbol or motif can be traced to the Indus civilisation.
    
    
    1.   Mark (a) if only ‘Assertion’ (A) is correct.
       Mark
    2.   (b) if only ‘Reason’ (R) is correct.
       Mark
    3.   (c) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct and ‘R’ justifies or explains ‘A’.
       Mark
    4.   (d) if both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are correct, but ‘R’ does not explain or justify ‘K
23. 123. ‘On circumstantial evidence Indra stands accused.’ Who is the author of this statement and what is Indra accused of?
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sir John Marshall—Indra is accused of cheating the Indus people.
    2.   (b) Sir M E M Wheeler—Indra is accused of causing the decline of Indus civilisation.
    3.   (c) Dr S R Rao—Indra is accused of fomenting a rebellion of the Indus people.
    4.   (d) Dr Sankhalia—Indra is accused of betraying his own people.
24. 124. ‘The enemy of the Harappans was nature. Indra and the barbarian hordes are exonerated.’ Who made this statement and what is the meaning of ‘nature’ here?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sir Cunningham—it means the nature or character of the Indus people.
    2.   (b) K M Srivastava—it means the nature of Aryan invaders.
    3.   (c) G F Dales-it means natural calamities.
    4.   (d) A Ghosh-it means the heterogeneous composition of the Indus people.
25. 125. Who said, ‘The Indus civilisation perished as a result of internal decay accelerated by the shock of barbarian raids.’
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Gordon Childe
    2.   (b) M E M Wheeler
    3.   (c) Daya Ram Sahni
    4.   (d) R S Bist
26. 126. What is the correct chronological order of the discovery of the following Indus sites?
    (i) Ropar
    (ii) Mohenjodaro
    (iii) Kot Diji
    (iv) Banawali
    (v) Surkotada
    Choose the answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) ii, i, iii, iv and v
    2.   (b) iv, ii, iii, i and v
    3.   (c) iii, iv, v, i and ii
    4.   (d) ii, iii, i, v and iv
27. 127. Which of the following has been invaluable in fixing the time of the Indus civilisation?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Indus seals discovered in Indus cities.
    2.   (b) Indus seals discovered in Mesopotamian cities.
    3.   (c) Mesopotamian pottery discovered in Indus cities.
    4.   (d) Harappan pottery discovered in Indus cities.
28. 128. Harappan stone sculptures are usually made of
    (i) Steatite
    (ii) Hard sandstone
    (iii) Soft limestone
    (iv) White marble
    Select the correct answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i and iii
    2.   (b) ii and iv
    3.   (c) ii and iii
    4.   (d) i and iv
29. 129. Consider List I and List II:
    List I List II
    (sites) (discoveries)
    (i) Lothal (a) Pasupati Mahadeva Seal
    (ii) Chanhudaro (B) Bronze stick inscribed with measure marks
    (iii) Mohenjodaro (C) Bronze models of bul-lock-carts and ikkas
    (iv) Harappa (d) Stone symbols of female sex organs
    Choose the correct answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-D, ii-A, iii-C, iv-B
    2.   (b) i-B, ii-A;iii-D, iv-C
    3.   (c) i-B, ii-C, iii-A, iv-D
    4.   (d) i-A, ii-C, iii-B, iv-D
30. 130. Which of the following crops were cultivated as kharif (summer) crops by the Indus people?
    (i) Cotton
    (ii) Barley
    (iii) Field peas
    (iv) Wheat
    (v) Mustard
    (vi) Dates
    Select the answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii, iii and iv
    2.   (b) ii, iii, v and vi
    3.   (c) iii, iv, v and vi
    4.   (d) i, iii, v and vi
31. 131. At which of the following Indus cities do we find evidence of further strengthening of the defences at a later phase?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Harappa
    2.   (b) Mohenjodaro
    3.   (c) Chanhudaro
    4.   (d) Kalibangan
32. 132. The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardisation in
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) seals
    2.   (b) pottery
    3.   (c) sculpture
    4.   (d) bricks
33. 133. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Nilgiris
    2.   (b) Nallamala Hills
    3.   (c) Siwalik Hills
    4.   (d) Narmada Valley
34. 134. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
    List I List II
    (i) Early Palaeolithic (A) Microliths
    (ii) Middle Palaeolithic (B) Scraper and flakes
    (iii) Upper Palaeolithic (C) Hand axes and cleavers
    (iv) Mesolithic (d) Blades and burins
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-C, ii-D, iii-A, iv-B
    2.   (b) i-C, ii-B, iii-D, iv-A
    3.   (c) i-C, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A
    4.   (d) i-A, ii-B, iii-D, iv-C
35. 135. Where do we find the three phases, viz. Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures in sequence?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Kashmir Valley
    2.   (b) Siwalik Hills
    3.   (c) Belan Valley
    4.   (d) Krishna Valley
36. 136. Consider the following statements:
    (i) Neolithic settlements in the Indian subcontinent are not older than 6000 BC.
    (ii) The people of Neolithic age used tools of polished stone.
    (iii) The people of Neolithic age knew fishing.
    (iv) Neolithic people cultivated wheat and barley.
    (v) They domesticated cattle, sheep and goats.
    Of these:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Only ii, iii and v are true
    2.   (b) i; ii, iii and iv are true
    3.   (c) i, iii, iv and v are true
    4.   (d) All are true
37. 
    137. The earliest evidence yet available for settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Kalibangan
    2.   (b) Amri
    3.   (c) Mehrgarh
    4.   (d) Imamgarh
38. 138. At which of the following Indus cities do we find a massive fortification wall of semi-undressed stones?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Lothal
    2.   (b) Banawali
    3.   (c) Sutkagendor
    4.   (d) Surkotada
39. 139. Consider List I and List II:
    List I List II
    (i) John Marshall Named Indus civilisation as Harappan civilisation
    (ii) S R Rao The enemy of the Harappans was nature
    (iii) M E M Wheeler On circumstantial evidence, Indra stands accused
    (iv) G F Dales Claimed to have deciphered the Harappan script.
    
