(b) Iron hand axe

1. Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation (c) Jewellery

belong to Haryana? (d) Copper mirrors
 Kalibangan
 Lothal 8. Harappa is located on the banks of which river?
 Banawali (a) Indus
 Shortugat (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
2. Which of these is the feature of Harappan (d) Jhelum
Civilisation?
 Urban planning 9. The “Great Bath’ was found in which town of
 Citadel and Lower town the Indus Valley Civilisation?
 Drainage system (a) Mohenjodaro
 All of these (b) Harappa
(c) Lothal
3. From where did Harappans get gold? (d) Rangpur
(a) South India
(b) Central India 10. Which town in Indus Valley Civilisation had no
(c) Himalayan Region Citadel?
(d) Chotta Nagpur region (a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
4. Which of these was the source of copper for (c) Chanhudaro
Harappans? (d) Lothal
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan 11. What was the main feature of the Harappa
(c) Andhra Pradesh Civilisation?
(d) Gujarat (a) Town planning
(b) Art and architecture
5. Which of these was the cause of decline of (c) Administration
Harappan civilisation? (d) Agriculture
(a) Climatic Change
(b) Floods 12. Where were large granaries found?
(c) Deforestation (a) Lothal and Dholavira
(d) All of these (b) Kalibangan
(c) Banawali
6. Which of these was not worshipped by the (d) Harappa and Mohenjodaro
Harappan?
(a) Nature 13.Which of these is the other name of Harappan
(b) Goddess Civilisation?
(c) Indra (i) Aryan civilisation
(d) Pashupatinath (ii) Indus Valley Civilisation
(iii) Vedic Civilisation
7. Which of the following items has not been (iv) Early Civilisation
found in the Harappan graves? (a) Only (ii) and (i) are true
(a) Pottery and ornaments (b) Only (ii) and (iii) are true
(c) Only (i) and (iv) are true 17. Consider the following statements about the
(d) Only (iii) and (ii) are true seals of Proto-Shiva.
(i) There is a mention of a diety “Rudra’ in
14. Consider the following statement: ancient religious texts.
(i) After independence, most of the Harappan (ii) Later on Rudra word was used for Shiva.
civilisation centres went over to Pakistan. (iii) Rudra is not mentioned as Pashupati in
(ii) The Harappan script has been deciphered. Rigveda.
(iii) Rulers had an important role in Harappan (iv) Depiction of Pashupati does not match the
civilisation. mention of Rudra in Rigveda.
(iv) Dead were buried in Harappa. Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Which of the above is correct statement? (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (i), (ii),(iii)
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv) (c) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (iii), (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
18. The first Director-General of A.S.I.
15. Consider the following statements regarding (Archaeological Survey of India) was____________.
Indus Vally civilisation: (a) R. E. M. Wheeler
(i) The Harappan seal is probably the most (b) Alexander Cunningham
distinctive feature of the Harappan (c) Sir John Marshall
civilisation. (d) None of the above
(ii) Evidences of canal irrigation have been found
at a site called shortughai. 19. The center of Craft Production in Harappan
(iii) Mohenjodaro was a city laid in an unplanned Civilization was_____________.
manner (a) Dholavira
(iv) Copper was brought from Kolar region of (b) Chanhudaro
Karnataka. (c) Kalibangan
Which of the given statements is/are incorrect? (d) none of the above
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (iii) and (iv) 20. Which of these is the other name of Harappan
(C) (i),(ii) and (iii) Civilisation?
(d) (ii), (ii) and (iv) (a) Aryan Civilisation
(b) Indus Valley Civilisation
16.Which of the following things were found at (c) Vedic Civilisation
craft production centres in Harappan civilisation? (d) All of these
(i) Carnelian
(ii) Jasper 21. Which of the following statements is incorrect
(iii) Crystal regarding the weights used during the Harappan
(iv) Quartz period?
(a) (i), (ii) and (ii) (a) The Harappan people had developed several
(b) (iii) and (iv) kinds of small and heavyweights
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (b) Theywere cubical in shape and had no
(d) (ii) and (iv) markings.
(C)These weights were mostly made of hard
stones like chert.
(d) The higher denominations of weights (d) ii and iv
were binary in muluples ot two
26. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
22. Which of the following is not one of the correct about the subsistence strategies of
features of Harappan writing? Harappa?
(a) The Harappan script was pictographic and not (i) Archaeologists have reconstructed dietary
alphabetical. practices from finds of charred grains and seeds.
(b) It had been deciphered by James (ii) According to the archaeo-zoologists
Prinsep. Harappans domesticated cattle, sheep, goats,
(c) It had too many sings, somewhere between buffalo, and pigs.
375 and 400. (iii) Archaeo-zoologists have studied grains found
(d) The script was written from right to left. in Harappa like millets, barley, etc.
Choose the correct option.
23. Which two strategies are adopted by the (a) i and ii only
archaeologists to identify socal aie (b) ii and iii only
nces among the Harappans? (c)i and ii only
(i) Study of burials (d) ii only
(ii) Study of script
(iii) Study of trade and commerce 27. Which of the following statements is not
(iv) Study of artifacts correct regarding the Harappan weights?
Choose the correct option. (a) Weights were usually made of a chert stone.
(a) Bothi and ii (b) They were generally circular with
(b) Both i and iv markings.
(c)Both ii and iii (c) The lower denominations of weights were
(d) Bothi and iii binary.
(d) The higher denominations followed the
24. Which of the following metal was not known decimal system.
to the Harappans?
(a) Bronze 28. All the gold jewellery found at Harappan sites
(b) Silver was recovered from
(c) Copper (a) Burials
(d) Iron (b) Hoards
(c) Lakes
25. Consider the following statements regarding (d) Temples
the features of the Harappan settlements
(i)The Harappan settlements were often small. 29. For what purpose was the the Great Bath
(ii) They had no large buildings used by the Harappans?
(iii) Harappan settlements had a well-planned (a) Community bathing
network of roads. (b) Swimming exercise and water sports
(iv) Drainage system was the key feature of the (c) Special ritual bath
Harappan settlements. (d) Storage of water to be used during drought or
Which of the following statements is/are correct? emergency
(a) iand ii
(b) iii and iv 30. The most important industry of the Harappan
(c) ii and iv at Chanhudaro was:
(a) Bead making (d) Siswal
(b) Brick making
(c) Handlooms 37. The roads and streets were laid out along an
(d) Ship building approximate___________pattern.
(a) grid
31. The director General of the ASI who brought a (b) triangular
military precision to the practice (c)square
of archaeology was: (d) perpendicular
(a) Cunningham
(b) Hargreaves 38. Scholars have estimated that the total
(c)James Burgess number of welle in Mohenjodaro was about
(d) R.E.M. Wheeler ______________.
(a) 400
32. In 1875, a report on Harappan seal was (b) 500
published, which was written by: (c) 600
(a) John Marshall (d) 700
(b) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) R. D. Banerji 39._________was a large rectangular tank in a
(d) Alexander Cunningham courtyard surround by on all four sides
(a) Warehouse
33. The Harappan script was written from (b) Pillared Hall
(a) Bottom to top (c) The Great Bath
(b) Top to Bottom (d) Stupa
(c) Left to right
(d) Right to left 40.___________________was almost exclusively
devoted to craft production, including bead-
34. M.S. Vats began is excavations at Harappa in making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making
the year: and weight -making.
(a) 1920 (a) Mohenjodaro
(b) 1921 (b) Chanhudaro
(c) 1922 (c) Kalibangan
(d) 1923 (d) Balakot

