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CLASS 12 - HISTORY

Section A a) People of the whole Harappan region

b) People of Lothal and Rangpur
1) Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan? c) People of Mohenjo - Daro
[1] d) People of Harappa
a) Goddess b) Indra
c) Nature d) Pashupatinath 12) Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation belong to
Haryana?
2) The one animal that was not represented in the terracottas [1]
of the Harappans was . a) Lothal b) Shortugai
[1] c) Kalibangan d) Banawali
a) Deer b) Buffalo
c) Cow d) Goat 13) Indus areas were fertile because of the
[1]
3) Which of the following items hasnotbeen found in the
Harappan graves? a) Rotation of crops
[1] b) Annual inundation in the Indus river
c) Use of green manure
a) Jewellery d) Use of fertilizers
b) Iron hand axe
c) Copper mirrors 14) The earliest representation of an ascetic practice comes
d) Pottery and ornaments from the
[1]
4) Chanhudaro was a tiny settlement almost exclusively de-
voted to craft production, which included making. a) Pashupati seal of the Harappan culture
[1] b) Aranyakas
a) Seals b) Beads c) Upanishads
c) All of these d) Weights d) Buddhist period
5) Mohenjo - Daro means the mound of the dead. Which 15) At burials in Harappan sites the dead were generally laid
other word has the same meaning? in .
[1] [1]
a) Chanhudaro b) Surkotada a) Pits b) Caves
c) Kalibangan d) Lothal c) Boxes d) Wholes
6) TheGreat Bath was found in which town of the Indus 16) Which town in Indus Valley Civilisation had no Citadel?
Valley Civilisation? [1]
[1] a) Chanhudaro b) Mohenjodaro
a) Mohenjodaro b) Harappa c) Harappa d) Lothal
c) Rangpur d) Lothal
17) of bullock carts suggest that this was one impor-
7) Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gu- tant means of transporting goods and people across land
jarat? routes.
[1] [1]
a) Lothal a) Wooden models
b) Dholavira b) Iron models
c) Banawali c) Terracotta toy models
d) Both Lothal and Dholavira d) Earthen models
8) How many Indus Valley seals have been found so far? 18) The earliest examples of sculpture in India go back to
[1] [1]
a) More than 200 b) More than 400 a) Pre - historic times b) Mauryan times
c) More than 1000 d) More than 2000 c) Gupta times d) Proto - historic times
9) Who is known as the father of Archaeology? 19) In which age were the copper and stone implements used?
[1] [1]
a) Daya Ram Sahni b) REM Wheeler a) Mesolithic b) Microlithic
c) Alexander Cunningham d) John Marshall c) Chalcolithic d) Neolithic
10) The wordKalibangan means 20) The Indus valley civilisation flourished around
[1] [1]
a) Black seals b) Black bangles a) 2500 - 1800 BC b) 2700 - 2000 BC
c) Black mound d) Black pottery c) 2600 - 1900 BC d) 2000 - 2100 BC
11) Those who cultivated rice were, the 21) By what approximate time had most of the mature Harap-
[1] pan sites in regions such as Cholistan been abandoned?
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[1] 33) Who among the following Director Generals of A.S.I. was
a) 1900 BC b) 2000 BC an ex - army Brigadier?
c) 1800 BC d) 2600 BC [1]
a) James Burgess b) R.E.M.Wheeler
22) What was the main feature of the Harappa Civilisation?
c) Daya Ram Sahni d) John Marshalli
[1]
a) Art and architecture b) Town planning 34) Which of the following is true about Harappan religion?
c) Administration d) Agriculture [1]
23) Why is the Harappan script called enigmatic? a) Female deities were not dominant.
Choose the correct reason from the following options: b) Temple structures were unearthed.
[1] c) Nature worship was in vogue.
a) It had too many symbols, between 600 and 1000 in d) No cult of mother goddess was found.
number. 35) Lothal lies in a level plain between
b) It was written from left to right. [1]
c) It resembles the Hieroglyphic script of Egypt. a) The Ganges and The Jamuna
d) Its writing remains undeciphered to date. b) Sabarmati and Narmada
24) From where did Harappans get gold? c) The Sutlej and The Ravi
[1] d) The Bhogava and The Sabarmati Rivers
a) Chotta Nagpur region b) Central India
36) A highly advanced water management system of Harappan
c) South India d) Himalayan Region
times has been unearthed at
25) Which of these is the feature of Harappan Civilisation? [1]
[1] a) Kalibangam b) Alamgirpur
a) Drainage system c) Dholavira d) Lothal
b) Citadel and Lower town 37) The Social System of the Harappans was?
c) Urban planning [1]
d) All of these
a) Colour - based
26) Man first used metals for b) Fairly - egalitarian based
[1] c) Slave - labour based
a) Constructing houses d) Caste - based
b) Clearing jungles and harvesting 38) Which group of scholars among the following recon-
c) Making wheels structed the dietary practices of Harappa from the remains
d) Making pots of charred grains and seeds found in the Harappan sites?
27) The remains of Indus valley Civilization were first dis- [1]
covered in a) Archeo - Botanists
[1] b) Geo - Archeologists
a) 1941 b) 1911 c) Archeo - Ethnographists
c) 1921 d) 1931 d) Archeo - Zoologists
28) Harappan civilisation can into existance in 39) Where were large granaries found?
