1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
(a) 1911 (b) 1921
(c) 1931 (d) 1941
2. The people of Indus Valley Civilization were
almost :
(a) Nigroid (b) Proto-Austroloid
(c) Mediterranean (d) Nordic
3. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley
Civilization?
(a) Gold (b) Silver
(c) Copper (d) Iron
4. The nature of Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Urban (b) Rural
(c) Agricultural (d) None of these
5. Indus Valley Civilization belongs to:
(a) Pre-historical (b) Historical period
(c) Proto-historical (d) Post-historical
6. A statue of bearded man was found at
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Dholavira
7. In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:
(a) Kharosthi (b) Brahmi
(c) Boustrophedus (d) None of these
8. Which of the following is the latest site found?
(a) Dholavira (b) Amri
(c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan
9. Harappa is located on the bank of river:
(a) Indus (b) Ravi
(c) Beas (d) Sutlej
10. The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
(a) Mound of Living (b) Mound of Survivor
(c) Mound of Dead (d) Mound of Great
11. Which of the following animals was unknown in
Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Lion (b) Bull
(c) Elephant (d) Horse
12. Which one of the following Indus Valley
Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
13. Which one of the following Indus Valley
Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium?
(a) Harappa (b) Kalibangan
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Dholavira
14. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually
built their houses of:
(a) Pucca bricks (b) Wood
(c) Stone (d) None of these
15. A seal depicting Mother Goddess with plant
growing from the womb, has been found from:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
16. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:
(a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji
(c) Cunningham (d) Wheeler
17. A lot of beads were discovered from:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
18. Mostly, beads were made of:
(a) Terracotta (b) Jasper
(c) Lapis (d) Steatite
19. Which of the following cannot be considered
Proto-Harappan culture?
(a) Sothi culture (b) Jornie culture
(c) Kot-Diji culture (d) Amri culture
20. Which of the following showed the greatest
uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement?
(a) Town planning
(b) Bricks
(c) Religious practices
(d) Building
21. The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of
river:
(a) Ravi (b) Beas
(c) Indus (d) Sutlej
22. The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered by:
(a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji
(c) N.G. Majumdar (d) S.R. Rao
23. The largest of sites found in post-independence
India in:
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Haryana
24. The best drainage system (water management) in
Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Harappa (b) Lothal
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
25. The famous dancing girl found in the Mohenjodaro
was made up of:
(a) Bronze (b) Red limestone
(c) Steatite (d) Terracotta
26. The unique structure in Mohenjodaro was:
(a) Bathing pool (b) Assembly hall
(c) Granary (d) Dockyard
27. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the
famous Bull-seal was found?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Chanhudaro
28. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
site was located on the Iranian border?
(a) Surkotada (b) Sutkagen Dor
(c) Kot Diji (d) Balakot
29. In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the
cemetry R-37 was found?
(a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Harappa (d) Dholavira
30. Which of the following is the most common motif
of the Indus seals?
(a) Elephant (b) Bull
(c) Rhinoceros (d) Unicorn
31. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with
the river:
(a) Ghaggar (b) Bhogavo
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
32. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with
the:
(a) Romans (b) Parthians
(c) Mesopotamians (d) Chinese
33. Which of the following was unknown in Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Wheat (b) Pulses
(c) Barley (d) Cotton
34. Which type of seals was the most popular in
Harappan culture?
(a) Oval (b) Cylindrical
(c) Rounded (d) Quadrate
35. Remains of horse bares have been found from:
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal
(c) Surkotada (d) Sutkagendor
36. In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites, the cotton piece was found ?
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal
(c) Harappa (d) Chanhudaro
37. Which of the following was unknown in Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Construction of wells
(b) Construction of arches
(c) Construction of pillars
(d) Construction of drains
38. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites provides the evidence of fire-altars?
(a) Alamgirpur (b) Kalibangan
(c) Banavali (d) Kunal
39. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian
subcontinent has been obtained from:
(a) Brahmagiri (b) Chirand
(c) Mehargarh (d) Burzahom
40. Which of the following was not worshipped by
Indus Valley people?