35. The major problem faced by archaeologists, 41. Exchanges were regulated by a precise
in relation to an artefact, is related with: system of weights, usually made of a stone
(a) Material called ___________.
(b) Finding (a) Stupa
(c) Function (b) Chert
(d) Duplicity (c) Knot
(d) Seal
36. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a
ploughed field at___________. 42. Indus valley civilisation is also known as:
(a) Banawali (a) Harappan civilisation
(b) Kalibangan (b) Indus civilisation
(c) Cholistan (c) Harappan valley
(d) All the above (c) Harappa
(d) Lothal
43. Which is the most antiquated object of the
Indus civilisation? 50. It was involved in the crafts:
(a) Harappan jewellery (a) making beads
(b) Harappan Seal (b) Cutting sea shells
(c) Harappan weapons (c) making seals
(d) Harappan houses (d) All the above

44. The Indus valley civilisation lasted between- 51. Rare commodities made from expensive
(a) 2000-1500 BC material were seen in
(b) 1880 – 1300 BC (a) Mohenjodaro and Harappa
(c) 2600 – 1900 BC (b) Lothal and Mohen-jo-daro
(d) All the above pe (c) Mohenjodaro and Kalibangan
(d) Harappa and Lothal
45. The grain which is found in the Harappan
sites is- 52. Huge structure of Harappan civilisation is-
(a) Wheat (a) Grainery
(b) Barley (b) The Great Bath
(c)cereal (c) (a) and (b)
(d) All the above (d) None of the above

46. In the Indus civilisation, the mud plows are 53. According to the historians how many wells
found in which sites? were there in the Mohenjodaro?
(a) Kalibangan (a) 500
(b) Harappa (b) 600
(c) Lothal (c) 700
(d) None of the above (d) 800

