Indus Valley Civilization and Culture MCQs Set 1 – Ancient History

Question 1. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus valley civilization is the discovery of _________.

(A) Scripts

(B) Temple

(C) Utensils, jewellery, weapons, tools

(D) Seals

Question 2. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan? 

(A) Alamgirpur

(B) Lothal

(C) Harappa

(D) Kalibangan

Question 3. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in?

(A) Sindh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Punjab

(D) Gujarat

Question 4. Which of the following throw light on Harappan culture?

(A) Religious books

(B) Handwriting seals on the utensils

(C) Archaeological excavations

(D) Inscription

Question 5. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by _________.

(A) Sir Aurel Stein

(B) R.E.M. Wheeler

(C) Sir John Marshall

(D) J.H. Mackay

Question 6. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river

(A) Bhima

(B) Bhogava

(C) Mahi

(D) Narmada

Question 7. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is __________.

(A) Archaeological excavations

(B) Writing in terracotta seals

(C) Rock edicts

(D) All of the above

Question 8. Which of the following statements about the Indus civilization is not true? 

(A) People knew about iron

(B) Worshipping of Mother Goddess

(C) Trade and commerce were in an advanced stage

(D) Accurate drainage system in cities

Question 9. Which site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in India? 

(A) Harappa

(B) Lothal

(C) Mohenjodaro

(D) None of the above

Question 10. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilization because?

(A) All of the below

(B) It had a lack of knowledge of iron and defensive arrow

(C) It has a pictographic script

(D) It had the amenities of a developed city life

Question 11. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of ________.

(A) U.P.

(B) Haryana

(C) Punjab

(D) Jammu

Question 12. The ‘Great Bath’ was found at the archaeological site of?

(A) Kalibangan

(B) Mohenjodaro

(C) Harappa

(D) Ropar

Question 13. The important reason to keep IndusValley civilization before Aryan civilization is _________.

(A) Potteries

(B) Copper

(C) Town Planning

(D) Script

Question 14. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is in?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Saurashtra

(C) Eastern Uttar Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Question 15. The Great Bath was found from the Indus Valley civilization at?

(A) Mohenjodaro

(B) Kalibangan

(C) Lothal

(D) Harappa

Question 16. Which of the following is related to Harappa civilization?

(A) Mesopotamian civilization

(B) Vedic civilization

(C) Indus Valley civilization

(D) Sumerian civilization

Question 17. A ploughed field was discovered at?

(A) Lothal

(B) Harappa

(C) Kalibangan

(D) Mohenjodaro

Question 18. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?

(A) Lothal

(B) Kalibangan

(C) Banawali

(D) Dholavira

Question 19. Human Society is unique because it depends mainly on _________.

(A) Science

(B) Religion

(C) Economy

(D) Culture

Question 20. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

(A) Cow

(B) Tiger

(C) Rhinoceros

(D) Elephant

Question 21. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in ________.

(A) Kushan Period

(B) Pre-Aryan

(C) Vedic Period

(D) Mauryan Period

Question 22. Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because?

(A) It extended up to the Narmada valley

(B) It has an agricultural economy

(C) It has its own script

(D) It was an Urban civilization

Question 23. Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery? 

(A) Blue

(B) Yellow

(C) Blue-grey

(D) Red

Question 24. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the __________.

(A) Silver Punch-marked coins

(B) Vedic texts

(C) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India

(D) Harappan culture

Question 25. Indus Civilization existed in _________.

(A) Later historical age

(B) Historical age

(C) Early historical age

(D) Pre-historical age

Question 26. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from _________.

(A) Surkotada

(B) Lothal

(C) Kalibangan

(D) Banawali

Question 27. For the Harrapan Cultural sites and it’s position, which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Rakhigarhi – Rajasthan

(B) Daimabad – Maharashtra

(C) Banawali – Haryana

(D) Alamgirpur – Uttar Pradesh

Question 28. Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization? 

(A) Elephant

(B) Cow

(C) Horse

(D) Lion

Question 29. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?

(A) Sheep

(B) Horse

(C) Elephant

(D) Bull

Question 30. The first ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was?

(A) China

(B) Sumerian

(C) Egypt

(D) Indus