Mohenjo-daro - Quiz
Mohenjo daro
  • 1. Who discovered the Mother Goddess idol in 1931?
A) Shereen Ratnagar
B) Gregory Possehl
C) Mortimer Wheeler
D) John Marshall
  • 2. What is the height of the Mother Goddess idol currently in Karachi?
A) 4.1 in
B) 10.5 cm
C) 18.7 cm
D) 15 cm
  • 3. Where is the Mother Goddess idol currently on display?
A) National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi
B) Mohenjo-daro site museum
C) National Museum, New Delhi
D) British Museum
  • 4. According to Shereen Ratnagar, who might the Mother Goddess figurines represent?
A) Priestesses
B) Royal dancers
C) Ordinary household women
D) Goddesses of fertility
  • 5. How did John Marshall interpret the exaggerated female genitalia on the idols?
A) Representing fertility and motherhood
B) Depicting a specific dancer
C) Indicating high social status
D) Representing a harvest deity
  • 6. In what year was the Dancing Girl statuette discovered?
A) 1920
B) 1973
C) 1926
D) 1931
  • 7. Where was the Dancing Girl statuette found?
A) The citadel
B) A burial site
C) The lower town
D) HR area of Mohenjo-daro
  • 8. Approximately how old is the Dancing Girl statuette?
A) 3,000 years old
B) 2,000 years old
C) 4,000 years old
D) 5,000 years old
  • 9. Who described the Dancing Girl as his favorite statuette?
A) Gregory Possehl
B) Mortimer Wheeler
C) Shereen Ratnagar
D) John Marshall
  • 10. What material is the Dancing Girl statuette made of?
A) Gold
B) Stone
C) Terracotta
D) Bronze
  • 11. What two significant facts did the Dancing Girl reveal about the civilization?
A) Written language and irrigation methods
B) Metalworking skills and the role of dance
C) Religious practices and funeral rites
D) Agricultural techniques and trade routes
  • 12. How did John Marshall characterize the posture of the Dancing Girl?
A) Hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture
B) Sitting cross-legged
C) Arms raised in prayer
D) Running forward
  • 13. Where is the Dancing Girl statuette currently located?
A) National Museum, New Delhi
B) National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi
C) Mohenjo-daro site
D) British Museum
  • 14. What was the estimated age of the girl depicted in the Dancing Girl statuette according to Mortimer Wheeler?
A) About twenty-five years old
B) About fifteen years old
C) About twenty years old
D) About ten years old
  • 15. What specific feature of the Dancing Girl did Mortimer Wheeler note?
A) A detailed headdress
B) Holding a musical instrument
C) Ornate clothing
D) Bangles all the way up her arm
  • 16. Which metalworking technique were the inhabitants of Mohenjo-daro known to utilize?
A) Lost wax technique
B) Steel tempering
C) Cold forging
D) Sand casting
  • 17. In which part of Mohenjo-daro was the shell-working section located?
A) Center of the city
B) Southwestern part
C) Near the northern gate
D) Northeastern part
  • 18. What animal is depicted on the copper tablets that share the same inscription?
A) Mountain goat
B) Unicorn
C) Elephant
D) Zebu bull
  • 19. What were the pottery vessels containing ash believed to be used for?
A) Dyeing fabrics
B) Water transportation
C) Storing grain
D) Holding ashes or heating homes
  • 20. Which famous figure did Pakistan receive after the Partition of India?
A) Pashupati seal
B) Dancing Girl
C) Mother Goddess figure
D) Priest-king
  • 21. Which famous figure did India retain after the Partition of India?
A) Dancing Girl
B) Bronze chariot
C) King of Mohenjo-daro
D) Priest-king
  • 22. How were the 12,000 objects from the site divided between India and Pakistan?
A) Auctioned to private collectors
B) Split equally
C) Returned to the British Museum
D) Kept entirely by India
  • 23. In what year was a representative group of artefacts transferred to the British Museum?
A) 1947
B) 1939
C) 1950
D) 1922
  • 24. What are the braziers found at the site also capable of doing?
A) Cooking or straining
B) Grinding grain
C) Measuring weight
D) Writing script
  • 25. What is the status of the Indus script found on the copper tablets?
A) Deciphered
B) Lost forever
C) Based on Sanskrit
D) Untranslated
  • 26. Besides copper, what other material was used for tools found at the site?
A) Gold
B) Plastic
C) Iron
D) Stone
  • 27. What is the estimated covered area of Mohenjo-daro?
A) 1,000 hectares
B) 100 hectares
C) 500 hectares
D) 300 hectares
  • 28. How high is the Citadel mound at Mohenjo-daro?
A) 12 metres
B) 30 metres
C) 5 metres
D) 20 metres
  • 29. What substance was used to waterproof the Great Bath?
A) Bitumen
B) Wax
C) Clay
D) Resin
  • 30. What is the name of the feature in one house that suggests it may have been used for heated bathing?
A) Hypocaust
B) Furnace vent
C) Thermal pool
D) Aqueduct
  • 31. How many rooms were contained in the 'College Hall' complex?
A) 78
B) 120
C) 50
D) 100
  • 32. Where was waste water channeled in Mohenjo-daro?
A) Covered drains
B) Open ditches
C) Underground rivers
D) Cisterns
  • 33. What is the 'Pillared Hall' thought to have been?
A) An assembly hall
B) A granary
C) A royal palace
D) A marketplace
  • 34. How did most houses in Mohenjo-daro handle privacy and access?
A) Common wall pass-throughs
B) Inner courtyards with doors opening to side-lanes
C) Underground entrances
D) Front balconies facing the main street
  • 35. What was the purpose of the air-ducts found in the structure Wheeler identified as a granary?
A) To provide ventilation for workers
B) To heat the building
C) To dry the grain
D) To drain moisture
  • 36. Around what year was Mohenjo-daro built?
A) 1920 BCE
B) 2500 BCE
C) 3000 BCE
D) 1700 BCE
  • 37. When was Mohenjo-daro designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2015
B) 1920
C) 1965
D) 1980
  • 38. Who speculated that the ancient name of Mohenjo-daro might have been Kukkuṭārma?
A) John Marshall
B) Iravatham Mahadevan
C) George Dales
D) R. D. Banerji
  • 39. In which district of Sindh is Mohenjo-daro located?
A) Sukkur District
B) Larkana District
C) Karachi District
D) Hyderabad District
  • 40. Who identified the site in 1919–1920 after mistaking it for a Buddhist stupa?
A) Mortimer Wheeler
B) George Dales
C) R. D. Banerji
D) Michael Jansen
  • 41. What type of animal did Iravatham Mahadevan associate with the city's potential ancient name?
A) Tiger
B) Bull
C) Cockerel
D) Elephant
  • 42. Which ancient civilization is Mohenjo-daro a part of?
A) Minoan Civilisation
B) Indus Valley Civilisation
C) Norte Chico Civilisation
D) Mesopotamian Civilisation
  • 43. Who led the last major series of excavations in 1964 and 1965?
A) Mortimer Wheeler
B) George Dales
C) Ernest Mackay
D) John Marshall
  • 44. What specific site feature convinced R. D. Banerji of the site's antiquity?
A) A flint scraper
B) A bronze statue
C) A gold coin
D) A clay tablet
  • 45. What kind of material was used for the foundations of the walls surrounding Mohenjo-daro?
A) Mud-brick
B) Stone blocks
C) Reinforced concrete
D) Burned clay
  • 46. Where were the guard towers located in relation to the main settlement?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
  • 47. Which other Indus Valley city is compared to Mohenjo-daro regarding architectural layout?
A) Harappa
B) Memphis
C) Ur
D) Babylon
  • 48. How many wells have been identified at Mohenjo-daro so far?
