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ANCIENT HISTORY TEST, TOPIC INDUS VALLY CIVILIZATION, , DATE : 18/12/2021 TIMING ; 30 MINUTES, 1. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?, , (a) Rigveda (b) Samaveda, (c) Yajurveda ({d) Atharvaveda, 2. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of, , (a) Samhitas (b) Brahmanas, (c) Aranyakas (d) All the above, , 3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known, as, , (a) Hinduism (b) Brahmanism, (c) Bhagavatism (d) Vedic Dharma, , 4, The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the age., , (a) Megalithic (b) Paleolithic, (c) Neolithic (d) chalcolithic, , 5. The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was, , (a) Bronze (b) Copper, (c) Iron (d) Tin, , 6. Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan, Civilisation?, , (a) Mesopotamian (b) Egyptian, , (c) Sumerian (d) Chinese, , 7. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the, Harappan Civilisation?, , LEGAL SUCCESS LAW CLASSES MEERUT MOB : 8851415342 Page 1
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(a) Sir John Marshall (b) RD Banerji, (c) ACunningham (d) Daya Ram Sahani, , 8. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other, contemporary civilisations by its, , (a) town planning (b) underground drainage system, (c) uniformity of weights and measures (d) large agricultural surplus, , 9. Match the location of the following Harappan sites:, , List- 1 List-2, , (Sites) (States), , A. Ropar (i) Uttar Pradesh, B. Alamgirpur (ii) Punjab, C. Kalibangan (iii) Gujarat, D. Dholavira (iv) Rajasthan, E. Banawali (v) Haryana, , Codes:, , ABCDE, (a) iiiiviiiv, (bj iiiiiiivy, (c)iiiiiiivy, (d) ii iii | viv, , 10. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the, basis of, , (a) Pottery design (b) Stratification, (c) Aryan invasion (d) Radio Carbon-14 dating, , 11. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the, purpose of, , (a) safety from robbers (b) protection against cattle raiders, (c) protection against floods (d) All the above, , 12. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were, , ST, LEGAL SUCCESS LAW CLASSES MEERUT MOB : 8851415342 Page 2
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(a) Wheat (b) Rice, , (c) Millet (d) All the above, , 13. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of, (a) clay (b) copper, , (c) bronze (d) brass, , 14. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?, , (a) gold (b) silver, (c) copper (4) iron, , 15. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people, , (a) Mother Goddess (b) Pashupati Shiva, (c) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia (d) Trimurti, , 16, At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been, found?, , (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal, (c) Suktagendor (d) Sotka Koli, , 17. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?, , (a) Agriculture (b) Trade and Commerce, (c) Crafts (d) All the above, , 18. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of, , (a) Aryan invasion (b) Decline in foreign trade, (c) Ecological factors (d) Not definitely known factors, , 19. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is, , (a) unihorn bull (b) cow, (c) bull (d) tiger, , 20. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a concept?, , ST, LEGAL SUCCESS LAW CLASSES MEERUT MOB : 8851415342 Page 3
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(a) Linguistic (b) Racial, (c) Religious (d) Cultural, , 21. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in, , (a) Montgomery district (b) Larkana district, (c) Chandigarh area (d) Gujarat, , 22. Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley, Civilisation?, , (a) Horse (b) Cow, (c) Goat (d) Elephant, , 23. The Harappas had commercial relations with, , (a) China (b) Jawa, (c) Mesopotamia (d) Burma (Now, Myanmar), , 24. The Harappans did not know the use of, , (a) Copper (b) Bronze, (c) Gold (d) iron, , 25. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at, , (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjo-Daro, (c) Ropar (d) Kalibangan, , ST, LEGAL SUCCESS LAW CLASSES MEERUT MOB : 8851415342 Page 4