(a) Shiva (b) Peepal
(c) Mother Goddess (d) Vishnu
41. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
(a) John Marshall (b) J.H. Mackay
(c) M. Wheeler (d) Aurel Stein
42. A granary outside to citadel was found at:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
43. Which of the following sites of Harappan culture
gives evidence of ‘Sindoor’?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Naushero (d) Balakote
44. Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated
near the bank of:
(a) Sutlej (b) Jhelum
(c) Chinab (d) Indus
45. The archaeological findings from Alamgirpur in
Meerut district reflect the:
(a) Harappa period (b) Vedic period
(c) Budha period (d) Mauryan period
46. In which of the following sites has a pre-Harappan
settlement not been found?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
47. The Director General of Archaeological Survey
of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan
site was:
(a) Dayaram Sahni
(b) R.D. Banerji
(c) John Marshall
(d) Mortimer Wheeler
48. The most suitable name of Indus Valley Civilization
is:
(a) Harappan Civilization
(b) Indus Civilization
(c) Saraswati Civilization
(d) Bronze Time Civilization
49. A clay model of plough has been found from:
(a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi (d) Mitathal
50. In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of
camels have been found at:
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
(c) Harappa (d) Mohenjodaro
51. A glaring evidence of the art of dance in Harappan
culture comes from:
(a) Lothal (b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
52. Which among the following was the most extensive
Harappan city?
(a) Banavali (b) Ropar
(c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi
53. From which of the Harappan sites has the evidence
of bead making been found?
(a) Dholavira (b) Ropar
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
54. Name the site which has revealed the earliest
evidence of settled life?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Mehargarh
55. The most common form of Harappan seal is:
(a) Cylindrical (b) Rectangular
(c) Square (d) Rounded
56. Which of the following ethnic races was not found
from skeleton of Harappan sites?
(a) Alpine (b) Mediteranean
(c) Mongoloid (d) Negrito
57. Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated
at:
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
58. Which one among the following sites is located in
the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
(a) Alamgirpur (b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan (d) Banavali
59. Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence
of two cemeteries?
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan (d) Ropar
60. In which of the following sites was found the
evidence of ‘Swastik’?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
61. Which of the following Harappan sites was found
the earliest evidence of surgery?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
62. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the
earliest evidence of Earthquake
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
63. Three-paired cemetry was found in:
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Mohenjodaro
64. Which amongst the following is not a site of Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Banawali (b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Hastinapur (d) Ropar
65. On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions
of Harappan civilization?
(a) On pillars (b) On rocks
(c) On caves (d) On seals
66. Which site of Harappan civilization has yielded a
beautiful bronze image of a chariot?
(a) Daimabad (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Rakhigarhi
67. Which amongst the following civilizations was not
contemporary with the Harappan civilization?
(a) Greek civilization
(b) Egyptian civilization
(c) Mesopotamian civilization
(d) Chinese civilization
68. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, was
drainage system absent?
(a) Banawali (b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi
69. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people
were known to water reservoir technique?
(a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Chanhudaro
70. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites gives evidence of a Lipstick?
(a) Chanhudaro (b) Banawali
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
71. The site of Alamgirpur is located on the bank of
river:
(a) Maskra (b) Hindon
(c) Chinab (d) Bhader
72. Which one of the following sites has yielded
the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan
period?
(a) Amri (b) Mehargarh
(c) Kotdiji (d) Kalibangan
73. In the Indus Valley Civilization period, LapisLazuli
was imported from:
(a) Badakhshah (b) Iran
(c) Mesopotamia (d) Gujrat
74. The Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Father base
(b) Mother base
(c) Same rights of mother and father
(d) None of these
75. Which of the following was one of the causes of
Harappan decline?
(a) Ecological change
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Aryan attack
(d) All of these
76. A ploughed field was discovered at:
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Solutions
1. (b) 11. (d) 21. (c) 31. (b) 41. (b) 51. (c) 61. (c) 71. (b)
2. (c) 12. (c) 22. (b) 32. (c) 42. (b) 52. (d) 62. (c) 72. (b)
3. (d) 13. (d) 23. (b) 33. (b) 43. (c) 53. (c) 63. (b) 73. (a)
4. (a) 14. (a) 24. (b) 34. (d) 44. (c) 54. (d) 64. (c) 74. (b)
5. (c) 15. (a) 25. (a) 35. (c) 45. (a) 55. (c) 65. (d) 75. (d)
6. (b) 16. (a) 26. (a) 36. (a) 46. (a) 56. (d) 66. (a) 76. (c)
7. (c) 17. (b) 27. (a) 37. (c) 47. (c) 57. (a) 67. (d)
8. (a) 18. (d) 28. (b) 38. (b) 48. (a) 58. (b) 68. (a)
9. (b) 19. (b) 29. (c) 39. (c) 49. (a) 59. (b) 69. (c)
10. (c) 20. (a) 30. (d) 40. (d) 50. (a) 60. (b) 70. (a)
(a) 1911 (b) 1921
(c) 1931 (d) 1941
2. The people of Indus Valley Civilization were
almost :
(a) Nigroid (b) Proto-Austroloid
(c) Mediterranean (d) Nordic
3. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley
Civilization?