A) Under 100
B) Exactly 500
C) Around 2,000
D) Over 700
  • 49. What is the estimated ratio of wells to houses in Mohenjo-daro?
A) One well per ten houses
B) One well per three houses
C) One well per street
D) One well per house
  • 50. Which civilization is explicitly mentioned as a comparison for Mohenjo-daro's well count?
A) Greece
B) China
C) Egypt
D) Rome
  • 51. What served as the primary purpose of the large platforms in the city?
A) Defense against flooding
B) Royal palace foundations
C) Market stalls
D) Religious gatherings
  • 52. In what year was the Priest-King figure discovered?
A) 1920
B) 1947
C) 1927
D) 1935
  • 53. What material is the Priest-King sculpture made of?
A) Limestone
B) Terra cotta
C) Bronze
D) Soapstone
  • 54. How tall is the Priest-King sculpture?
A) 12.5 centimetres
B) 17.5 centimetres
C) 15.5 centimetres
D) 20.0 centimetres
  • 55. What color traces were found on the motifs of the Priest-King's cloak?
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) Black
D) Blue
  • 56. Which of these is featured as a motif on the Priest-King's cloak?
A) Star
B) Triangle
C) Square
D) Trefoil
  • 57. What specific item does the Priest-King wear on his arm?
A) Watch
B) Bracelet
C) Armband
D) Bangle
  • 58. What was the pose of the figure on the Pashupati seal?
A) Lying down
B) Kneeling
C) Standing
D) Cross-legged
  • 59. How has the figure on the Pashupati seal been interpreted by some scholars?
A) Farmer
B) Warrior
C) Merchant
D) Yogi
  • 60. How much does the seven-stranded necklace weigh?
A) 500 grams
B) 250 grams
C) 150 grams
D) 350 grams
  • 61. What shape is the clasp of the seven-stranded necklace?
A) Square
B) Triangular
C) Circular
D) S-shaped
  • 62. What material are the nuggets of the seven-stranded necklace made of?
A) Bronze-metal
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Clay
  • 63. What material was used for the Indus Valley civilization rulers?
A) Bronze
B) Ivory
C) Wood
D) Stone
  • 64. What is the length of one unit on the Mohenjo-Daro ruler?
A) 6.7 mm
B) 17 mm
C) 1.6 mm
D) 34 mm
  • 65. When did the funding for Mohenjo-daro preservation stop, leading to a suspension of work?
A) January 2014
B) December 1996
C) April 1997
D) May 1980
  • 66. What is the primary current threat to the site according to the text?
A) Tourist foot traffic
B) High winds
C) Air pollution
D) Groundwater salinity
  • 67. By what year did archaeologists warn the site could disappear without better conservation?
A) 2030
B) 2050
C) 2022
D) 2012
  • 68. What is the Köppen climate classification for Mohenjo-daro?
A) Csa
B) Aw
C) BWk
D) BWh
  • 69. During which months does most of the rainfall occur at Mohenjo-daro?
A) October–December
B) January–March
C) May–June
D) July–September
  • 70. In which month was the lowest temperature ever recorded at Mohenjo-daro?
A) December
B) January
C) July
D) May
  • 71. Who led the opposition against using the site for the 2014 Sindh Festival?
A) Farzand Masih
B) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
C) The UNESCO committee
D) The government of Sindh
  • 72. What was the total value of the 20-year funding plan for protecting the site?
A) $10 million
B) $20 million
C) $100 million
D) $5 million
  • 73. What is the accuracy of the decimal subdivisions on the Mohenjo-Daro ruler?
A) 1.6 mm
B) 34 mm
C) 6.7 mm
D) 0.13 mm
  • 74. What was the lowest annual rainfall ever recorded at Mohenjo-daro?
A) 1023.8 mm
B) 100.1 mm
C) 53.5 mm
D) 10 mm
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