History of the Subcontinent – GK Online MCQs Test

History of the Subcontinent General Knowledge Practice MCQs

General Knowledge History of the Subcontinent Multiple Choice Questions with Answers for competitive test preparation

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

3. Indications of pre-Harappan civilization have come from the archeological excavations at:

 
 
 
 

4. Which one of the following elements civilization?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. Palaeolithic remains have been discovered in:

 
 
 
 

7. The Indus valley civilization is known as pre-Aryan civilization because of the evidence of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

10. Mohenjo-daro is also known as:

 
 
 
 

11. Brahmans are books that deal with:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

13. “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:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

16. The Aryans at first settled in:

 
 
 
 

17. Rice cultivation is associated with Harappan site of:

 
 
 
 

18. Which of the following animals was known to ancient Vedic people?

 
 
 
 

19. Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 


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