(a) Gold (b) Silver
(c) Copper (d) Iron
4. The nature of Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Urban (b) Rural
(c) Agricultural (d) None of these
5. Indus Valley Civilization belongs to:
(a) Pre-historical (b) Historical period
(c) Proto-historical (d) Post-historical
6. A statue of bearded man was found at
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Dholavira
7. In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:
(a) Kharosthi (b) Brahmi
(c) Boustrophedus (d) None of these
8. Which of the following is the latest site found?
(a) Dholavira (b) Amri
(c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan
9. Harappa is located on the bank of river:
(a) Indus (b) Ravi
(c) Beas (d) Sutlej
10. The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
(a) Mound of Living (b) Mound of Survivor
(c) Mound of Dead (d) Mound of Great
11. Which of the following animals was unknown in
Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Lion (b) Bull
(c) Elephant (d) Horse
12. Which one of the following Indus Valley
Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
13. Which one of the following Indus Valley
Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium?
(a) Harappa (b) Kalibangan
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Dholavira
14. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually
built their houses of:
(a) Pucca bricks (b) Wood
(c) Stone (d) None of these
15. A seal depicting Mother Goddess with plant
growing from the womb, has been found from:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
16. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:
(a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji
(c) Cunningham (d) Wheeler
17. A lot of beads were discovered from:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
18. Mostly, beads were made of:
(a) Terracotta (b) Jasper
(c) Lapis (d) Steatite
19. Which of the following cannot be considered
Proto-Harappan culture?
(a) Sothi culture (b) Jornie culture
(c) Kot-Diji culture (d) Amri culture
20. Which of the following showed the greatest
uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement?
(a) Town planning
(b) Bricks
(c) Religious practices
(d) Building
21. The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of
river:
(a) Ravi (b) Beas
(c) Indus (d) Sutlej
22. The site of Mohenjodaro was discovered by:
(a) Dayaram Sahni (b) R.D. Banerji
(c) N.G. Majumdar (d) S.R. Rao
23. The largest of sites found in post-independence
India in:
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab (d) Haryana
24. The best drainage system (water management) in
Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Harappa (b) Lothal
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
25. The famous dancing girl found in the Mohenjodaro
was made up of:
(a) Bronze (b) Red limestone
(c) Steatite (d) Terracotta
26. The unique structure in Mohenjodaro was:
(a) Bathing pool (b) Assembly hall
(c) Granary (d) Dockyard
27. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the
famous Bull-seal was found?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Chanhudaro
28. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
site was located on the Iranian border?
(a) Surkotada (b) Sutkagen Dor
(c) Kot Diji (d) Balakot
29. In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the
cemetry R-37 was found?
(a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Harappa (d) Dholavira
30. Which of the following is the most common motif
of the Indus seals?
(a) Elephant (b) Bull
(c) Rhinoceros (d) Unicorn
31. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with
the river:
(a) Ghaggar (b) Bhogavo
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
32. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with
the:
(a) Romans (b) Parthians
(c) Mesopotamians (d) Chinese
33. Which of the following was unknown in Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Wheat (b) Pulses
(c) Barley (d) Cotton
34. Which type of seals was the most popular in
Harappan culture?
(a) Oval (b) Cylindrical
(c) Rounded (d) Quadrate
35. Remains of horse bares have been found from:
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal
(c) Surkotada (d) Sutkagendor
36. In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites, the cotton piece was found ?
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal
(c) Harappa (d) Chanhudaro
37. Which of the following was unknown in Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Construction of wells
(b) Construction of arches
(c) Construction of pillars
(d) Construction of drains
38. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites provides the evidence of fire-altars?
(a) Alamgirpur (b) Kalibangan
(c) Banavali (d) Kunal
39. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian
subcontinent has been obtained from:
(a) Brahmagiri (b) Chirand
(c) Mehargarh (d) Burzahom
40. Which of the following was not worshipped by
Indus Valley people?
