1. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:
     (a) 1901   (b)1921   (c)1935    (d) 1942
Ans: (b)1921

2. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
     (a) Indus Valley    (b)Mesopotamian    (c)Egyptian    (d)Persian
Ans: (a) Indus Valley

3. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of -
    (a) pucca bricks   (b)stone   (c)wood   (d)all of these
Ans: (a)pucca bricks

4. The Indus Valley people traded with the-
    (a)Chinese   (b)Mesopotamians   (c)Parthisns   (d)Romans
Ans: (b)Mesopotamians

5. The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because-
    (a)it was urban
    (b)it has a pictographic economy
    (c)it had an agricultural economy
    (d)it extended up to the Narmada Valley
Ans: (a)it was urban

6. All the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are correct except-
    (a)The Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced urban civilization
    (b)Iron was not known to the people
    (c) It is difficult to say to which race the people belonged
    (d)The people knew nothing about agriculture
Ans:(d)The people knew nothing about agriculture

7. The local name Mohenjodaro is-
    (a)Mound of Living        (b)Mound of the Great
    (c)Mound of the Dead   (d)Mound of the Survivor
Ans:(c)Mound of the Dead

8. The Indus Valley Civilization specialised in-
    (a)town plannning   (b)architecture
    (c)craftsmanship     (d)All of these
Ans:(a)town planning

9. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of-
    (a)terracotta   (b)steatite   (c)bronze   (d)red limestone
Ans:(c)bronze

10. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley people?
    (a)Bull    (b)Horse    (c)Elephant    (d)Giraffe
Ans:(d)Giraffe

11. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economical development?
    (a)Pottery    (b)Seals   (c)Boats   (d)Houses
Ans:(b)Seals

12. The earliest city discovered in India was-
    (a)Harappa   (b)Rangpur   (c)Mohenjodaro   (d)Sindh
Ans:(a)Harappa

13. Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
    (a)Harappa   (b)Lothal   (c)Mohenjodaro   (d)Rakhigarhi
Ans:(b)Lothal

14. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization is correct?
    (a)The standard Harappan seals were made of clay
    (b)The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper           nor bronze
    (c)The Harappan Civilization was rural-based
    (d)The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
Ans:(d)The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton

15. An advanced water management system of Harappan times            has been unearthed at- 
    (a)Dholavira   (b)Lothal   (c)Kalibangan   (d)Alamgirpur
Ans:(a)Dholavira

16. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?
    (a)Harappa   (b)Kalibangan   (c)Lothal   (d)Mohenjodaro
Ans:(d)Mohenjodaro

17. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the-
    (a)Harappa Culture    (b)Vedic Culture
    (c) Mauryan Culture   (d)Gupta Period Culture
Ans:(a)Harappa Culture

18.Cotton for textile was first cultivated in-
    (a)Egypt   (b)Mesopotamia   (c)Central America   (d)India
Ans:(d)India

19. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at-
    (a)Kalibangan   (b)Dholavira   (c)Kotdiji   (d)Amri
Ans:(b)Dholavira

20.Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below-
   i. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important            places of Indus Valley Civilization
   ii. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of              streets and drainage system
   iii. Harappan people did not know use of metals.
Codes: (a) i and ii are correct
            (b) 1 and 3 are correct
            (c) 2 and 3 are correct
            (d) 1,2 and 3 are correct
Ans: (a) 1 and 2 are correct