Harappan Civilization / Indus Valley Civilization

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

11.Which ancient site of the Harappan civilization was called the ‘Oasis/Garden of Sindh’?
 
A. Harappa
 
B. Mohenjodaro
 
C. Kalibanga
 

D. Lothal 

Option “B” is correct.
Mohenjodaro (Nakhlistan i.e Oasis of Sindh) developed in the valley of river Indus, in the Larkana district of Sindh in Pakistan was excavated by Rakhal Das Bannerji (1922), Mackay (1927), Wheeler (1930).

12.Which was the largest Indian site of the Indus Civilization?
 
A. Dholavira
 
B. Lothal
 
C. Rakhigarhi
 
D. Chanhundaro
 
Option “C” is correct.
In 2014, two more mounds were discovered in Rakhigarhi, which made it the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization.
The site was excavated by Amarendra Nath of ASI.
It is the site of a pre-Indus Valley Civilisation settlement going back to about 6500 BCE.
Later, it was also part of the mature Indus Valley Civilisation, dating to 2600-1900 BCE.
13.Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Place) A. Harappa B. Mohenjodaro C. Lothal D. Kalibanga List-II (River) 1. Ravi 2. Sindhu 3. Bhogwa 4. Ghaggar
 
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4
 
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 4, D → 3
 
C. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1
 
D. A → 1, B → 2, C → 4, D → 3
 
Option “A” is correct.
14.From where has the evidence of plowed field been found under the Harappan civilization?
 
A. Ropar
 
B. Lothal
 
C. Kalibanga
 
D. Named
 
Option “C” is correct.
  • Archaeologists have found evidence of the earliest ploughed field from the Harappan Civilisation at Kalibangan.
  • Kalibangan is located in Rajasthan.
  • The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that two different crops were grown together.
  • Most Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands, where irrigation was probably required for agriculture.
  • Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan.
  • The excavations at Kalibangan were begun by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar in 1960.
  • The major archaeological findings in Kalibangan are:
    • Seven fire altars.
    • Decorated bricks.
    • Ploughed field surface.
    • Wheels of a toy cart.
    • Mesopotamian cylindrical seal.
15.From which place was the ornamentation of the bricks of Indus civilization found?
 
A. Kalibanga
 
B. Chanhudaro
 
C. Mohenjodaro
 
D. Banavali
 
Option “A” is correct.
16.Where is Mohenjodaro located?
 
A. Punjab
 
B. Sindh
 
C. Gujarat
 
D. Uttar Pradesh
 
Option “B” is correct.
Mohenjo Daro, or “Mound of the Dead” is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. The site was discovered in the 1920s and lies in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
17.Great bath has been found in Indus civilization-
 
A. in Mohenjodaro
 
B. in Harappa
 
C. in Lothal
 
D. in Kalibangan
 
Option “A” is correct.
The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing. The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization.
18.In the currency of the Indus civilization, which deity’s Rama-like depiction is found?
 
A. Proto shiva
 
B. Primordial brahma
 
C. Today, Vishnu
 
D. Proto Indra
 
Option “A” is correct.
Pashupati or the Proto Shiva was the chief deity worshipped by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization. Archaeological excavations in Mohenjo Daro had retrieved the Pashupati seal.
19.Which of the following Harappan site was in Gujarat?
 
A. Kalibanga
 
B. Ropar
 
C. Vanavali
 
D. Lothal
 
Option “D” is correct.
Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation, located in the Bhāl region of the modern state of Gujarāt.
20.Mohenjodaro is also known by which other name?
 
A. Mound of Living
 
B. Mound of Skeletons
 
C. Mound of Slaves
 
D. Mound of the Dead
 
Option “D” is correct.

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