(a) Shiva (b) Peepal
(c) Mother Goddess (d) Vishnu
41. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
(a) John Marshall (b) J.H. Mackay
(c) M. Wheeler (d) Aurel Stein
42. A granary outside to citadel was found at:
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal (d) Dholavira
43. Which of the following sites of Harappan culture
gives evidence of ‘Sindoor’?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Naushero (d) Balakote
44. Indus Valley Civilization site Manda is situated
near the bank of:
(a) Sutlej (b) Jhelum
(c) Chinab (d) Indus
45. The archaeological findings from Alamgirpur in
Meerut district reflect the:
(a) Harappa period (b) Vedic period
(c) Budha period (d) Mauryan period
46. In which of the following sites has a pre-Harappan
settlement not been found?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
47. The Director General of Archaeological Survey
of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan
site was:
(a) Dayaram Sahni
(b) R.D. Banerji
(c) John Marshall
(d) Mortimer Wheeler
48. The most suitable name of Indus Valley Civilization
is:
(a) Harappan Civilization
(b) Indus Civilization
(c) Saraswati Civilization
(d) Bronze Time Civilization
49. A clay model of plough has been found from:
(a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi (d) Mitathal
50. In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of
camels have been found at:
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
(c) Harappa (d) Mohenjodaro
51. A glaring evidence of the art of dance in Harappan
culture comes from:
(a) Lothal (b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
52. Which among the following was the most extensive
Harappan city?
(a) Banavali (b) Ropar
(c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi
53. From which of the Harappan sites has the evidence
of bead making been found?
(a) Dholavira (b) Ropar
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
54. Name the site which has revealed the earliest
evidence of settled life?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Mehargarh
55. The most common form of Harappan seal is:
(a) Cylindrical (b) Rectangular
(c) Square (d) Rounded
56. Which of the following ethnic races was not found
from skeleton of Harappan sites?
(a) Alpine (b) Mediteranean
(c) Mongoloid (d) Negrito
57. Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated
at:
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
58. Which one among the following sites is located in
the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
(a) Alamgirpur (b) Lothal
(c) Kalibangan (d) Banavali
59. Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence
of two cemeteries?
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan (d) Ropar
60. In which of the following sites was found the
evidence of ‘Swastik’?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Kalibangan
61. Which of the following Harappan sites was found
the earliest evidence of surgery?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
62. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the
earliest evidence of Earthquake
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Dholavira
63. Three-paired cemetry was found in:
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
(c) Chanhudaro (d) Mohenjodaro
64. Which amongst the following is not a site of Indus
Valley Civilization?
(a) Banawali (b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Hastinapur (d) Ropar
65. On which object, do we mainly find the inscriptions
of Harappan civilization?
(a) On pillars (b) On rocks
(c) On caves (d) On seals
66. Which site of Harappan civilization has yielded a
beautiful bronze image of a chariot?
(a) Daimabad (b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan (d) Rakhigarhi
67. Which amongst the following civilizations was not
contemporary with the Harappan civilization?
(a) Greek civilization
(b) Egyptian civilization
(c) Mesopotamian civilization
(d) Chinese civilization
68. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, was
drainage system absent?
(a) Banawali (b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal (d) Rakhigarhi
69. In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people
were known to water reservoir technique?
(a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Chanhudaro
70. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization
sites gives evidence of a Lipstick?
(a) Chanhudaro (b) Banawali
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) Kalibangan
71. The site of Alamgirpur is located on the bank of
river:
(a) Maskra (b) Hindon
(c) Chinab (d) Bhader
72. Which one of the following sites has yielded
the cultural remains from Neolithic to Harappan
period?
(a) Amri (b) Mehargarh
(c) Kotdiji (d) Kalibangan
73. In the Indus Valley Civilization period, LapisLazuli
was imported from:
(a) Badakhshah (b) Iran
(c) Mesopotamia (d) Gujrat
74. The Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Father base
(b) Mother base
(c) Same rights of mother and father
(d) None of these
75. Which of the following was one of the causes of
Harappan decline?
(a) Ecological change
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Aryan attack
(d) All of these
76. A ploughed field was discovered at:
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Solutions
1. (b) 11. (d) 21. (c) 31. (b) 41. (b) 51. (c) 61. (c) 71. (b)
2. (c) 12. (c) 22. (b) 32. (c) 42. (b) 52. (d) 62. (c) 72. (b)
3. (d) 13. (d) 23. (b) 33. (b) 43. (c) 53. (c) 63. (b) 73. (a)
4. (a) 14. (a) 24. (b) 34. (d) 44. (c) 54. (d) 64. (c) 74. (b)
5. (c) 15. (a) 25. (a) 35. (c) 45. (a) 55. (c) 65. (d) 75. (d)
6. (b) 16. (a) 26. (a) 36. (a) 46. (a) 56. (d) 66. (a) 76. (c)
7. (c) 17. (b) 27. (a) 37. (c) 47. (c) 57. (a) 67. (d)
8. (a) 18. (d) 28. (b) 38. (b) 48. (a) 58. (b) 68. (a)
9. (b) 19. (b) 29. (c) 39. (c) 49. (a) 59. (b) 69. (c)
10. (c) 20. (a) 30. (d) 40. (d) 50. (a) 60. (b) 70. (a)