History of the Subcontinent – GK Online MCQs Test

1. The Great Granary of the Indus valley civilization has been discovered at:

Lothal

Mohenjo-daro

Harappa

Kalibangan

2. The script of the Indus valley civilization was:

Persian

Dravidian

Sanskrit

Indecipherable

3. Which of the following statements regarding the Indus valley civilization is not true?

Open courtyard was the basic feature of houses.

The Assembly Hall was discovered at Harappa.

None of these

The Indus valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and weaving.

4. The Indus valley people worshiped:

Fire

Water

Sun

Mother Goddess

5. Which one of the following elements civilization?

None of these

Cult of Shiva

Idol worship

Wearing of sacred threads

6. Palaeolithic remains have been discovered in:

Kolkata

Gujarat

Bellary

Punjab

7. The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus valley civilization are:

Inscription

Coins

Palm and branch leaf manuscripts

Archaeological excavation

8. Indus valley civilization is also known as Harappan Culture because

The site of Indus valley civilization is considered the elementary stage of vedic culture.

None of these

Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus valley

The most important evidence of the achievements of this civilization have been excavated from Harappa

9. The main characteristic of the Indus valley civilization is:

Pucca houses

Town planning

Drainage System

Well laid-out roads

10. Which of the following Harappan site had a dock?

Lothal

Mohenjo-daro

Alamgirpur

Harappa

11. Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus valley civilization?

Bull

Horse

Dog

Cat

12. The Indus valley civilization flourished during:

5000-3500 BC

1500-500 BC

2500-1000 BC

3000-1500 BC

13. Which of the following statements regarding the Indus valley civilization is incorrect?

Excavation at Lothal proved that the civilization was confined to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro only

People had great artistic sense

None of these

The supreme god was the Pipal God

14. Mohenjo-daro is also known as:

Mound of the dead

Mound of the living

Mound of the great

Mound of the survivors

15. The Lothal civilization was known for:

Art and architecture

Drainage system

Trade and commerce

Art and architecture

16. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the religion practiced by Harappan people?

Worship of Mother Goddess

Faith in magic, charms and sacrifices

Nature worship

Belief in life after death

17. The source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture was:

Punjab

Afghanistan

Gujarat

18. The Aryans at first settled in:

Gujarat

Punjab

Sindh

Kashmir

19. The Indus valley civilization was discovered in:

1903

1930

1922

1911

20. The famous figure of dancing a girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of:

Steatite

Bronze

Terracotta

Limestone

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