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11. Which of the following is related to Harappa civilization?
A. Sumerian civilization
B. Indus Valley civilization
C. Vedic civilization
D. Mesopotamain civilation
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION : The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilization
12. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by ____.
A. J.H. Mackay
B. Sir John Marshal
C. R.E.M Wheeler
D. Sir Aurel Stein
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Year of Excavation -1931 Excavator -N Gopal Majumdar, Mackey Situated in Sindh on the bank of left Indus • The city has no citadel.
13. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?
A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Harappa is located in part of Punjab located in Pakistan. The part of Punjab located in Pakistan is not a part of India so Harappa is not in India. Harappa was the first city to be discovered by excavation and therefore the Indus Valley civilization is also known as ‘Harappan Civilization’.
14. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of ____.
A. Jammu
B. Punjab
C. Haryan
D. U.P
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: In the current excavation at Dadheri, at Dadheri, 5 Km east of Govindgarh, district Ludhiana (Punjab), Painted Grey Ware culture, supposed to be associated with the eastward movement of the Aryans, has been found interlocked with the late Harappan culture. This phenomenon confirms the evidence of last year’s excavation at Bhagwanpur, district Kurukshetra, Haryana.
15. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the which river?
A. Narmada
B. Mahi
C. Bhogava
D. Bhima
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: The archaeological remains of the Harappan port-town of Lothal is located along the Bhogava river, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Khambat.
16. Harappa civilization, Lothal is located in ____.
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Sindh
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :Lothal is located in Gujarat. Lothal was a dockyard during the era of the Indus Valley Civilization. Lothal is situated in the Ahmedabad District of Gujarat.
17. The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was ____.
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation. A metropolis with an upper and a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been identified as a tidal dockyard.
18. Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
A. Kalibangan
B. Ropar
C. Patliputra
D. Lothal
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Patliputra is not an Indus Valley Civilization site. Sites – Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Mehrgarh, Chanhudaro, Rakhigarhi, Sanauli, and Farmana.
19. The largest site of Harappa in India is ____.
A. Alamgirpur
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Rakhigarhi
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Rakhigarhi in Haryana is the largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent.
20. The people of Indus Valley believed in ____.
A. Spirit and Brahma
B. Ritual
C. Sacrificial System
D. Mother Goddess
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:The people of Harappa seemed to have worshipped the Mother Goddess and Shiva Pashupati. The Mother Goddess was also known as Shakti; perhaps, they believed her to be the source of all creation. They also worshipped the male god, Shiva Pashupati.