Top 15 important indus valley civilization questions

Indus valley civilization

MCQs -Harappa

Dolavera - indus valley 

Q1. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture comes from

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Amri

(c) Mehrgarh

(d) Inamgarh

Q2.Indus valley civilization is an 

(a) Pre-history

(b) Proto-history { period between pro history and history where civilization did not develop writing

(c) Continuous story

(d) History

Q3.The 1st cereals that early men grew were

(a) wheat and rice

(b) wheat and barley

(c) barley and maize

(d) barley and rice.

Q6.  Following is not one of the Harapan sites related to the

maritime activities of the Harappan people?

(a) Lothal

(b) Balakot

(c) Sokta Kob

(d) Patliputra.

Q7. which is  not the  purpose of the Great Bath in

the citadel at Mohenjodar?

(a) Community bathing

(b) Swimming exercises and water sports

(c) Some elaborate ritual of vital importance, including a corporate social life

(d) Storage of water to be used during drought or emergency

Q8. All Harappan towns have large granaries 

(a) Taxes were paid in kind, and therefore, granaries acted as a sort of public treasuries

(b) Surplus produce of the countryside was stored in the towns

(c) Food-grains were stored for the purpose of trade

(d) All of the above

Q9. From the skeletal remains of the Harappans found at different

sites, the  conclusion to be drawn would be that there was

(a) Some kind of military assault

(b) Mass execution or human sacrifice

(c) Casual burial of human bodies

(d) Malaria or any other pathogenic condition

Q10. which one of the Harappan deities not represented in later Hindu religion is

(a) Pashupati Siva

(b) Seven mothers (Sapta mariksa)

(c) Compound creatures

(d) Unicorn

Q11. Which one of the sites of the Indus Valley Civilization had an

ancient dockyard?

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Lothal

(c) Rangpur

(d) Harappa

Q12. The main purpose of a seal in the Indus Valley Civilization was

(a) to signify royally

(b) as a medium of exchange in trade

(c) to signify ownership of property

(d) to indicate social status

Q13. Manda, the northern-most site of Indus Civilization in Jammu and

Kashmir is situated on the banks of which river?

(a) Jhelum

(b) Sutlej

(c) Chenab

(d) Zaskar

Q14.choose  the incorrect statement about Town planning in Indus

Civilization?

(a) There was systematic town planning on the lines of the grid system.

(b) There was a fortified citadel on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side.

(c) The windows of the houses opened onto the main streets.

(d) There was a remarkable and well-developed underground drainage system.

Q15. Mixed cropping  is seen from which site of Indus

Civilization?

(a) Lothal

(b) Dholavira

(c) Chanhudaro

(d) Kalibangan