    Which of the above are correctly matched? Choose the answer from the codes below
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i and ii
    2.   (b) ii and iii
    3.   (c) i and iii
    4.   (d) ii and iv
40. 140. The pre-Harappan culture at Kot Diji was destroyed by
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) earthquake
    2.   (b) floods
    3.   (c) fire
    4.   (d) none of the above
41. 141. The beginnings of the Harappan script can be traced back to the potter’s marks found at
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Mundigak and Damb Sadat
    2.   (b) Kalibangan and Gumla
    3.   (c) Amri and Gumla
    4.   (d) Kot Diji and Kalibangan
42. 142. Which of the following is not correct?
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) The citadel at Harappa is in the form of a parallelogram in plan.
    2.   (b) At Harappa, there are indications of gateways in the north and the south.
    3.   (c) Buildings of Harappan period were built on high raised platforms.
    4.   (d) Harappans used bitumen extensively in the construction of houses.
43. 143. Consider the following statements
    (i) Doors were generally placed at the end of the walls rather than in middle.
    (ii) Ordinary houses generally had windows on all sides.
    (iii) An outside staircase suggests that the floors were occupied by different families.
    (iv) There are evidences of wooden posts being provided at the junction of the walls.
    Of these:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) All are correct
    2.   (b) i, ii and iii are correct
    3.   (c) i, iii and iv are correct
    4.   (d) ii, iii and iv are correct
44. 144. Where do we have the evidence of flooring paved with tiles and bearing typical intersecting design of circles?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Banawali
    2.   (b) Lothal
    3.   (c) Kalibangan
    4.   (d) Mohenjodaro
45. 145. Arrange the following classes from numerically the least to the highest as is found at Mohenjodaro excavations
    (i) Administrators and merchants
    (ii) Common people and slaves
    (iii) Artisans
    Choose the correct answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) iii, i, ii
    2.   (b) i, ii, iii
    3.   (c) i, iii, ii
    4.   (d) ii, iii, i
46. 146. Which two places have yielded medical beliefs—and surgery of skull—of the Indus people?
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Harappa and Amri
    2.   (b) Kalibangan and Banawali
    3.   (c) Lothal and Kalibangan
    4.   (d) Lothal and Banawali
47. 147. Consider the following statements:
    (i) The general burial practice was extended inhumation.
    (ii) Evidence of double burial comes from Lothal.
    (iii) Fractional burial was not known to the people of Mohenjodaro.
    (iv) Traces of a wooden coffin were found at Harappa by Mortimer Wheeler.
    Of these:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii and iii are true
    2.   (b) ii, iii and iv are true
    3.   (c) i, ii and iv are true
    4.   (d) All are true
48. 148. Which of the following statements about Harappan script is not correct?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) The number of signs of the Harappan script is known to be between 400 and 600, of which about 40 or 60 are basic and the rest are their variants.
    2.   (b) The variants are formed by adding different accents, inflexions or other letters to the former.
    3.   (c) S R Rao has claimed to have deciphered Harappan script which is accepted by majority of the historians.
    4.   (d) Harappan script is regarded as pictographic since its signs generally represent birds, fish, varieties of the human form, etc.
49. 149. A striking oblong sealing—representing the Mother Goddess with a plant growing from her womb on the obverse, and a man with a knife in hand and a woman with raised hands who is to be sacrificed on the reverse—was found at
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Mohenjodaro
    2.   (c) Lothal
    3.   (c) Harappa
    4.   (d) Kalibangan
50. 150. Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes given below
    List I List II
    (i) Bearded man (A) Gumla
    (ii) Fire Altars (B) Lothal
    (iii) Sandstone torso (C) Harappa
    (iv) Serpent Goddess (D) Mohenjodaro
    (E) Surkotada
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i-D, ii-E, iii-B, iv-C
    2.   (b) i-D, ii-E, iii-A, iv-B
    3.   (c) i-B, ii-A, iii-C, iv-E
    4.   (d) i-D, ii-B, iii-C, iv-A

