MCQ quiz questions on Indus valley 1. 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 ten large sized signs of the Harappan scriptCodes: A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 1 2 4 3(d) 2 1 3 4 (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development? (a) Pottery (b) Seals (c) Boats (d) Houses 3. The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in : (a) 1902 (b) 1921 (c) 1922 (d) 1932 4. Which of the following is/are Indus Valley site/s in India? 1. Rangpur 2. Banwali 3. Sutkagendor 4. Alamgirpur (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1,2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 5. 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 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) 6. Use of plough has been evidenced at: (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (c) Harappa (d) Banwali 7. Which of the following crops were grown by the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation?1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Cotton 4.Peas (a) 1,2 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 8. 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 – Surkotda (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1 and 5 9. Match the following:Harappan site State A. Kalibangan 1. PunjabB. 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 3 (a) (b) (c) (d) 10. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? (a) Sir John Marshall (b) Rakhal Das Banerji (c) Daya Ram Sahni (d) Sir Martimer Wheeler Time is Up! Photo by Prateek Katyal on Pexels.com Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatsApp
