(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian History - Ancient India : The Harappan Civilization (MCQ - 2)

Ancient India
The Harappan Civilization (MCQ - 2)

1. Which was the most frequently depicted aminal.
(a) Elephant
(b) Unicorn
(c) Rhino
(d) Tiger.

2. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) Pashupati Seal has been forund fromLothal.
(ii) The Harappan bricks were made in ratio of 1:2:4.
(iii) For small measurement binary system and for big measurement decimal system were used in harappa.
(iv) Persian Gulf seals have been found in Lothal.

(a) i, ii & iii
(b) ii & iv
(c) ii, iii & iv
(d) all of the above.

3. Match the following
(i) Cemetrics ‘H’ & R 37’                                      (a) Daimabad
(ii) Dockyard                                                         (b) Mohanjodaro
(iii) Pashupati Mahadev Seal                                  (c) Harappa
(iv) Copper Chariot                                               (d) Lothal

      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

4. Remains of Horse bones have been found from.
(a) Lothal
(b) Surkotada
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Dholavira

5. A Seal depicting Mother Goddess with a plant growing form her womb has been found from:—
(a) Harappa
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Daimabad
(d) Mohanjodara

6. There has been an absence of seal in
(a) Alamgirpur
(b)Mohanjodaro
(c) Harappa
(d) Lothal

7. A stone cut water Reservoir has been discovered from
(a) Surkotada
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira
(d) Harappa.

8. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) The predominence ofMother Goodess denotes people’s faith in fertility cult.
(ii) Mainly offensive weapons were found in Harappa.
(iii) Six types of pottery have been discovered from Kalibangan.
(iv) Painting on a jar resembling the story of the cunning for the Panchtantra has been found fromLothal.

(a) i, & iv
(b) all of the above.
(c) none of the above
(d) iii only.

9. Match the following
(i) Harappa                                 (a) copper elephant
(ii) Daimabad                              (b) Bronze Dancing girl
(iii) Mohanjodaro                        (c) Granary outside citadel
(iv) Furrow Marks                      (d) Kalibangan

     (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

10. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) The firstmanmade port was found inHarappa.
(ii) The main crops of Indus Valley civilization were wheat & Barley.
(iii) The Largest Harappan Settlemtn in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.
(iv) The Largest number of settlements are in Ghaggar-Hakar Valleys.

(a) i & ii
(b) all of the above
(c) ii, iii & iv
(d) none of the above.

11. Match the following
(i) Mohanjodaro                                 (a) Daya Ram Sahni
(ii) Chanhudaro                                   (b) S.R. Rao
(iii) Harappa                                       (c) R.D. Banerjee
(iv) Lothal                                           (d) M.G.Majumdar

     (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

12. Match the following
(i) Ghaggat                                     (a) Mohanjodaro
(ii) Ravi                                          (b) Kalibangan
(iii) Indus                                        (c) Lothal
(iv) Bhogava                                   (d) Harappa

     (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(4) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

13. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) Rice Husk has been found from Lothal & Rangpur.
(ii) Evidence of signage on wall has been discovered from Dholavira.
(iii) A thirteen roomed house from the overlap period has been discovered from Bhagvanpura.
(iv) The steatite figure of a bearded man has been recovered fromMohanjodaro.

(a) All of the above
(b) ii & iii
(c) none of the above
(d) i & iv

14. Match the following
(i) Mohanjodaro                     (a) Absence of Mother Goddess figurines
(ii) Chanhudaro                       (b) Assembly Hall & Collegiate Building
(iii) Rangpur                            (c) Bead Making factory
(iv) Harappa                           (d) Sandstone Make Dancer

     (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

15. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) Broken Ivory were used as a scale in Chanhudaro.
(ii) During Burial bodies were extended in North- South Direction.
(iii) Ganerinkla site is situated in Bahwalpur, Pakistan.
(iv) The ‘Great Bath’ of Mohanjodaro Measures 12 × 7 × 3 mts.

(a) i, ii & iii
(b) ii & iii
(c) ii & iv
(d) all of the above.

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