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    The document contains 32 multiple choice questions about the Indus Valley Civilization. It tests knowledge about the major sites of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, who led their excavation, other important sites like Kalibangan, Lothal and Rakhigarhi, and artifacts and remains found at different sites. The questions also cover theories about the decline of the Indus civilization and the locations of major sites like Lothal, Banawali and Ropar.

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    MCQ on Indus Valley Civilization

    Question 1 : The excavations of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were carried out by the then
    Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, whose name was
    1. John Hubert Marshall
    2. John Galt
    3. Herbert Simon
    4. Sean Gilbert Marshall
    Answer : 1 (John Hubert Marshall)
    Question 2 : The Indian who was involved in the excavations of Harappa and Mohenjo-
    daro was
    1. SD Rathore
    2. KK Menon
    3. RD Banerjee
    4. RD Sharma
    Answer : 3 (RD Banerjee)
    Question 3 : Kalibangan is located at
    1. Gujarat
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Himachal Pradesh
    4. Punjab
    Answer : 2 (Rajasthan)
    Question 4 : Harappa was located on the banks of the river
    1. Ganga
    2. Sutlej
    3. Ravi
    4. Kosi
    Answer : 3 (Ravi)
    Question 5 : The Indus Valley Civilization was initially called
    1. Harappa Civilization
    2. Mohenjo-daro Civilization
    3. Punjab-Sindh Civilization
    4. Lathal Civilization
    Answer : 1 (Harappa Civilization)
    Question 6 : Which is the biggest Harappan Civilization site
    1. Ropar
    2. Lothal
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Rakhigarhi
    Answer : (Rakhigarhi)
    Question 7 : In Sindhi language, the world ‘Mohenjo-daro’ means
    1. The land of the living
    2. Mount of the Dead
    3. God’s own Land
    4. The people of Sindh
    Answer : 2 (Mound of the Dead)
    Question 8 : ‘The Great Bath’ & ‘The Great Granary’ belong to which site
    1. Kalibangan
    2. Bhirrana
    3. Mohenjo-daro
    4. Lothal
    Answer : 3 (Mohenjo-daro)
    Question 9 : Which of the following is known as the ‘Lancashire of India’
    1. Lothal
    2. Ropar
    3. Chanhudaro
    4. Kalibangan
    Answer : 3 (Chanhudaro)
    Question 10 : Which of the following is the only Indus city without a citadle
    1. Chanhudaro
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Ropar
    4. Surkotada
    Answer : 1 (Chanhudaro)
    Question 11 : The literal meaning of ‘Kalibangan’ is
    1. Black Bangle
    2. Black Garden
    3. Black Fort
    4. None of the above
    Answer : 1 (Black Bangle)
    Question 12 : First site to be excavated after independence was
    1. Ropar
    2. Mohenjo-daro
    3. Bhirrana
    4. Banawali
    Answer : 1 (Ropar)
    Question 13 : Which of the following is the ‘Manchester of Harappan Civilization’ for its
    cotton trade
    1. Lothal
    2. Ropar
    3. Banawali
    4. Dholavira
    Answer : 1 (Lothal)
    Question 14 : Which of the following is called the ‘Provincial capital’ of Harappan
    Civilization
    1. Ropar
    2. Rakhigari
    3. Mohenjo-daro
    4. Bhirrana
    Answer : 2 (Rakhigarhi)
    Question 15 : Which site provides the first actual remains of horse bones
    1. Surkotada
    2. Ropar
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Bhirrana
    Answer : 1 (Surkotada)
    Question 16 : Which is the only city with oval shaped settlements
    1. Banawali
    2. Bhirrana
    3. Sutkagen-Dor
    4. Lothal
    Answer : 1 (Banawali)

    Question 17 : Which is the latest Indus city discovered


    1. Rakhigarhi
    2. Dholavira
    3. Banawali
    4. Bhirrana
    Answer : 2 (Dholavira)
    Question 18 : Which of the following were found in Mohenjo-daro
    1. Bronze image of a dancing girl
    2. Steatite image of a bearded man
    3. Seal representing Mother Goddess with a plant growing from her womb and woman to be
    sacrificed by a man with a knife
    4. All of the above
    Answer : 4 (All of the above)
    Question 19 : Which of the following were found in Harappa
    1. Dancing Nataraj
    2. Stone ‘lingam’ and ‘yoni’ figurines
    3. A red sandstone naked male Torso showing traces of Jainism
    4. All of the above
    Answer : 4 (All of the above)
    Question 20 : Black bangles were found in which site
    1. Kalibangan
    2. Kot Diji
    3. Amri
    4. None of the above
    Answer : 1 (Kalibangan)
    Question 21 : In which of the following sites was found the evidence of burying a dog with a
    human burial
    1. Ropar
    2. Lothal
    3. Alamgirpur
    4. Banawali
    Answer : 1 (Ropar)
    Question 22 : In which of the following sites was found a jar depicting scene from the story
    ‘cunning fox’ from Panchatantra
    1. Alamgirpur
    2. Lothal
    3. Rakhigarhi
    4. Banwali
    Answer : 2 (Lothal)
    Question 23 : Where is Rakhigarhi located
    1. Gujarat
    2. Haryana
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Afghanistan
    Answer : 2 (Haryana)
    Question 24 : In which of the following sites were found specialized drills for bead making
    1. Chanhudaro
    2. Amri
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Kot Diji
    Answer : 1 (Chanhudaro)
    Question 25 : In which of the following sites was found the seated male sculpture of the
    ‘Priest King’
    1. Amri
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Kot diji
    4. Mohenjo-daro
    Answer : 4 (Mohenjo-daro)
    Question 26 : Which of the following thinkers suggested that External aggression (Aryan
    Invasion) was the reason behind the decline of Indus Valley Civilization
    1. KUR Kennedy
    2. Walter Fairservis
    3. GF Hales
    4. Stuart Piggott and Gordon-Childe
    Answer : 4 (Stuart Piggott and Gordon-Childe)
    Question 27 : Who suggested that the destruction of the Indus Valley Civilization was due
    to change in the course of river Ghaggar
    1. GF Hales
    2. KUR Kennedy
    3. MR Sahni
    4. Walter Fairservis
    Answer : 1 (GF Hales)
    Question 28 : “The most unique feature of this site is its dockyard, the world’s first tidal port,
    which served as a main sea-port for the Indus People”
    The above statement holds true for which site?
    1. Ropar
    2. Lothal
    3. Rakhigarhi
    4. Banwali
    Answer : 2 (Lothal)
    Question 29 : Lothal is located at
    1. Ahmedabad
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Chandigarh
    4. Sindh
    Answer : 1 (Ahmedabad)
    Question 30 : Banawali is located at
    1. Ahmedabad
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Chandigarh
    4. Haryana
    Answer : 4 (Haryana)
    Question 31 : Where is Ropar located
    1. Chandigarh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Haryana
    4. Ahmedabad
    Answer : 1 (Chandigarh)
    Question 32 : In which of the following sites was the evidence of antelope found
    1. Amri
    2. Mohenjo-daro
    3. Kot Diji
    4. Harappa
    Answer : 1 (Amri)

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