Indus Valley Civilization all important questions and answer in English

1. What is the main characteristic of the Indus valley civilization was ?

A. Drainage system

2. What is the main occupation of the people of Indus valley civilization was ?

A. Agriculture

3. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjo-Daro site of  the Indus Valley Civilization ?

A. Rakhal Das Banerji

4. Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site ?

A. Patliputras

5. Which one of the following elements of Hinduism were practiced in the Indus Valley Civilization ?

A. Cult of Shiva

6. Which of the following metals was not known to Indus Valley Civilization ?

A. Iron

7.  Nomad man started settling in which period ?

A. Neolithic age

8. The great bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in ?

A. Mohenjo-Daro

9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the religion practiced by Harappan people ?

A. Nature worship

10. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now in Pakistan ?

A. Harappa

11. The Harappan site showing evidence of two cultural phases Harappan and pre-Harappan, is ?

A. Kalibangan

12. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the  ?

A. Harappan culture

13. The period when men used both stones and copper tools is known as the   ?

A. Metal age

14. The Indus valley civilization is known as pre-aryan civilization because of the evidence of   ?

A. Script

15. Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the   ?

A. Neolithic age

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16. The greatest invention of man in the Paleolithic age was  ?

Ans. Fire

17. The script of Indus Valley Civilization was   ?

Ans. Dravidian

18. The Indus Valley people knew the use of  ?

Ans. gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron

19. Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus valley civilization   ?

Ans. Cat

20. The Indus valley civilization belongs to the  ?

Ans. Neolithic age

21. Paleolithic remains have been discovered in   ?

Ans. Bellary

22. The script of the Harappan people consisted of  ?

Ans. A family of quasi - pictographic writings

23. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock   ?

Ans. Lothal

24. Which of the following statements regarding Indus Valley Civilization is incorrect ?

Ans. Excavations at Lothal proved that the civilization was confined to Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro only

25. At which of the following places have excavations in recent years brought to light new evidence of Neolithic sites in India   ?

Ans. Harmen in Assam

26. Which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization ?

Ans. Burnt brick buildings

27. The figure of the god that was depicted in the seal of Indus Valley people is   ?

Ans. Pashupati

28. The remains of a wooden drain of the Indus Valley Civilization have been found at ?

Ans. Mohenjo-Daro

29. Which of the following Harappan sites are those not India  ?

Ans. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

30. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of ?

Ans. Lothal

31. Which of the following sites is associated with Harappan culture  ?

Ans. Lothal 

32. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjo-Daro ?

Ans. There was no drainage system

33. At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found  ?

Ans. Surkotada

34. The Indus Valley people had trade relations with ?

Ans. Mesopotamia

35. Indus Valley Civilization was spread over ?

Ans. Sind, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, U.P., Rajasthan, Gujarat

36. The Indus Valley houses were built of  ?

Ans. Bricks

37. Indus Valley Civilization is also known as Harappan culture because ?

Ans. The most important evidence of the achievements of this civilization have been excavated from Harappa

38. The God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjo-Daro is said to be  ?

Ans. Pashupati

39. The Indus valley civilization flourished during ?

Ans. 3000-1500 B. C.

40. Which of the following animals were domesticated by the Harappans  ?

Ans. Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig

41. The Indus valley people worshiped ?

Ans. Mother Goddess

42. The tools and weapons of Harappan Civilization were mostly made of  ?

Ans. Copper and bronze

43. The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are ?

Ans. Archaeological excavations

44. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and  ?

Ans. Sumerian

45. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of ?

Ans. Bronze

46. The great granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered at  ?

Ans. Harappa

47. Which of the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization is not true ?

Ans. The Indus Valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and weaving

48. The Stone Age people had the first domestic   ?

Ans. Sheep 

49. Near the banks of which of the following rivers, the recent excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south ?

Ans. Krishna

50. Archaeological excavations have revealed remains of the stadium in   ?

Ans. Lothal