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41. Iron age is so named because during this time iron mostly replaced _____ in implements and weapons, beginning in the Middle East and South eastern Europe.
A. Wood
B. Brass
C. Bronze
D. Stone
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION :The Iron age is the final period of three age division of the prehistory of humanity. It was introduced after the Stone Age and the Bronze age.
42. The ancicent city of Dholavira, is located in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka
D. Gujarat
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Dholavira was dicovered in 1968 by J.P. Joshi in Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of river Luni.
43. Which was the first ancient Indian civilization that had systematic town planning and underground drainage systems?
A. Early Nubian civilization
B. Later Vedic civilization
C. Aegean civilization
D. Indus Valley civilization
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Town Planning was exceptional feature that had built their cities with proper planning and with a fixed pattern.
44. Mohenjordaro belongs to which of the following civilizations.
A. Maya civilization
B. Indus Valley civilization
C. Mesopotamian civilization
D. Egyptian civilization
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Indus Valley civilization./p>
45. During which of the following period Ostriches were found in India?
A. Mesolithic
B. Chalcolithic
C. Neolithic
D. Palaeolithic
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Large quantities of ostrich egg shells found at Patne, Maharashtra.
46. In which of the following sites of Jadeite stone found?
A. Mahagara
B. Mehrgarh
C. Hallur
D. Daojali Hading
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION :A neolithich site in Dima Haso District of Asssam.
47. Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities?
A. Silver
B. Gold
C. Copper
D. Iron
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Copper was the first metal used in Indus Valley to make tools.
48. The Harappan brought Gold from present day ____ in India.
A. Telangana
B. Tamila Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Gold ornaments are fount at both Moheno-daro and Harappa.
49. Most Harappan seals made of _____ .
A. Bricks
B. Granite
C. Steatite
D. Brass
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Steatite is a kind of soft stone.
50. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at ____.
A. Dholavira
B. Lothal
C. Kalibangan
D. Alamgirpur
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: An advanced water management system from the Harappan era has been discovered at Dholavira, a small village on the Khadir island off the Gujarat coast. The site was discovered in 1967–68 by Indian archaeologist J. P. Joshi.