Harappan civilisation practice test 2

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Quiz

 

1. 51. Which one of the following sites does not have evidence of pit-dwellings?
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) Burzahom
   2.   (b) Sarai Khola
   3.   (c) Jalilpur
   4.   (d) Gufkral
2. 52. Ash-mounds, which mystified archaeologists for so long, have been discovered·at
   (i) Mahagara
   (ii) Pallavoy
   (iii) Kupgal
   (iv) Chirand
   (v) Utnur
   (vi) Kodekal
   Choose the answer from the codes given below:
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i, ii, iii and iv
   2.   (b) ii, iii, iv and v
   3.   (c) iii, iv, v and vi
   4.   (d) ii, iii, v and vi
3. 53. Which are the two Neolithic sites, having evidence of rice cultivation, which may possibly be the oldest evidence of rice in any part of the world, if their early dating is clearly established?
   (i) Amri
   (ii) Koldihwa
   (iii) Mahagara
   (iv) Gumla
   Select the answer from the codes given below:
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i and ii
   2.   (b) ii and iii
   3.   (c) iii and iv
   4.   (d) ii and iv
4. 54. Which one of the following Indus cities is not located in the state of Gujarat?
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) Sutkagendor
   2.   (b) Surkotada
   3.   (c) Dholavira
   4.   (d) Lothal
5. 55. The corpus of Harappan inscriptions is now put in the region of
   
   
   