47. Piece of harvested land is found in which site? 54. What was easily available in Balakot and
(a) Banawali Nageshwar?
(b) Kalibangan (a) Sea shell
(C) Lothal (b) Beads
(d) Harappa (c) Seals
(d) Grains
48. The remains of canals are found in
(a) Shortugai 55. The region of Harappa, ‘Meluha’ known in
(b) Lothal Mesopotamia as____________.
(c) Banawali (a) Region of Kings
(d) Kalibangan (b) Region of farmers
(c) Region of craftsman
49. Which was the first excavated site of the (d) Seafarers
Harappan civilisation?
(a) Mohen-jo-daro 56. Artifacts were made out of-
(b) Shortugai (a) Iron
(b) Chert
(c) Brick 62. The bust of bearded man figure was found in
(d) Metal which of the following archaeological site?
(a) Mohenjodaro
57. Amaterial made of ground sand or silica (b) Lothal
mixed with colour and a gum and then fired is (c) Harappa
called____________. (d) Dholavira
(a) faience
(b) jasper 63. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in
(c) spindle the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of__
(d) None of the above (a) Terracotta
(b) Steatite
58. Which among the following is a very soft (c) Bronze
stone? (d) Red Limestone
(a) Steatite
(b) Jasper 64. The mature Harappan civilisation is dated
(c) Carnelian between –
(d) None of the above (a) 2700-1800 BCE
(b) 2400-1300 BCE
59. Mesopotamian texts refer to Meluhha as a (c) 2500-1750 BCE
land of______________. (d) 2600-1900 BCE
(a) hunters
(b) seafarers 64. According to the Archaeological finds copper
(c) agriculture in Indus Valley civilization was probably brought
(d) None of the above from:
(a) Dilum
60. Which of the following is not part of (b) Mesopotamia
Archaeology? bih eee ga (c) Oman
(a) Literature (d) Bahrain
(b) Coins
(c) Inscriptions 66. The largest Harappan site in India is?
(d) Ruins (a) Rakhigarhi
(b) Dholavira
60. Which was the largest city of Harappan (c) Kalibangan
Civilization? (d) Daimabad
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Lothal 67. An advanced water management system of
(c) Kalibangan Harappan times has been uneaelrthed at-
(d) Rangpur (a) Dholavira
(b) Lothal
61. The Indus Valley people traded with the – (c) Kalibangan
(a) Chinese (d) Kotdiji
(b) Mesopotamians
(c) Mayans 68. Who, was the Chief female deity worshipped
(d) Romans by the Harappans?
(a) Lakshmi (b) Animal bones found at Harappan sites include
(b) Priest-queen those of cow and horses
(c) Mother goddess (c) Harappans did not known intercropping
(d) Saraswati (d) SheepP. goat, bull and pig were not known to
the people of Indus valley
69. What was the name of the Indus region
according to the 76. Which of the following animals was not
(a) Meluha represented on the seals and terracotta art of
(b) Dilmun Harappan culture?
(c) Turan (a) Elephant
(d) Magan (b) Rhinoceros
(c) Cow
70. The book “The Story of Indian Archaeology” (d) Tiger
was written by –
(a) B.B.Lal 77. Which of the following artefacts of the
(b) M.R.Mughal Harappan Civilisation was mainly used tor
(c) M.S.Vats commercial purposes?
(d) S.N.Roy (a) Bronze/metal sculpture
(b) Stone sculpture
72. Which of the following Harappan sites was (c)Seal
located at the banks of river Saraswati? (d) Terracotta sculptureiolM
(a) Alamgrpur
(b) Lothal 78. Consider the following statements about
(c) Banawali Harappan seals.
(d) Ropar (a) Seals and sealings were used to facilitate long
distant communication.
73. Which of the following raw material was not (b)The purpose of seals was to ensure that if the
used by the inhabitants of Indus Valley sealing was intact one could be sur that the
Civilisation? goods have arrived safely.
(a) Limestone (c) Only A
(b) Red Stone (d) Both A and B
(c) Bronze
(d) Clay 79. During the archaeological excavation of the
Harappan civilisation, what types civic planning
74. Which of the following Indus site gives representation were seen?
evidence of a dockyard? (a) Houses, markets, storage facilties, offices and
(a) Harappa almost every basic thing are orga in a grid-like
(b) Lothal pattern.
(c) Mohenjodaro (b) Roads were cut crossways each other’s at 90
(d) Rakhigarhi degree and the city was organised into block
design.
75. Which of the following statements is true (c) Only A
regarding Indus Valley civilisation? (d) both A and B
(a) Grains found at Harappan sites include
wheat, barley, lentil, chickpeas and sesame 80. Consider the following statements:
(i) Most Harappan sites are located in arid lands. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct
(ii) Harappans practiced irrigation about the seals of Pashupati Mahadeva?
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct Code:
about Harappans? (a) Only (i)
