1. Which system of counting was followed by Indus people?
    A. Binary and Decimal
    B. Decimal
    C. Binary
    Correct Answer: A. Binary and Decimal
  2. Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A. Elephant
    B.Horse
    C.Lion
    Correct Answer: C.Lion
  3. Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Sonauli what was found?
    A. Protecting wall
    B.Residential building
    C. Human burials
    Correct Answer: C.Human burials
  4. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilization because
    A. It had a lack of knowledge of iron and defensive arrow
    B. It had the amenities of a developed city life
    C. All of the above
    Correct Answer: C.All of the above
  5. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river
    A. Mahi
    B. Narmada‍
    C. Bhogava
    Correct Answer: C. Bhogava
  6. Which Harappan city is divided into three parts?
    A. Dholavira
    B. Mohenjodaro
    C. Lothal
    Correct Answer: A. Dholavira
  7. Two Indians who wereassociated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization, are
    A. Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and Rangnath Rao
    B. Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni
    C. Madhosarup Vats and V.B. Rao
    Correct Answer: B. Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni
  8. Which of the following is not one of the proofs of maritime activities of the Indus Valley people ?
    A. The drawing of a ship on a seal
    B. The discovery of a dockyard at Lothal
    C. Commercial links of the Harappans with the West Asian countries
    Correct Answer: A.The drawing of a ship on a seal
  9. Which of the following throw light on Harappan culture?
    A. Archaeological excavations
    B. Inscription
    C. Handwriting seals on the utensils
    Correct Answer: A.Archaeological excavations
  10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A. Surkotada – J.P. Joshi
    B. Lothal – S.R. Rao
    C. Dholavira – B.K. Thapar
    Correct Answer: C. Dholavira – B.K. Thapar
  11. Cemetry H is situated in
    A. Harappa
    B. Mohanjo-daro
    C. Rangpur
    Correct Answer: A.Harappa
  12. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is
    A. Rock edicts
    B. Archaeological excavations
    C. Writing in terracotta seals
    Correct Answer: B.Archaeological excavations
  13. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture from the subcontent comes from
    A. Kalibangan
    B. Mehrgarh
    C. Alamgirpur
    Correct Answer: B.Mehrgarh
  14. Radio-Carbon dating fixes the period of Harappan civilisation from
    A. 3250–2750 BC
    B. 2900/2800–2000 BC
    C. 2000–1500 BC
    Correct Answer: B. 2900/2800–2000 BC
  15. Harappan seals were made mostly of
    A. Red sandstone
    B. Steatite
    C. Terracotta
    Correct Answer: B. Steatite
  16. The geographical knowledge of the early Aryans did not extend beyond
    A. Ganga
    B. Indus
    C. Yamuna
    Correct Answer: C.Yamuna
  17. From a large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites, it appears that they were used for_____________ purposes.
    A. ritualistic and religious
    B. Commercial
    C. Both (a) and (b) above
    Correct Answer: C. Both (a) and (b) above
  18. ‘Stoneware’ bangles made of clay and grey to black in colour are found from—
    A. Mohan-jo-daro and Harappa
    B. Kalibangan and Harappa
    C. Lothal and Harappa
    Correct Answer: A.Mohan-jo-daro and Harappa
  19. Two most important Harappan crops were
    A. Rice and peas
    B. Sesamum and mustard
    C. Wheat and barley
    Correct Answer: C.Wheat and barley
  20. Human Society is unique because it depends mainly on
    A. Culture
    B. Religion
    C.Science
    Correct Answer: A. Culture

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