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21. The Indus valley people worshipped ____.
A. Shiva
B. Indra and Varun
C. Brahma
D. Vishnu
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :Pashupati or the Proto Shiva was the chief deity worshipped by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization.
22. Who was the director of archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mehenjodaro?
A. Lord Macaulay
B. Sir John Marshall
C. Clive
D. Colonel Tad
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Sir John Hubert Marshall, an English archaeologist, directed the excavations that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the 1920s.
23. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Harappa – Daya Ram Sahni
B. Lothal – S.R. Rao
C. Surkoada – J.P. Joshi
D. Dholavira – B.K. Thapar
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Dholavira was discovered in 1968 by the archaeologist Jagatpati Joshi.
24. Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
A. R.D Banerjee
B. V.A. Smith
C. Dayaram Sahni
D. None of these
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: VA Smith – He Passed the civil services exam in 1871 and retired as a commissioner in 1900, he wrote books on ashoka, akbar etc. He was not associated with excavation of Harappa & Mohenjodaro.
25. Mohenjodaro is situated in which of the following ?
A. Gujarat state of India
B. Punjab state of India
C. Sindh Province in Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Mohenjo-daro is located off the right (west) bank of the lower Indus river in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
26. The first Metal used by man was ____.
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Iron
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION :The first discovery of metal probably happens during the period of 4000BC and first metal that was used by man was copper.
27. Which metal not has so far not been discovered in Harappan sites?
A. Copper
B. Gold
C. Silver
D. Iron
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: The people of the Harappan sites (also known as the Indus valley) had the knowledge of using bronze, copper, silver, and gold but they did not use iron. Hence it is not yet discovered from the sites.
28. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
A. Almgirpur
B. Lothal
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Kalibangan
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Kalibangan is an Indus Valley Civilization site located on the southern banks of the Ghaggar River in Rajasthan, India.
29. From where the evidence of rockcut architecture were found with reference to Harappa civilizaton?
A. Kalibangan
B. Dholavira
C. Kot Diji
D. Amri
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Dholavira also has the evidence of first rock-cut architecture in India in the form of an excellent rock-cut water reservoir. A rock-cut well with a few rock-cut steps and a stone made enclosure is also found in this reservoir.
30. Dholavira is located in the state of _____.
A. Gujarat
B. Harayana
C. Punjab
D. Rajastan
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kachchh District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it.