Qts1. Which one of the following was the most westerly outpost of the Harappan culture?
(a) Lothal
(b) Sutkagendor
(c) Rangpur
(d) Manda
Ans: B
Qts2. The most common type of Harappan seals is
(a) Square
(b) Round
(c) Cylindrical
(d) Oval
Ans: A
Qts3.Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area ?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Dholavira
(d) Kalibangan
Ans:A
Qts4. A terracotta replica of a plough has been found at
(a) Banavali
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Rangpur
Ans:A
Qts 5. Which of the following metal(s) was/were not use by the Harappans ?
(a) Copper
(b) Gold and Copper
(c) Iron and Tin
(d) Silver and Bronze
Ans: C
Qts 6. Which one of the following is the most important feature of Harappan cities?
(a) Large size
(b) Huge buildings
(C) Planned layout
(d) Wide roads
Ans: C
Qts7. Which one of the following statements is not confirmed by the evidence of archaeology?
(a) People of Bahrain island acted as middlemen in the trade between Indus and Sumerian people in the third millennium B.C.
(b) Lothal played an important role in the sea-borne trade between the Indus culture and Western Asia
(c) The Harappans were supplanted by the Aryans
(d) The Harappans knew the lost-wax technique of manufacturing metal images
Ans: C
Qts 8. Match List I with List II and select correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
A. Harappa 1. Cemetery R37
B. Lothal 2. Dockyard
C. Kalibangan 3. Figure of dancing girl
D. Mohenjodaro 4. Ploughed field
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: D
Qts 9. Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?
(a) The Indus culture originated from the Kalibangan I culture
(b) The Indus culture originated from the peasant culture of Sind and Baluchistan
(c) The Indus culture is an expansion of Sothi culture.
(d) The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture without passing through the stage of village culture anywhere
Ans: D
Qts10. At which one of the following sets of Harappa sites, have structures with fire altars been discovered?
(a) Chanhudaro and Amri
(b) Banawali and Kalibangan
(c) Harappa and Mohenjodaro
(d) Alamgirpur and Daimabad
Ans: B
Qts11. A bronze chariot of Harappan times yoked to a pair of bullocks and driven by a nude human figure has been discovered at
(a) Sanghol
(b) Rojdi
(c) Kunal
(d) Daimabad
Ans : D
Qts12. A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at
(a) Dholavira
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Alamgirpur
Ans: A
Qts13. Which one of the following is more probable regarding the Harappan script?
(a) It is distinctly pro-Dravidian
(b) It is distinctly Sanskritic
(c) It is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic
(d) The language used by these scripts has definite Sumerian connections
Ans: C
Qts14. An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from the Harappan levels at
(a) Lothal
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Harappa
(d) Rojdi
Ans: C
Qts15. Assertion (A): The Indo-Aryans came to India from somewhere in Central Asia, possibly from the region south of the Urals and east of the Caspian Sea.
Reason (R): They had been defeated by their Indo- European neighbors.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanations of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans: A
Qts16. Which one of the following Harappan sites is not located in Gujarat
(a) Surkotada
(b) Rangpur
(c ) Sutkagendor
(d) Desalpur
Ans: C
Qts17. Match List I with list II and select the corre answer using the codes given below the Lists
List I List II
A. Mohenjodaro 1. Twin burials
B. Lothal 2. Corbelled drain
C. Banwali 3. Furrows
D. Kalibangan 4. Terracotta replica of a plough
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: B
Qts18. Which one of the following sites contains the evidence of cemetery H culture?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Kalibangan
Ans: B
Qts19. Who among the following worked on the decipherment of the Indus Script?
