Revision Series | History | Indus Valley Civilization | 104

August 27, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. The Lothal is the Indus Valley Civilization site in Gujrat famous for the world’s earliest known dockyard.
2. The Lothal site has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.
3. The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) is proposed to be built at Lothal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer: (b)

The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the age.

(A) Megalithic
(B) Paleolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Chalcolithic

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Answer: (d)

The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was

(A) Bronze
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Tin

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Answer: (b)

Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

(A) Mesopotamian
(B) Egyptian
(C) Sumerian
(D) Chinese

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Answer: (d)

Of the following scholars who was the first to discover first full site/city of Harappan Civilisation?

(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) RD Banerji
(C) A Cunningham
(D) Daya Ram Sahani

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Answer: (d)

The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its

(A) Town planning
(B) Metal working
(C) Weights and measures
(D) Seals and figures

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Answer: (a)

The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for

(A) Beauty and utility
(B) Uniformity
(C) Sanitation and public health
(D) Demographic factor

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Answer: (c)

Match the location of the following Harappan sites:
List: 1 (Sites) - List: 2 (States)
A. Ropar - i. Uttar Pradesh
B. Alamgirpur - ii. Punjab
C. Kalibangan - iii. Gujarat
D. Dholavira - iv. Rajasthan
E. Banawali - v. Haryana
Code:

(A) A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii, E-v
(B) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv, E-v
(C) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv, E-v
(D) A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-v, E-iv

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Answer: (a)

The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2600-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of

(A) Pottery design
(B) Stratification
(C) Aryan invasion
(D) Radio Carbon-14 dating

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Answer: (d)

Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of

(A) Safety from robbers
(B) Protection against cattle raiders
(C) Protection against floods
(D) All the above

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Answer: (d)

The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of

(A) Clay
(B) Copper
(C) Bronze
(D) Brass

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Answer: (a)

Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?

(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper
(D) Iron

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Answer: (d)

Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people

(A) Mother Goddess
(B) Pashupati Shiva
(C) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
(D) Trimurti

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Answer: (d)

At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?

(A) Kalibangan
(B) Lothal
(C) Suktagendor
(D) Sotka Koli

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Answer: (b)

The Economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade and Commerce
(C) Crafts
(D) All the above

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Answer: (d)