Code: (b) Only (ii)
(a) Only(i) (c) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii) (d) Neither (i) or (ii)
(c)Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii) 84. Consider the following statement(s):
(i) On the whole, it appears Harappans believe in
81. Consider the following statement(s): burying precious things with the dead.
(i) HaraPpans built the earliest cities complete (ii) Jewellery has been found in burials of women
with town planning, sanitation, drainage system only.
and broad well-laid roads. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct
(ii) Harappans built double storied houses of about the Burials of Harappan
burnt bricks each one of which had a bathroom, a civilisation?
kitchen and a well. Code:
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct (a) Only (i)
about Harappan civilisation? (b) Only (ii)
Code: (c) Both (i) and (ii)
(a) Only(i) (d) Neither (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii) 85. Consider the following pairs, which of the pair
(d) Neither (i) not (ii) is/are correct:
(i) Shortughai – Afghanistan
82. Consider the following statement(s): (ii) Banawali – Rajasthan od
(i) It consists chielly of very fine wheel made (iii) Kalibangan – Rajasthan
wares, very few being handmade. Code:
(ii) Polychrome pottery is rare and mainly (a) ) and (i) only
comprises small vases decorated with (b) (ii)only
geometric patterns (c)(i) and (iii) only
Which of the above statement(s) is/are related to (d) (ii) and (iii) only
the Indus Valley pottery?
Code: 86. Why is Harappan script called enigmatic:
(a) Only (i) ldentity the appropriate reason from the following
(b) Only(ii) options:
(c)Both (i) and (ii) (a) It was pictographic and uniform
(d) Neither (i) and (ii) (b) It was written from left to right
(c) Scholars are not able to read the
83.Consider the following statement(s): (d) lt shows common feature of writing.
(i) It was found in Mohenjodaro and shows a
human figure placed across legged. 87. Consider the following statements regarding
(ii) An elephant and a tiger are revealed at the the Priest King of Harappa:
right side of the figure and a rhinoceros According to Archaeologists:
and a buffalo are seen on the left. (i) Priest king held political power
(ii) He was related with Mesopotamia History. 93. Where did the crafts persons make the things
(iii) He was related with Harappan religion. in the earliest cities?
(iv) He authoritarian rule could be one of the (a) In their own homes
cause of the details of Harappa. (b) In special workshops
Which one of the following statements is correct? (c) Both (a) and (b)
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) None of the above
(b) (ii), (iii) and (i)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) 94. Harappan people used garments of:
(d) (i) ,(ii) and (iv) (a) Cotton only
(c) Cotton and wool
88. When did Harappan cities develop? (b) Cotton and silk
(a) About 4,700 years ago (d) Wool only
(c) About 2,700 years ago
(b) About 3,700 years ago 95. What was the main occupation of Indus
(d) About 1,700 years ago people?
(a) Trade and commerce
89. How many storeys of houses were generally (b) Fishing
found in Harappan cities? (c) Agriculture
(a) One or two storeys (d) Hunting
(b) Four to five storeys
(c) Multi storeys 96. The stone sculpture of male torso was found
(d) five storeys in which of the following archaeological site?
(a) Mohenjo-Daro
90. The city of Lothal was situated beside a river (b) Lothal
which was a tributary of: (c) Harappa
(a) Ganga (d) Dholavira
(b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada 97. Which among the following places have given
(d) Ravi the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian
subcontinent?
91. Which metal were the most of things found by (a) Pratapgarh
the archaeologists made of? (b) Mehrgarh
(a) Stone (c) Quetta
(b) Copper and gold (d) Kalat
(c) Iron
(d) All of these 98. Atwhich among the following sites of Indus
Valley Civilisation, the rows the distinctive fire
92. What was the thing used to shape sand or altars with provision of ritual bathing have been
powdered quartz into an object? found?
(a) Gum (a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Ink (b) Harappa
(c) Nails (c) Kalibangan
(d) Hammer (d) Lothal
99. Which one of the following archaeologists
discovered the Harappan site of the Indus Valley
Civilisation?
(a) Rakhal Das Bannerjee
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar
(d) Daya Ram Sahini

100. Which was the only city of the Indus without

fortification?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Mohanjodaro
(c) Harappa
(d) Chanhudaro