Which of the following were NOT a part of a citadel in Harappan architecture? A) Storehouses for grains B) Great Bath for important people C) Fire altars for religious ceremonies D) Residential buildings for masses
Answer: C) Fire altars for religious ceremonies
Which type of house remains were found in the Mehrgarh site of the Harappan civilization? A) Triangular or circular B) Rectangular or circular C) Square or rectangular D) Circular or square
Answer: B) Rectangular or circular
Which of the following cities existed in the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Harappa B) Sanchi C) Muziris D) Ayodhya
Answer: A) Harappa
In which of the following Indian states have Harappan cities NOT been found? A) Uttarakhand B) Gujarat C) Rajasthan D) Haryana
Answer: A) Uttarakhand
Which of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization is located in Punjab (India)? A) Banawali B) Balu C) Kot Diji D) Ropar
Answer: D) Ropar
Most Harappan seals were made of _____. A) Bricks B) Granite C) Steatite D) Brass
Answer: C) Steatite
Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities? A) Silver B) Gold C) Copper D) Iron
Answer: C) Copper
Inamgaon, an important archaeological site, is situated on ______ river. A) Indrayani B) Ulhas C) Ghod D) Kukadi
Answer: A) Indrayani
Which of the following rivers would you primarily associate with the Harappan civilization? A) Sutlej B) Beas C) Indus D) Chenab
Answer: C) Indus
The duration of the Mesolithic period is from about ______ years ago to ______ years ago. A) 14000, 10000 B) 17000, 12000 C) 12000, 10000 D) 10000, 7000
Answer: D) 10000, 7000
Which of the following Harappan towns was located on Khadir Beyt in the Runn of Kutch and was divided into three parts? A) Sotka-koh B) Chanhudaro C) Surkotada D) Dholavira
Answer: D) Dholavira
Which of the following metal traces were found in chemical analyses of both Omani copper and Harappan artifacts suggesting a common origin? A) Tin B) Iron C) Zinc D) Nickel
Answer: A) Tin
In which of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization was ‘The Great Bath’ found? A) Kalibangan B) Dholavira C) Lothal D) Mohenjo-Daro
Answer: D) Mohenjo-Daro
The practice of erecting megaliths began about ______ years ago. A) 2500 B) 1000 C) 1500 D) 3000
Answer: D) 3000
The Citadel and Great Bath can be traced to which site of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) Harappa B) Mohenjo-Daro C) Rakhigarhi D) Lothal
Answer: B) Mohenjo-Daro
What was the shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro? A) Rectangular B) Square C) Elliptical D) Circular
Answer: A) Rectangular
How many signs used to be part of the longest inscription found on Harappan seals? A) 12 B) 90 C) 79 D) 26
Answer: C) 79
Which Director General of ASI is responsible for the excavations leading to the discovery of two key city-sites of the Indus Civilization in the 1920s? A) Madho Sarup Vats B) John Hubert Marshall C) James Burgess D) Mortimer Wheeler
Answer: B) John Hubert Marshall
The ancient Harappan site ‘Lothal’ was found in which state of India? A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Gujarat
In which of the following cities of the Indus Valley civilization has a dockyard been found? A) Lothal B) Chanhudaro C) Kalibangan D) Dholavira
Answer: A) Lothal
In which of the following sites of the Harappan civilization was Jadeite stone found? A) Mahagadha B) Mehargadha C) Hallur D) Daojali Heading
Answer: B) Mehargadha
The Harappans brought Gold from present-day _______ in India. A) Telangana B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Kerala
Answer: C) Karnataka
Which of the following sites of the Harappan civilization is located near Bolan Pass? A) Mehrgarh B) Chirand C) Gufkral D) Koldihwa
Answer: A) Mehrgarh
Dholavira, which was an ancient Harappan site, was divided into ______ parts. A) three B) five C) four D) two
Answer: B) five
According to archaeologists, in Harappan cities, the part to the west was smaller and higher, known as _______. A) Citadel B) Olympus C) Lower town D) Colosseum
Answer: A) Citadel
Which of the following is one of the animal motifs found on the cylindrical seal of the Indus region? A) Humped bull B) Humped camel C) Sitting tiger D) Running dog