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

21.	With reference to the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements: 1. It was primarily a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, was not dominant. 2. In that period, clothes were made from cotton in India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
	A. only 1
	B. only 2
	C. both 1 and 2
	D. neither 1 nor 2 Option “C” is correct.

22.	Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Harappan site) A. Manda B. Daimabad C. Kalibanga D. Rakhigarhi List-II (Location) 1. Rajasthan 2. Haryana 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Maharashtra
	A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4
	B. A → 2, B → 3, C → 4, D → 1
	C. A → 3, B → 4, C → 1, D → 2
	D. A → 4, B → 1, C → 2, D → 3 Option “C” is correct.

23.	Which metal has not yet been found in Harappan sites?
	A. Copper
	B. Gold
	C. Silver
	D. Iron Option “D” is correct. Iron was not known to the Harappan people. Since the civilization existed during the Bronze Age, it had made many metallurgical advances in copper and bronze but not in Iron.

24.	The remains of which animal have not been found in the Indus Valley Civilization?
	A. Lion
	B. Horse
	C. Cow
	D. Elephant Option “A” is correct. Horse animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation.

25.	The excavation of Chanhudaro was directed by –
	A. J. H. McKay
	B. Sir John Marshall
	C. R.S. E. M. Wheeler
	D. Sir Aurel Stein Option “A” is correct. Chanhudaro was first excavated by N. G. Majumdar in March, 1931, and again during winter field session of 1935-36 by the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston team led by Ernest John Henry Mackay. Prof. W. Norman Brown of the University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in enabling the funds for this project.[1] After the independence of Pakistan, Mohammed Rafique Mughal also did exploratory work in the area.

26.	Which of the following characteristics best describes the people of the civilization 1. They had huge palaces and temples 2. They worshiped both gods and goddesses 3. They used horse-drawn chariots in war Select the correct statement using the given code
	A. 2
	B. 1,2
	C. 1,2,3
	D. None of these Option “A” is correct.

27.	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.

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

29.	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.

30.	Which site of Harappan Civilization was called ‘Oasis 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).

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