   1.   (a) 2000
   2.   (b) 2500
   3.   (c) 3000
   4.   (d) 3500
6. 56. The practice of placing domestic dogs in graves along with their masters, which was foreign to the Indian tradition, has been found to be in use at
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) Mehrgarh
   2.   (b) Burzahom
   3.   (c) Lothal
   4.   (d) Kalibangan
7. 57. What is the ascending order of the following Harappan cities in terms of their population?
   (i) Harappa
   (ii) Mohenjodaro
   (iii) Lothal
   (iv) Kalibangan
   Choose the answer from the codes given below
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) i, iii, iv and ii
   2.   (b) ii, iv, iii and i
   3.   (c) iii, iv, i and ii
   4.   (d) iv, iii, ii and i
8. 58. Which one of the following is not located outside the citadel of Harappa?
   (a) Granaries
   (b) Working Floors
   (c) Barracks
   (d) ‘H’ cemetery
   1.   
9. 59. Which of the following Indus sites have shown sufficient evidence of direct trade contacts with Mesopotamia?
   (i) Lothal
   (ii) Sutkagendor
   (iii) Banawali
   (iv) Mohenjodaro
   (v) Harappa
   (vi) Chanhudaro
   Select the answer from the codes given below
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   (a) All of them
   2.   (b) i, ii, iii and v
   3.   (c) i, iv and v
   4.   (d) ii, iv and v
10. 60. Which of the following animals are generally accorded the honour of a standard or manger in seals?
    (i) Humped cattle
    (ii) Humpless cattle
    (iii) Tiger
    (iv) Elephant
    (v) Rhinoceros
    (vi) Buffalo
    Select the answer from the codes given below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii, iii and iv
    2.   (b) ii, iii, iv and vi
    3.   (c) ii, iii, iv, v and vi
    4.   (d) All of them
11. 61. Which one of the following types of Harappan pottery is said to be the earliest example of its kind in the world?
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Polychrome
    2.   (b) Glazed
    3.   (c) Knobbed
    4.   (d) Perforated
12. 62. Bone tools, which are not indigenous to India, are found in large numbers at
    (i) Chirand
    (ii) Gufkral
    (iii) Mehrgarh
    (iv) Burzahom
    Select the answer from the codes below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii and iv
    2.   (b) ii, iii and iv
    3.   (c) i and iii
    4.   (d) ii and iv
13. 63. The most beautiful brick-work of the Harappans is found in the
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) fire altars
    2.   (b) dockyard
    3.   (c) temple-like structure
    4.   (d) great bath
14. 64. Which of the following animals are not represented either in the seals or in the terracottas?
    (i) Cow
    (ii) Horse
    (iii) Lion
    (iv) Tiger
    Choose the answer from the codes given below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) All of them
    2.   (b) i, ii and iii
    3.   (c) ii, iii and iv
    4.   (d) i, ii and iv
15. 65. Which one of the following Indus sites has revealed evidence of a violent death met by some people?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Lothal
    2.   (b) Harappa
    3.   (c) Mohenjodaro
    4.   (d) Kalibangan
16. 66. Turquoise, an important semiprecious stone, was acquired by the Harappans from
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Badakshan
    2.   (b) Central Asia
    3.   (c) Arabia
    4.   (d) Persia
17. 67. Which one of the following Vedic texts, apart from the Rig Veda Samhita, cites Indra as the destroyer of the Indus civilisation?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Atharva Veda Samhita
    2.   (b) Taittiriya Brahmana
    3.   (c) Aitareya Brahmana
    4.   (d) Satapatha Brahmana
18. 68. What has been the latest source for determining the period of the Indus civilisation?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Discovery of Harappan goods in Mesopotamia
    2.   (b) Discovery of Mesopotamian goods in Indus cities
    3.   (c) Identification of Meluha of the Sumerian texts with the Indus region
    4.   (d) Radiocarbon dating
19. 69. The burnt bricks of the Indus people are particularly significant for their
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) technical excellence
    2.   (b) aesthetic sense
    3.   (c) utilitarian value
    4.   (d) standardisation
20. 70. Which one of the Harappan cities is marked by the conspicuous absence of the terracotta figurines of the Mother Goddess?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Kalibangan
    2.   (b) Mohenjodaro
    3.   (c) Harappa
    4.   (d) Surkotada
21. 71. The Indus wheels are essentially solid wheels. However, an exception to this general rule is found in one of the terracotta toy vehicles, having spoked wheels, discovered at one of the Indus sites. Pick it out from the following:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Harappa
    2.   (b) Kalibangan
    3.   (c) Dholavira
    4.   (d) Mohenjodaro
22. 72. Which of the following Harappan sites have revealed structures supposed to be fire altars, but whose identity is not clearly established?
    (i) Kalibangan
    (ii) Lothal
    (iii) Amri
    (iv) Chanhudaro
    (v) Surkotada
    (vi) Alamgirpur
    Choose the answer from the codes given below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) i, ii and iii
    2.   (b) ii, iii and iv
    3.   (c) iii, iv and v
    4.   (d) ii, iv and vi
23. 73. Which present day tribe of Pakistan has been identified by scholars to be the descendants of the Harappan people?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Valmikis
    2.   (b) Brahuis
    3.   (c) Pakthas
    4.   (d) Pathans
24. 74. At which one of the following late Harappan sites have archaeologists discovered four excellent bronze images?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Lothal
    2.   (b) Dholavira
    3.   (c) Bhagatrav
    4.   (d) Daimabad
25. 75. Majority of the Indus beads meant for export to Mesopotamia were made of
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Steatite
    2.   (b) Terracotta
    3.   (c) Carnelian
    4.   (d) Jade
26. 76. What is Epigraphy?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Study of coins
    2.   (b) Study of old writing used in inscriptions
    3.   (c) Study of inscriptions
    4.   (d) Study of material remains of the past
27. 77. Pick out the oldest age from the following:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Bronze Age
    2.   (b) Neolithic Age
    3.   (c) Mesolithic Age
    4.   (d) Palaeolithic Age
28. 78. Which of the following cultures cannot be considered a proto-Harappan culture?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Amri culture
    2.   (b) Zhob culture
    3.   (c) Sothi culture
    4.   (d) Kot Dijian culture
29. 79. Indus civilisation belongs to which of the following periods?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Historical period
    2.   (b) Prehistorical period
    3.   (c) Post-Historical period
    4.   (d) Proto-Historical period
30. 80. According to the latest excavations, Manda is the—site of the Indus civilisation?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Northernmost
    2.   (b) Southernmost
    3.   (c) Easternmost
    4.   (d) Westernmost
31. 81. Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro?
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Great Bath
    2.   (b) Great Granary
    3.   (c) Assembly Hall
    4.   (d) Rectangular Building
32. 82. Which of the following is used in the floor of the Great Bath, besides burnt bricks and mortar?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Stone
    2.   (b) Terracotta
    3.   (c) Steatite
    4.   (d) Gypsum
33. 83. How many granaries are there in Harappa?
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Two
    2.   (b) Four
    3.   (c) Six
    4.   (d) Eight
34. 84. At which of the following Indus cities was a small pot supposed to have been an ink-well discovered?
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Mohenjodaro
    2.   (b) Chanhudaro
    3.   (c) Harappa
    4.   (d) Lothal
35. 85. Which of the following animals is not to be found in the seals representing Pasupati Mahadeva?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Elephant
    2.   (b) Tiger
    3.   (c) Lion
    4.   (d) Buffalo
36. 86. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of seals?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Limestone
    2.   (b) Terracotta
    3.   (c) Silver
    4.   (d) Steatite
37. 87. At which of the following Indus sites did the historians discover human skeletons huddled together, indicating their violent death?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sutkagendor
    2.   (b) Surkotada
    3.   (c) Mohenjociaro
    4.   (d) Harappa
38. 88. Who among the following named the Indus civilisation as the ‘Harappan civilisation’ after the name of the Indus site of Harappa?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sir ME M Wheeler
    2.   (b) Dr S R Rao
    3.   (c) Sir John Marshall
    4.   (d) Dr Sankhalia
39. 89. Which of the following domesticated animals was conspicuous by its absence in the terra-cottas of the Indus civilisation?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sheep
    2.   (b) Cow
    3.   (c) Buffalo
    4.   (d) Pig
40. 90. Concrete evidence of the use of cotton clothes by the Harappans comes which of the following Indus sites?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Kalibangan
    2.   (b) Rangpur
    3.   (c) Sutkagendor
    4.   (d) Mohenjodaro
41. 91. The houses of all the Indus cities, except one, had side entrances. Pick out the particular city in which houses had entrances on the main street?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Chanhudaro
    2.   (b) Mohenjodaro
    3.   (c) Lothal
    4.   (d) Kalibangan
42. 92. Archaeological excavations reveal that the Indus people used different types of weapons. But which one of the following pairs was definitely not in their possession?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Sword and body armour
    2.   (b) Dagger and mace
    3.   (c) Bow and arrow
    4.   (d) Spear and axe
43. 93. Which of the following birds was worshiped by the Harappan people?
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Eagle
    2.   (b) Pigeon
    3.   (c) Crow
    4.   (d) Peacock
44. 94. The Indus people probably followed different methods of disposal of the dead, but the most common
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Cremation
    2.   (b) Inhumation or complete burial
    3.   (c) Immersion in river water
    4.   (d) Exposure to the natural elements
45. 95. Who among the following archaeologists has been claiming that he has successfully deciphered the Indus script, though others have not accepted his claim?
    
