Important Indian History MCQ Questions for upsc ssc apsc and other exams quiz 1. Match the following:A. Practice of fire cult 1. LothalB. Lower town fortified 2. KalibanganC. Great Bath 3. MohenjodaroD. Granary 4. HarappaE. Shipbuilding 5. SurkotadaCodes: 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)2. 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 (c) Daya Ram Sahni (d) Sir Martimer Wheeler3. 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 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 34. 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 (c) 1 (d) 1 and 55. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?Deselect Answer (a) Pottery (b) Seals (c) Boats (d) Houses6. Match the following:Harappan site StateA. Kalibangan 1. PunjabB. Mohenjodaro 2. RajasthanC. Rangpur 3. GujaratD. Surkotda 4. SindCodes: 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)7. Use of plough has been evidenced at:Deselect Answer (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (c) Harappa (d) Banwali8. The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in :Deselect Answer (a) 1902 (b) 1921 (c) 1922 (d) 19329. Match the following:Ancient site Archeological findingA. Lothal 1.Ploughed fieldB. Kalibangan 2. DockyardC. Dholavira 3. Terracotta replica of a ploughD. Banwali 4. An inscription comprising tenAnswers: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)10. Which of the following is/are Indus Valley site/s in India?1. Rangpur 2. Banwali3. Sutkagendor 4. AlamgirpurDeselect Answer (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1,2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4Time is Up! Photo by Madison Inouye on Pexels.com Important Indian History MCQ Questions for upsc ssc apsc and other exams quiz Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatsApp