Important Indus valley civilization mcsqs | Part 2

study table 

 Q16. A circular button-shaped seal called the Persian gulf seal has been seen from which Harappan site?

(a) Lothal

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Banwali

(d) Kalibangan


Q17. Cylindrical seals of Mesopotamia have been obtained  from which two

Harappan site?

(a) Lothal and Kalibangan

(b) Lothal and Rangpur

(c) Mohenjodaro and Kalibangan

(d) Ropar and Rojdi


Q18. Which type of burial is not observed at Mohenjodaro?

(a) Complete burial

(b) Fractional burial

(c) Post-cremation burial

(d) Double burial


Q19. Two terracotta models of Egyptian mummies obtained from

which Harappan site?

(a) Dholavira

(b) Lothal

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Chanhudaro


Q20. Which is  the largest of all Indus settlements

excavated?

(a) Dholavira

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Kalibangan


Q21. Almost all the people of Indus Valley Civilization were:

(a) Nigroid (people from Africa)

(b) Proto-Austroloid

(c) Mediterranean

(d) Nordic

Q22. Metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?

(a) Gold

(b) Silver

(c) Copper

(d) Iron


Q23.  A bearded man statue was found at

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Chanhudaro

(d) Dholavira


Q24. Script seen in the in Indus Valley Civilization

(a) Kharosthi

(b) Brahmi

(c) Boustrophedon

(d) None of these


Q25. In following sites of  Indus Valley Civilization which gives

evidence of a dockyard?

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Dholavira


Q26. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives

 stadium evidence?

(a) Harappa

(b) Kalibangan

(c) Mohenjodaro

(d) Dholavira


Q27. Seal depicting Mother Goddess with a plant growing from the womb,

has been found from:

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Dholavira


Q28. Indus Valley  was discovered by:

(a) Dayaram Sahni

(b) R.D. Banerji

(c) Cunningham

(d) Wheeler


Q29. Harappan people had a common burial system,?

(a) The earth burials with the head of the dead normally laid towards the north

(b) The burial of commonly used items with the dead

(c) Both (a) and (b) above

(d) The burial of the dead body in the sitting posture


Q30.  Lime and costly burnt bricks used , instead of sundried bricks, by

the Indus Valley people for construction purposes because 

(a) A moist climate on account of the close proximity of the civilization to the river valleys

(b) Advanced technology

(c) Better planning

(d) Knowledge of the manufacture of lime


Q31. On the basis of the available evidence, the Harappan civilization

contributed two important things to mankind which were

(a) Growing wheat and cotton

(b) Knowledge of mathematics and decimal system

(c) Copper and bronze smelting technology

(d) Making soak-pits and earthen pipes


Q32.  Harappan towns and cities were divided into large______________

blocks

(a) Square

(b) Rectangular

(c) Circular

(d) Semi-circular


Q33. Which of the following toilet and cosmetic objects were not 

known to Indus Valley people?

(a) Copper mirrors

(b) Ivory combs

(c) Antimony rods

(d) Hair-dyes


Q34. Which of the following was not one of the tools and implements used

by Indus Valley people?

(a) Needles and razors

(b) Sickles and plow

(c) Forks and spoons

(d) Grindings stones for flouring wheat, pestles and querns


Q35 Following features of modern Hinduism is not derived

from the Harappan cults?

(a) Shakti worship

(b) Worship of Siva as Pashupati

(c) Worship of Siva-linga in the form of conical and cylindrical stones

(d) Dedication of temples to a particular deity


Q36. In the Harappan buildings has burnt bricks were used, not stones,

because

(a) Without iron tools stone-cutting was difficult

(b) Bricks provided better flood defence

(c) Bricks were ideally suited for the moist climate

(d) Stone was not readily available


Q37. Which of the following is not a feature of the religious life of the Indus people

(a) Pipal and Acacia trees were regarded as celestial plants

(b) The tree of life figures with great frequency on the seals

(c) The Indus deities, like the Vedic deities, were predominantly male

(d) The people had faith in amulets and charms, which shows that they were afraid of demons


Q38. large no of  seals discovered from almost all the Harappan

sites, it appears that they were used for_____________ purposes.

(a) ritualistic and religious

(b) Commercial

(c) Both (a) and (b) above

(d) Symbolic


Q39. Which of the following is not one of the evidence of maritime activities of

the Indus Valley people?

(a) The discovery of a dockyard at Lothal

(b) The drawing of a ship on a seal

(c) Discovery of a number of articles that were not produced or found in the country

(d) Commercial links of the Harappans with the West Asian countries

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