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Harappan Civilization or Indus Valley Civilization MCQs

41.	The Harappans were the first in the production of
	A. Currencies
	B. Bronze tools
	C. Cotton
	D .Barley Option “C” is correct.

42.	Who among the following scholars was the first discoverer of the Harappan civilization?
	A. Sir John Marshall
	B. R. D. Banerjee
	C. A. Cunningham
	D. Dayaram Sahni Option “D” is correct. Harappa was discovered by archaeologist Daya Ram Sahni. He supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921 and 1922.

43.	Which was the port city (port) of the Indus Civilization?
	A. Kalibangan
	B. Lothal
	C. Ropar
	D. Mohenjodaro Option “B” is correct.

44.	The discovery of scales has proved that the Indus Valley people were familiar with weights and measures. Where did this discovery happen?
	A. Kalibangan
	B. Harappa
	C. Chudari
	D. Lothal Option “D” is correct. Harappans were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures that conformed to a successive scale. The smallest division, approximately 1.6 mm, was marked on an ivory scale found in , a prominent Indus Valley city in the modern Indian state of Gujarat.

45.	Into which classes was the Harappan society divided?
	A. Hunters, Priests, Farmers and Kshatriyas
	B. Scholars, Warriors, Traders and Workers
	C. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras
	D. Kings, Priests, Soldiers and Shudras Option “B” is correct. A lot about the social life of the people of Indus Valley Civilization is told by the ruins and pieces of evidence found in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. The people of the civilization were divided into four classes: the learned class, the warriors, traders and artisans, and manual labourers or the working class.

46.	What is the most appropriate name of the Indus Civilization?
	A. Harappan Civilization
	B. Indus Water Civilization
	C. Indus Valley Civilization
	D. None of these Option “A” is correct.

47.	Which of the following features correctly depicted the people of the Indus civilization 1. They had huge palaces and temples 2. They worshiped both gods and goddesses. 3. They used chariots drawn by horses in battle below Select the correct statement using the code given below
	A. 2
	B. 1,2
	C. 1,2,3
	D. None of these Option “A” is correct. No building has been discovered at any Harappan site that can be positively identified as a temple, but the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro may have been used for ritual purposes. Hence statement 1 is not correct. Figurines resembling a female deity have been found. They suggest the worship of Mother Goddess. A seal with a male figure sitting in a logical posture with a trident-like headgear, surrounded by animals, has been found. This has a lot of similarities with Shiva. From this, it is figured that the Harappans might be worshipping Shiva. Clay figures of the Mother Goddess, worshipped by the people as a symbol of fertility, have been found. A seated figure of a male god, carved on a small stone seal, has also been found. The scene immediately brings to mind the traditional image of Pasupati Mahadeva. In addition to these, we come across numerous symbols of the phallus and female sex organs made of stone, which may have been objects of worship. Hence statement 2 is correct.

48.	In which year was the Harappan civilization discovered?
	A. 1935
	B. 1942
	C. 1901
	D. 1921 Option “D” is correct. 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. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

49.	Which statement is true about Harappan Civilization?
	A. They knew about Ashwamedha
	B. The cow was sacred to them.
	C. They started respecting Pashupati
	D. Their culture was generally not static. Option “C” is correct.

50.	The social system of the Harappan people was?
	A. Proper egalitarian
	B. Slave labor based
	C. Character based
	D. Caste based Option “A” is correct. The social system in Harappa was egalitarian in nature. The elite upper class did exist but everyone was granted the freedom of life.

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