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INDIAN HISTORY ANCIENT - Quiz
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  • 1. Mohan ja daro means
    Mount of the ____
  • 2. Harappan script is:
A) B) Pictographic
B) D) Brahmi
C) A) Alphabetic
D) C) Devanagari
  • 3. The Great Bath was found at:
A) A) Harappa
B) B) Mohenjo-daro
C) C) Lothal
D) D) Kalibangan
  • 4. Dockyard discovered at:
A) D) Mohenjo‑daro
B) C) Dholavira
C) B) Lothal
D) A) Harappa
  • 5. Kalibangan is famous for:
A) A) Fire altars
B) B) Dockyard
C) C) Great Bath
D) D) Seals
  • 6. Cotton was first cultivated in:







    D) Dholavira
A) C) Lothal
B) A) Harappa
C) B) Mohenjo‑daro
D) D) Mehrgarh
  • 7. Harappan seals mostly depict:
A) C) Gods
B) D) Weapons
C) B) Kings
D) A) Animals
  • 8. The Indus Valley Civilization was a ______ civilization.
A) D) Chalcolithic
B) C) Stone Age
C) B) Bronze Age
D) A) Iron Age
  • 9. The first site discovered of the Indus Valley Civilization was:
A) A) Mohenjo‑Daro
B) B) Harappa
C) C) Lothal
D) D) Kalibangan
  • 10. The Great Bath was found at:________ ( Namen the location)
  • 11. The main occupation of the Indus people was:
  • 12. The Indus Valley script is:
A) B) Pictographic
B) D) Hieroglyphic
C) A) Alphabetical
D) C) Cuneiform
  • 13. The dockyard was discovered at:
  • 14. The Indus Valley people used which metal most?
  • 15. The chief deity of the Indus people was:
  • 16. The animal most depicted on seals is:
  • 17. The Indus Valley Civilization was contemporary with:
A) B) Greek Civilization
B) D) Chinese Civilization
C) C) Roman Civilization
D) A) Egyptian Civilization
  • 18. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization remains:
A) C) Alphabetical
B) D) Phonetic
C) A) Deciphered
D) B) Undeciphered
  • 19. The main crop cultivated by Indus people was:
  • 20. The Indus Valley people were the first to produce:_____crop in the early civilization.
  • 21. The largest site of the Indus Valley Civilization in India is:
A) B) Rakhigarhi
B) A) Harappa
C) D) Kalibangan
D) C) Lothal
  • 22. The smallest site of the Indus Valley Civilization is:
A) D) Banawali
B) C) Dholavira
C) A) Surkotada
D) B) Allahdino
  • 23. The Indus Valley people traded with:
A) A) Mesopotamia
B) B) Egypt
C) D) Rome
D) C) Greece
  • 24. The evidence of ploughed field was found at:
A) C) Lothal
B) B) Kalibangan
C) D) Dholavira
D) A) Harappa
  • 25. The Indus Valley people used which material for tools?
A) C) Steel
B) A) Iron
C) D) Aluminium
D) B) Copper
  • 26. The Indus Valley Civilization declined around:
A) B) 1000 BCE
B) D) 2000 BCE
C) C) 500 BCE
D) A) 1500 BCE
  • 27. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:
A) D) Dayaram Sahni
B) B) Mortimer Wheeler
C) C) Alexander Cunningham
D) A) Sir John Marshall
  • 28. The Indus Valley people used seals mainly for:
A) D) Writing
B) B) Trade and identification
C) A) Decoration
D) C) Religious rituals
  • 29. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as:
A) D) Mauryan Civilization
B) C) Vedic Civilization
C) A) Harappan Civilization
D) B) Aryan Civilization
  • 30. PYQ FROM cds.
    Why was Dholavira in the news recently?
A) (b)For its conservation effects
B) (a)Skeletons discovered at this site
C) (d)It received the UNESCO World Heritage Tag
D) (c)For the discovery of gold and precious stones at this site
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