(a) H.D Sankalia
(b) B.B. Lal
(c) I. Mahadevan
(d) Vincent Arthur Smith
Ans: C
Qts 20. Along with the Late Harappan artefacts, painted grey ware has been found at
(a) Ropar
(b) Bhagwanpura
(c) Banawali
(d) Daulatpur
Ans : B
Qts21. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
(a) within the citadel
(b) in the lower town
(c) near the river Ravi
(d) beside the western gate of the city
Ans: C
Qts22. A scene reminiscent of the well-known folk tale "The Clever Fox" from an Indus site. The pot was discovered from
(a) Harappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Kalibangan
Ans: B
Qts 24. Among the four sites mentioned below, the earliest cultural phase comes from
(a) Banawali
(b) Kot-Diji
(c) Surkotda
(d) Mehargarh
Ans: D
Qts25. Which one of the following is the largest burnt brick structure built in the entire range of the Harappa Culture?
(a) The Great Bath
(b) Granary
(c) Assembly Hall
(d) Lothal Dockyard
Ans: D
Qts26. Consider the following statements regarding the identification with Shiva of a figure represented on Harappa seals
1. It is shown in the form of a Linga.
2. It is shown seated in yogic posture.
3. It is surrounded by animals.
4. It is shown with a female figure identified with Parvati
Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Shiva ?
(a) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: B
Qts 27. Excavations at which one of the following sites give evidence of continuous habitation and cultural evolution from the Stone Age to the Harappan culture?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Dholavira
(c) Mehrgarh
(d) Allahdino
Ans: C
Qts 28. Which one of the following Harappan sites is situated north of Hindukush?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Manda
(c) Shortugai
(d) Sutkagendor
Ans: C
Qts 29. Which of the following ethnic elements is not found in the skeletal remains of Harappan sites?
(a) Alpine
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Negrito
Ans: B
Qts 30 . Which one of the following indicates the antecedent stages of the mature Harappan phase?
(a) Cemetery H and Kechibeg
(b) Cemetery H and Amri
(c) Cemetery H and Jhukar
(d) Amri and Kechibeg
Ans: B
Qts31. Which one of the following sites has yielded the earliest evidence for both wild and sown varieties of paddy?
(a) Adamgarh
(b) Ahar
(c) Bagor
(d) Belon
Ans: D
Qts32. Match List-I (Characteristics) with List-11 (Site/ System) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-I
(Characteristics)
A. This river system has the maximum concentration of Harappan settlements
B. This Harappan site has yielded an unusual cache of silver ware and ornaments
C. This Neolithic site in Kashmir has yielded evidence of Early Harappan contacts
D. This site is described as a pure copper age site in India
List-II
(Site/System)
1. Burzhom
2. Ahar
3. Kunal
4. Ghaggar- Hakra
5. Dholavira
CODES
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 4 1 5 2
(c) 2 1 5 4
(d) 4 3 1 2
Ans D
Qts 33. Which one of the following sites has yielded archaeological evidence for the existence of a Roman colony?
(b) Paloura
(c) Dosarene
(d) Tamralipti
Ans A
Qts34. From which one of the following sites, was the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley found?
(a) Harappa
(b) Chanhudaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans D
Qts 34. Incontestable evidence is found to prove the existence of maritime trade of Indus people with Western Asia. Which of the following was not an item of export?
(a) Peacock
(b) Horse
(c) Ivory
(d) Pearl
Ans D
Qts35 Where has the prehistoric cultivated field been discovered in India ?
(a) Lothal
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Ropar
(d) Dholavira
Ans B
Qts36. Which one of the following Harappan sites yielded evidence of the signboard inscription?
(a) Lothal
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Dholavira
(d) Rakhigarhi
Ans D
Qts37. Which Indus Valley site has yielded evidence use of a wooden coffin in burial?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Kalibangan
Ans A
Qts38. Match List-I (Ancient Finding) with List-II (Plat of Finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List - I List - II
A. Bronze dancing girl 1. Harappa
B. Persian gulf seal 2. Lothal
C. Grey stone male 3. Mohenjodaro
dancing figure
D. Rows of fire altars 4. Kalibangan
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
Ans D