[1] [1]
a) 3600 BCE b) 1000 BCE
c) 2600 BCE d) 1600 BCE a) Banawali
b) Harappa and Mohenjodaro
29) Which one of the following sites was known for making c) Lothal and Dholavira
shell objects in the Harappan civilisation? d) Kalibangan
[1]
a) Amri b) Manda 40) Barrack - like groups of single - roomed tenements have
c) Kalibanga d) Nageshwar been discovered at
[1]
30) Harappa is located on the banks of .
a) Harappa and Mohenjo - daro
[1]
b) Kalibangan and Harappa
a) Chenab b) Ravi
c) Only Mohenjo - daro
c) Indus d) Jhelum
d) Only Harappa
31) Who among the following wroteIt seems to me a suicidal
41) Assertion (A):Some scholars consider the Great Bath as
and indefensible policy to allow the country to be looted
a ritual structure.
of original works of ancient art?
Reason (R): The tank was used for bathing on religious
[1]
ceremonies and some kind of a special bath ritual.
a) H.H. Cole b) Walter Elliot
[1]
c) James Fergusson d) John Marshall
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
32) Which among the following was the first site discovered
nation of A.
in the Indus Valley Civilisation?
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
[1]
explanation of A.
a) Rakhigarhi b) Harappa
c) A is true but R is false.
c) Kalibangan d) Mohenjodaro
d) A is false but R is true.
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42) Assertion (A):There was widespread literacy in the Harap- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
pan civilisation. nation of A.
Reason (R): Various script has been found on a variety b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
of objects and it may also have been written on some explanation of A.
perishable material. c) A is true but R is false.
[1] d) A is false but R is true.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla- 48) Assertion (A):Streets with drains were laid out first and
nation of A. then houses built along them.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct Reason (R):Harappan cities had a carefully planned
explanation of A. drainage system.
c) A is true but R is false. [1]
d) A is false but R is true.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
43) Assertion (A): Careful re - examination of the data can nation of A.
sometimes lead to a reversal of earlier interpretations. b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
Reason (R): Fresh evidence that comes to light does not explanation of A.
support earlier interpretations. c) A is true but R is false.
[1] d) A is false but R is true.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
49) Assertion (A): Harappan culture belongs to the category
nation of A.
of urban culture.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
Reason (R): Harappa’s citadel had barracks and Lothal
explanation of A.
had a dockyard and was a major religious center.
c) A is true but R is false.
[1]
d) A is false but R is true.
44) Assertion (A): Many reconstructions of the Harappan re- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
ligion are made on the assumption that later traditions nation of A.
provide parallels with earlier ones. b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
Reason (R) : Archaeologists often move from the unknown explanation of A.
to the known, that is, from the past to the present. c) A is true but R is false.
[1] d) A is false but R is true.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla- 50) Assertion (A): Information about the context of John Mar-
nation of A. shall’s findings was irretrievably lost.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct Reason (R): He tried to excavate along with regular hor-
explanation of A. izontal units, measured uniformly throughout the mound
c) A is true but R is false. considering the stratigraphy of the site.
d) A is false but R is true. [1]
45) Assertion (A):Harappan sites required irrigation facilities a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla-
in order to improve agricultural output. nation of A.
Reason (R): The majority of Harappan sites were found b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
in areas receiving heavy rainfall. explanation of A.
[1] c) A is true but R is false.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla- d) A is false but R is true.
nation of A. 51) On the map of India, mark and locate any five Harappan
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct sites:
explanation of A. [5]
c) A is true but R is false. 52) On the given political outline map of India, locate and
d) A is false but R is true. label the followings with appropriate symbols.
46) Assertion (A):The Harappan ate a wide range of plant i. Rakhigarhi.
and animal products, including fish. ii. Name of three mature Harappan sites.
Reason (R):Animal bones found at Harappan sites include iii. Dholavira.
those of cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo and pig. iv. Lothal
[1] v. Kalibangan, Nageshwar.
vi. i. Dholavira
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct expla- ii. Lumbini.
nation of A. [5]
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct 53) On the map of India, label and locate the following
explanation of A. market Harappan sites: Rakhigadi, Lothal, Kalibangan,
c) A is true but R is false. Kotdiji.
d) A is false but R is true. [5]
47) Assertion (A): It is assumed that Cunningham missed the 54) In the domestic architecture of Harappa there were no
significance of Harappa. windows in the walls along the ground level.
Reason (R): He thought that Indian history began with Identify the possible cause mentioned by the archaeologists
the first cities in the Ganga valley. from the following options.
[1] [1]
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a) To maintain privacy. • The little pots of this material were probably consid-
b) It was a custom. ered precious because it was very difficult to make
c) Part of unplanned process. them.
d) No concern of ventilation. [1]
a) Faience b) Lapis lazuli
55) Identify the given image from the following options: c) Carnelian d) Terracotta
57) Identify the structure in the Citadel with the help of the
following information:
• It was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard sur-
rounded by a corridor on all four sides.
• There were two flights of steps on the north and
south leading into the tank, which was made water-
tight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar
of gypsum.
[1]
a) Great Bath b) Dockyard
c) Gopuram d) Granary
[1] 58) Identify the director general of ASI of India with the help
of the following information:
a) Reservoir at Dholavira • He was the first professional archaeologist who
b) Dockyard in Lothal brought his experience of working in Crete and
c) Great Bath at Kalibangan Greece.
d) Drain in Mohenjo - Daro • In 1924, he announced the discovery of a new civil-
isation in the Indus Valley.
56) Identify the material with the help of following informa-
[1]
tion:
a) Alexander Cunningham b) G.F. Dales
• It is a material made of ground sand or silica mixed
c) John Marshall d) R.E.M. Wheeler
with colour and gum and then fired.