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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