41. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is in –?
(a) Punjab
(b) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(c) Saurashtra
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (c)
Rangpur is located in Saurashtra region of western India on the coast of Arabian Sea in Gujarat state. On the basis of large vegetative remains, it can be said that these people used to cultivate Rice, Bajra and Sorghum.
42. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of –?
(a) Jammu
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (b)
Dadheri (Kotla Dadheri) was a prehistoric excavation site of Govindgarh; district Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab). Dadheri is known for its painted grey ware culture which is supposed to be associated with the arrival of the Aryans.
43. Which site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in India?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat. It is situated on the bank of Bhogava River. It was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1954. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are situated in Pakistan.
44. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river –
(a) Narmada
(b) Mahi
(c) Bhogva
(d) Bhima
Ans. (c)
45. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in–?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Sindh
Ans. (a)
46. The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was –?
(a) Harappa
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans. (c)
Lothal is the only place of Indus Valley Civilization from where the pieces of evidence of ports have been found, which is located in the east of the city.
47. Which of the following is a Harappan port?
(a) Alexandria
(b) Lothal
(c) Mahasthangarh
(d) Nagapattinam
Ans. (b)
49. At which of the following Indus Valley sites was a terracotta replica relating to exploration of a plough discovered?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Banawali
According to the Archaeological Survey of India, Terracotta plough along with ploughed field has been found from the early phase of the Kalibangan site (Rajasthan). Apart from this, terracotta plough has also been recovered from the Indus site named Banawali located in Fatehabad district of Haryana.
50. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Banawali
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
51. Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Ropar
(c) Patliputra
(d) Lothal
Ans. (c)
Kalibangan, Ropar, and Lothal are related to Indus Valley Civilization but Pataliputra adjacent to modern-day Patna was not associated with Indus Valley civilization.
52. The largest site of Harappa in India is –?
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigarhi
Ans. (d)
The largest site of Indus Valley civilization in India is Rakhigarhi (Hisar district of Haryana).
53. The biggest Harappan site in India is?
(a) Rakhigarhi
(b) Dholavira
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Ans. (a)
54. Indus Valley Civilization, which was placed on the banks of the river, they were?
1. Sindhu
2. Chenab
3. Jhelum
4. Ganga
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All four
Ans. (b)
Geographically Indus Valley Civilization was spread from Jhelum-river to Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna River in South (Alamgirpur). It consisted of rivers like Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Jhelum, but Ganga River did not belong to this.
55. The people of Indus valley believed in –?
(a) Spirit and Brahma
(b) Ritual
(c) Sacrificial system
(d) Mother Goddess
Undeciphered script of Indus civilization has attracted speculations and hypothesis. The people of Indus civilization probably worshipped Mother Goddess, Lord Shiva. They may have performed Yagya (fire pit found in Rajasthan and Gujarat sites). Burial rituals indicate belief in Atma or spirit, evidence of human sacrifice was also found in Mohenjodaro.
56. The Indus valley people worshipped –?
(a) Shiva
(b) Indra and Varun
(c) Brahma
(d) Vishnu
Ans. (a)
Marshall identified the figure which he found during excavation as an early form of the Hindu God Shiva (or Rudra) or Pashupati (lord of animals) from the excavation of Harappa. The Pashupati seal in which the three faced male God is shown sitting in a yogic posture, surrounded by a rhino and a buffalo on the right side, an elephant and a tiger on the left side, make the historian conclude that the people of those days worshipped Lord Shiva or cylindrical stones show that the people worshipped Lingam, the symbol of Lord Shiva.
57. Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
(a) Lord Macaulay
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) Clive
(d) Colonel Tad
Ans. (b)
Sir John Marshall was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He appointed Mr. Dayaram Sahni, who carried out excavations in the Sahiwal district of Punjab Province (Pakistan) on the left bank of Ravi River. Mr. Sahni’s excavation leads to findings of ruins of Harappa in 1921. Mr. Rakhal Das Banerjee dug out the ruins of the city of Mohenjodaro (Larkana district of Sindh Province, Pakistan) in 1922.
58. Two Indians who were associated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization, are:
(a) Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni
(b) John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad
(c) Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and Rangnath Rao
(d) Madhosarup Vats and V.B. Rao
Ans. (a)
59. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Harappa – Daya Ram Sahni
(b) Lothal – S.R. Rao
(c) Surkotada – J.P. Joshi
(d) Dholavira – B.K. Thapar
Ans. (d)
Harappa was excavated by Daya Ram Sahni; Lothal was by S.R. Rao and Surkotada by J.P. Joshi. But Dholavira was not excavated by B.K. Thapar. Instead, it was excavated by R.S. Bisht. Therefore, option (d) is not correctly matched.
60. The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance, was:
(a) A. Cunningham
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) Mortimer Wheeler
(d) George F. Dales
Ans. (a)
Alexander Cunningham, who headed the Archaeological Survey of India, visited this site in 1853 A.D. and 1856 A.D. Cunningham made a few small excavations at the site and reported some discoveries of ancient pottery, stone, tools and a stone seal but did not recognize its significance. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.