GK Questions on Indus Valley Civilization

GK Questions 

Q.21 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

Q.22 The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:

A). 1902     

B). 1921

C). 1922    

D). 1932

Q.23 Which of the following is / are Indus Valley site/s in India? 

1. Rangpur 

2. Banwali 

3.Sutkagendor 

4. Lamgirpur

A). 1 and 4 

B). 1, 2 and 3

C). 1, 2 and 4      

D). 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.24 Match the following:

A. Practice of fire cult 1. Lothal

B. Lower town fortified 2. Kalibangan

C. Great Bath 3. Mohenjodaro

D. Granary 4. Haraappa

E. Shipbuilding 5. Surkotada 

Below options are given in A B C D E order

A). 1 2 3 4 5        

B). 5 4 3 2 1

C). 2 5 3 4 1        

D). 5 3 4 2 1

Q.25 Use of plough has been evidenced at:

A). Kalibangan    

B). Lothal

C). Harappa        

D). Banwali

Q.26 Which of the following crops were grown by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization

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

Q.27 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 - Chanhu-daro

(5) Fossil remains of a horse - Surkotda

A). 3  

B). 2

C). 1 

D). 1 and 5

Q.28 Match the following:

Harappan Site State

A. Kalibangan 1. Punjab

B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rajasthan

C. Rangpur 3. Gujarat 

D. Surkotda 4. Sind

A). 2 1 3 4  

B). 2 4 1 3

C). 3 4 2 1  

D). 4 2 1 3

Q.29 From the scattered skeletal remains of the Harappans found at different sites, the most appropriate conclusion to be drawn would be that there was:

A). mass execution      

B). casual burial of human bodies

C). some kind of military assault    

D). great epidemic

Q.30 The Harappans extensively used burnt bricks because:

I. Stone was not available

II. They provide defence against floods

III. They provide security and longevity

IV. Its import was easy

A). I and II only   

B). I, II and III only

C). II and III only 

D). all of the above

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