Indus Valley Civilization - Ancient History

Questions Asked

Answer

1.      Indus civilization existed in ….

Early historical age

2.      The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is ….

Archaeological excavation

3.      The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in ….

Harappan culture

4.      Name the oldest Indian civilization ….

Indus Valley civilization

5.      Who discovers the Indus Valley Civilization ….

Daya Ram Sahni

6.      Which Indus Valley site was the first to be discovered?

Harappa

7.      The earliest city discovered in India was ….

Harappa

8.      Which colour was commonly used in Harappa pottery?

Red

9.      The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in ….

Pre-Aryan

10.  The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro emerged along the banks of which river?

Indus River

11.  Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found?

Saurashtra

12.  The Harappan site 'Ropar' was situated on the banks of which river?

Sutlej

13.  An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at?

Lothal

14.  The Harappan site ‘Manda’ was situated on the banks of which river?

Chenab

15.  The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was ….

Urban Civilization

16.  Which was not a common feature of major cities of Indus Valley Civilization?

Irrigation canals

17.  Which domesticated animal was absent in the terracotta of the Indus civilization?

Cow

18.  The first metal used by man was ….

Copper

19.  Which metal was not found in Harappan civilization?

Iron

20.  Dadheri is a late Harappan site of ….

Punjab

21.  The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped?

Pasupathi/Mother Goddess

22.  The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is ….

Undeciphered

23.  Which remains excavated in Indus Valley, indicates the commercial and economic development?

Seals

24.  Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) belongs to which civilization?

Indus Valley Civilization

25.  The first metal used by man was ….

Copper

26.  The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at ….

Harappa

27.  Which Harappan city was divided into three parts (three townships)?

Dholavira

28.  A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at ….

Dholavira

29.  The Harappans were ….

Urban

30.  The Social System of the Harappans was ….

Fairly egalitarian

31.  Which material was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?

Terracotta

32.  For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in ….

India

33.  At which location, a sculptor of chariot of Harappan time was found?

Daimabad

34.  One horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from?

Kalibangan

35.  The first archeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance?

A. Cunningham

36.  Who is associated with the study of the Harappan civilization?

M.S. Vats

37.  Which civilization flourished on the bank of river Nile?

Egyptian Civilization

38.  The Harrapan site ‘Amri’ is located at ….

Sindh Pakistan

39.  Mohenjo-Daro in Sindhi means ….

The mound of the dead

40.  The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of ….

Pucca bricks

41.  Which country has asked India to return the famous Dancing Girl statue found at Mohenjo-Daro?

Pakistan

42.  In Mohenjo-Daro, the largest building is ….

Great Granary

43.  Who was the director of the archeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro?

Sir John Marshall

44.  The two Indian who were associated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization?

Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni

45.  In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for ….

Pottery

46.  Which Harappan site used mud-bricks in ample for the construction of houses?

Kalibangan

47.  Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard (Port-town)?

Lothal (Gujrat)

48.  A couple burial was found from which Harappan site?

Lothal

49.  Which Harappan site is thought to have direct sea trade links with Mesopotamia?

Lothal

50.  The city of Lothal stood beside a tributary of which river?

Sabarmati

51.  Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?

Chanhu-Daro

52.  In Indus valley civilization, Dholavira is famous for ….

Water Conservation

53.  The first ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was ….

Sumerian

54.  Which Harappan Civilization site provides the evidence of a large open area with terraced stands, identified as ‘stadium’?

Dholavira (Gujarat)

55.  In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated?

Gujarat

56.  Which archaeological sites has evidence of pit-dwellings?

Burzahom

57.  At which site archaeologists recovered burial of five wild dogs and antler’s horn?

Burzahom

58.  Shortughai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?

Afghanistan

59.  The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is ….

Persian

60.  In which state is the Harappan culture site ‘Sinauli’ located?

Uttar Pradesh

61.  Which archaeological site located in Haryana?

Rakhigarhi

62.  The largest site of Harappa in India is ….

Rakhigarhi

63.  The people of Indus valley believed in ….

Mother Goddess

64.  The Indus valley people worshipped ….

Shiva

Site

River

District

State/

Province

Country

Archaeological Importance

Excavators

Harappa

Ravi

Sahiwal

Punjab

Pakistan

A row of 6 Granaries, Mother goddess figurines

Daya Ram Sahni (1921)

Mohenjo-Daro (Oasis of Sindh)

Indus

Larkana

Sindh

Pakistan

Great granary, Great bath, Image of Pasupathi Mahadeva, Image of Bearded man and bronze image of women dancer, Bull seal

Rakhal Das Banerji (1922)

Chanhu-Daro

Indus

Nawab shah

Sindh

Pakistan

City without a citadel

J.H. Mackay (1925)

Lothal

Bhogava

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

India

Port city, Double burial, Terracotta horse figurines

S.R. Rao (1954)

Kalibangan

Ghaggar

Hanumangarh

Rajasthan

India

Ploughed field

Amalanand Ghosh (1951)

Banawali

Ghaggar

Fatehabad

Haryana

India

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R.S. Bist (1973)

Dholavira

Luni

Katchh

Gujarat

India

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J.P. Joshi (1967-68)