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1.In which year The Harappan Civilization was discovered?
A.1901
B.1921
C. 1935
D. 1942
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION : The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region.(go)
2. Harappa is situated on the banks of which river?
A. Indus
B. Sutlej
C. Ravi
D. Chenab
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Harappa was situated on the banks of the river Ravi.
3. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
A. Indus Valley
B. Mesopotamian
C. Egyptial
D. Perian
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: The dockyard at Indus valley civilization was found in lothal.
4.The giant bathroom was found at which archaeological site?
A. Roper
B. Harappa
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Kallibango
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: The Great Bath is one of the well-known structures of the ancient Harappan civilisation. It is a tank found in Mohenjo-Daro.
5. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their house of _____.
A. Pucca bricks
B. Stone
C. Wood
D. All of these
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: The houses in the cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation were made up of baked bricks.
6. Which animal was used the most in the pictographic script of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Fish
B. Lion
C. Elephant
D. Horses
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :As the Indus Valley civilization is believed to be located on the banks of the river, fish must have been used the most.
7. The Indus Valley people traded with the _____.
A. Chinese
B. Mesopotamians
C. Parthians
D. Romans
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: It is proved to a certain extent that people of the Indus Valley traded with the people of Mesopotamia.
8. The local name of Mohenjodaro is ____.
A. Mound of the Living
B. Mound of the Great
C. Mound of the Dead
D. Mound of the Survivor
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: A mound of the Dead is the local name of Mohenjo-Daro.In 1980, UNESCO declared Mohenjo-Daro as a World Heritage Site.
9. The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in ____.
A. Town Planning
B. Architecture
C. Craftmanship
D. All of these
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:The Indus Valley Civilization Specialized in town planning.
10.Which color was generally used on pottery in Harappa?
A. Red
B. Blue-green
C. Blue
D. Green
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Red is the commonly used in harappan pottery .