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Topic-Harappan Civilization or Indus Valley Civilization
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Harappan Civilization or Indus Valley Civilization MCQs

61.	Which of the following is considered to be the largest building of Mohenjodaro?
	A. Master bathroom
	B. large granary
	C. Assembly hall
	D. None of these Option “B” is correct. Granary: A granary has been found which the largest building of the Mohenjo-Daro . This granary is divided into 27 rooms of different size and shape

62.	What was the method adopted by the Harappan people for the arrangement of houses in the cities?
	A. lotus shaped
	B. In circular shape
	C. In grid pattern
	D. Triangular in shape Option “C” is correct. The cities were divided into rectilinear grids, encircled by fortifications, with each block containing a network of houses and public wells.

63.	Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Ancient Site) A. Lothal B. Kalibangan C. Dholavier D. Banawali List-II (Archaeological Remains) 1. Shoe Field 2. Dockyaard 3. Replica of a plow made of baked clay 4. A large ten-sign inscription of the Harappan script
	A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4
	B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 4, D → 3
	C. A → 1, B → 2, C → 4, D → 3
	D. A → 3, B → 1, C → 4, D → 2 Option “B” is correct.

64.	Which one of the following animals was not represented/marked in the seals and terracotta artefacts found in the Harappan Civilization?
	A. Lion
	B. Elephant
	C. The rhinoceros
	D. Tiger Option “A” is correct.

65.	Which metal was not known to the Harappans?
	A. Gold and silver
	B. Copper and bronze
	C. Tin and lead
	D. Iron Option “D” is correct. Gold, copper, silver, bronze metals were known to Indus Valley Civilization but not iron. The Indus valley people or Harappan people not discovered iron.

66.	From which of the following Harappan sites evidence of couple burial has been found?
	A. Lothal
	B. Kalibanga
	C. Banavali
	D. Harappa Option “A” is correct. Couple burial was found from Lothal at the Harappan sites. Lothal was one of the southernmost city of the ancient Indus valley civilisation located in the Bhal region of Gujarat. Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animals, sometimes with objects, into the ground.

67.	Cotton was first produced in the Indus region, by what name was it called by the Greeks?
	A. Sindhun
	B. Cotton
	C. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
	D. Harappa Option “A” is correct. The credit for growing cotton for the first time goes to India. Greeks called it ‘Sindhun‘ as it was produced in the Indus Valley.

68.	From which place has the copper chariot of the Harappan period been found?
	A. Kunal
	B. Rakhigarhi
	C. Daimabad
	D. Banavali Option “C” is correct. The copper chariot of Harappan times was found at Daimabad. Daimabad is a site in Maharashtra, India. A lot of bronze objects were recovered from the site. Other artefacts include beads, seals, microliths among others.

69.	What metals did the Harappans import? Give the answer in the code – Code : 1. Silver 2. Tin 3. Gold
	A. 1, 2 and 3
	B. 1 and 2
	C. 1 and 3
	D. 2 and 3 Option “A” is correct.

70.	From where did the Harappans import Lajavard-Lapislazuli- (building materials)?
	A. from the Hindu Kush region
	B. from Iran
	C. from south india
	D. from Balochistan Option “A” is correct.

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