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Harappan Civilization or Indus Valley Civilization MCQs

31.	The sites of the Indus Civilization located in Afghanistan are
	A. Mundigak
	B. Surtagoi
	C. (both A and B)
	D. Harappa Option “C” is correct. Shortugai and Mundigak are the only Indus Valley Civilization sites in Afghanistan. Shortugai is located in the Takhar Province in Afghanistan. The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India.

32.	Which cities were the port cities of the Indus Civilization?
	A. Lothal and Sutkagender
	B. Allahdino and Balakot
	C. kuntasi
	D. All of these Option “D” is correct.

33.	Which animals have been marked in the Pashupati Shiva / Proto Shiva seal obtained from Mohenjodaro?
	A. Tiger and Elephant
	B. Rhinoceros and buffalo
	C. Deer
	D. All of which Option “D” is correct. Pashupati Seal: It was discovered during the excavation of Mohenjodaro. The prominent figure in the seal is the man with the horned headdress. The animals depicted in the seal were a rhinoceros, an elephant, a buffalo, and a tiger.

34.	From which Harappan site a ‘bronze statue of a woman with a dancing posture’ has been found?
	A. from Mohenjodaro
	B. from Kalibangan
	C. from Harappa
	D. verbatim Option “A” is correct. Dancing Girl, Mohenjo-Daro – Art from the Indus Valley Civilization. The Dancing Girl is a bronze statuette created over 4,500 years ago and is a rare and unique masterpiece. It was found in the ancient Mohenjo-Daro site in 1926

35.	The bust of bearded man figure was found in which of the following archaeological site?
	A. Harappa
	B. Mohenjodaro
	C. Lothal
	D. Rangpur Option “A” is correct. The bust of bearded man was found in Mohenjo-Daro and its figure made of Steatite.

36.	From which Indus site have the footprints of a dog chasing a cat on a brick been found?
	A. Harappa
	B. Mohenjodaro
	C. Chanhudaro
	D. Lothal Option “C” is correct. Chanhudaro was first excavated in March 1930 by N. Gopal Majumdar and then in 1935-36 by a team from the American School of Indic and Iranian and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under the leadership of Ernest John Henry Mackay.

37.	On the jar obtained from which Harappan site, a picture of a bird with a fish in its beak and a fox standing under a tree is found, which is similar to the story of the fox in ‘Panchtantra’?
	A. Harappa
	B. Mohenjodaro
	C. Lothal
	D. Rangpur Option “C” is correct.

38.	In which province the largest number of Harappan sites have been discovered in post-independence India?
	A. Gujarat
	B. Rajasthan
	C. Punjab and Haryana
	D. North-Western Uttar Pradesh Option “A” is correct. The largest number of Harappan sites in post independence India have been found in Gujarat. All three stages of Harappan culture – early, mature and late – have been found. Important sites include Desalpur, Rangpur, Rojdi, , among others.

39.	Which of the following crops was not produced by the Harappan people?
	A. barley
	B. sugarcane
	C. rice
	D. wheat Option “B” is correct. It has been found that Wheat, barley, and peas were grown in the winter while rice, millet, and tropical beans were grown in the summer. Sugarcane not cultivated, horse, iron not used. Animals like sheep, goats, and buffalo were domesticated. Foreign trade was mainly conducted with Mesopotamia, Afghanistan, and Iran. The Harappan sculpture revealed a high degree of workmanship.

40.	Statement (A) ; Harappa and Mohenjodaro have become extinct. Reason (R) : They appeared during excavation.
	A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
	B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
	C. A is right but R is wrong
	D. A is wrong but R is correct Option “A” is correct.

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