History of the Subcontinent – GK Online MCQs Test

1. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley was:

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

3. Mohenjo-daro is also known as:

4. Who among the following popularized the theory of Arctic Region as the original home of Aryans?

5. “When I first saw them, I found it difficult to believe that they were pre-historic; they seemed so completely to upset all established ideas about early art.” This was an observation of Sir John Marshal on objects found at:

6. The spread of the Harappa civilization is coterminous with the:

7. Rice cultivation is associated with Harappan site of:

8. Which of the following statements regarding the characteristic feature of the Indus valley people is true?

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

10. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjo-daro?

11. The Indus valley people worshiped:

12. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?

13. The script of the Indus valley civilization was:

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

15. Which one of the following archeologists initially discovered the Mohenjo-daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization?

16. Nomad man started settling in:

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

18. The greatest invention of man in the Palaeolithic Age was:

19. The Indus valley people knew the use of:

20. The Lothal civilization was known for: