Important Indian History MCQ Questions for upsc ssc apsc and other exams quiz

1. Which of the following crops were grown by the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation? 1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Cotton 4.PeasDeselect Answer

(a) 1,2 and 4

(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?Deselect Answer

(a) Pottery

(b) Seals

(d) Houses

3. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization?Deselect Answer

(a) Sir John Marshall

(b) Rakhal Das Banerji

(d) Sir Martimer Wheeler

4. Which of the following items and the place of their discovery is wrongly matched?(1) Statuette of a bearded man – Mohenjodaro
(2) Rice husks – Lothal
(3) Fire pits and altars – Harappa
(4) Bead-makers shop – Chanhudaro
(5) Fossil remains of a horse – SurkotdaDeselect Answer

(a) 3

(b) 2

(d) 1 and 5

5. The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in :Deselect Answer

(a) 1902

(b) 1921

(d) 1932

6. Match the following:A. Practice of fire cult 1. Lothal
B. Lower town fortified 2. Kalibangan
C. Great Bath 3. Mohenjodaro
D. Granary 4. Harappa
E. Shipbuilding 5. Surkotada
Codes:
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 5 3 4 1
(d) 5 3 4 2 1Deselect Answer

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

7. Match the following:Harappan site State
A. Kalibangan 1. Punjab
B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rajasthan
C. Rangpur 3. Gujarat
D. Surkotda 4. Sind
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 2 1 3Deselect Answer

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

8. Match the following:Ancient site Archeological finding
A. Lothal 1.Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan 2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira 3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banwali 4. An inscription comprising ten

Answers:
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4Deselect Answer

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

9. Use of plough has been evidenced at:Deselect Answer

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Lothal

(d) Banwali

10. Which of the following is/are Indus Valley site/s in India?1. Rangpur 2. Banwali
3. Sutkagendor 4. AlamgirpurDeselect Answer

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4