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) ME M Wheeler
    2.   (b) Gordon Childe
    3.   (c) K M Srivastava
    4.   (d) S R Rao
46. 96. Which of the following animal figures is fre-quently represented in most of the Indus seals?
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Elephant
    2.   (b) Humped bull
    3.   (c) Unicorn
    4.   (d) Rhinoceros
47. 97. One of the Indus sites has the uniqueness of having double burials, i.e. the practice of burying a male and a female together in a single grave. Pick it out from among the following
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Lothal
    2.   (b) Surkotada
    3.   (c) Ropar
    4.   (d) Banawali
48. 98. Which of the following races were found to be as the builders of the Indus civilisation after anthropological studies of the skeletons found at various Indus sites?
    (i) Alpine
    (ii) Mediterranean
    (iii) Mongoloid
    (iv) Proto-Austroloid
    (v) Semite
    Select the answer from the codes given below:
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) All of them
    2.   (b) i, ii, iii and iv
    3.   (c) ii, iii, iv and v
    4.   (d) i, iii, iv and v
49. 99. In almost all the Indus cities, except a few, the lower town was not fortified. Pick out from the following the cities where the lower town together with the citadel was also fortified by a brick wall.
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) Harappa
    2.   (b) Mohenjodaro
    3.   (c) Kalibangan
    4.   (d) Lothal
50. 100. Excavations at Lothal reveal
    (i) an artificial brick dockyard
    (ii) fire altars proving the existence of fire-cult
    (iii) a bronze rod or stick with measure marks
    (iv) rice husk indicating the earliest use of rice
    (v) the embossment of a ship on a seal and a terracotta model of a ship Select the answer from the codes given as follows
    
    
    
    
    1.   (a) All of them
    2.   (b) i, ii, iii and iv
    3.   (c) i, ii, iv and v
    4.   (d) ii, iii, iv and v