61. Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
(a) R. D. Banerjee
(b) K.N. Dikshit
(c) M.S. Vats
(d) V.A. Smith
Ans. (d)
In 1921, Daya Ram Sahni excavated Harappa. From 1926-27 to 1933-34, M.S. Vats was associated with the excavation of Harappa. Mohenjodaro excavation was done in 1922 by Rakhal Das Banerjee. In addition to him, some other scholars like K.N. Dixit, Ernest Mackay, Aurel Stein, A. Ghosh, and J.P. Joshi also contributed in the discovery of this civilization.
Hence, it is clear that V.A. Smith was not associated with the discovery of Harappan Civilization rather was a Irish Indologist and historian.
62. Who among the following discovered ‘Surkotada’, a site of Harappan culture?
(a) B.B. Lal
(b) S.R. Rao
(c) Y.D. Sharma
(d) Jagatpati Joshi
Ans. (d)
Surkotda is situated in Kutch district of Gujarat. It was discovered and excavated by Jagapati Joshi.
63. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Harappa
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
Remains of Well and Bathroom have been found in approximately every major city of Indus Civilization.
64. What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India ?
1. Gold coins
2. Punch- marked silver coins
3. Iron plough
4. Urban culture
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans. (d)
Harappan Civilization, the most ancient civilization of India is famous for its town planning. Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age Civilization. The knowledge of iron was known much later after bronze during, the post Vedic period around 1000 B.C. The first punch-marked coin came into existence in India during 7th -6th century B.C. Gold coins were introduced by Indo-Greek rulers during second century B.C.
65. The first metal used by man was:
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Copper
(d) Iron
Ans. (c)
Copper was the metal which was first used by humans, though there is variation in the period around the globe as far as the use of copper is concerned.
66. An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Dholavira
(d) Banawali
Ans. (b)
An ivory scale in the Harappan context was found at Lothal. Lothal is a place associated with Indus Valley Civilization currently in Gujarat.
67. Which metal has so far not been discovered in Harappan sites?
(a) Copper
(b) Gold
(c) Silver
(d) Iron
Ans. (d)
Harappan civilization is also known as the Bronze Age Civilization. From here pieces of evidence of gold, silver, copper and brass have been found, except iron. In fact, the people of Harappa were not aware of iron. In India, the beginning of Iron Age is considered to be from the later Vedic period (app. 1000 B.C.).
68. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Lothal
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Banawali
Ans. (d)
Banawali is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilization period in Fatehabad district, Haryana. Banawali is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its tributaries. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
69. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given code:
1. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus valley civilization.
2. People of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system.
3. People of Harappa were unknown about the use of metals.
Code:
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct (d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008
Ans. (a)
Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Ropar, Lothal and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley Civilization. In this civilization, most of the cities were designed in a grid pattern. A proper drainage system was aligned along the roads, which was covered with big stones and bricks. The forms of art were found from various sites of this civilization including seals, pottery, gold ornaments and necklaces.
70. Assertion (A): Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now.
Reason (R): They were discovered during excavations.
In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans. (b)
Mohenjodaro (now in Pakistan) is in the Larkana district of Sindh province on the right bank of the Indus River. Harappa is located in the Sahiwal district of Punjab province of Pakistan. Rakhaldas Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni were the two archaeologists who excavated the two major cities of Indus Valley Civilization. At present, these towns are extinct.
Therefore, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) both are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
71. from where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to Harappa civilization?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Dholavira
(c) Kot Diji
(d) Amri
Ans. (b)
Dholavira, which is the second largest site of Harappan Civilization in India (after Rakhigarhi) is located in Rann of Kutch (Gujarat). R.S. Bisht and his colleagues excavated this site in 1992. Dholavira is one of the most prominent archaeological sites of Harappa which gives us important information about great bath and rock-cut reservoir which was 7 metres deep and 79 metres long.
72. Dholavira is located in the State of –?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (a)
73. Which Harappan city is divided into three parts?
(a) Lothal
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira
(d) Surkotada
Ans. (c)
Dholavira is a Harappan site located in Kutch district of Gujarat. The town was built in a rectangular shape. It was divided into three parts- citadel, middle town and lower town.
74. In which of the following site remnants of three townships have been revealed?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Sanghol
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Dholavira
Ans. (d)
75. Which one of the following ancient towns is well- known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Ropar
Ans (a)
Dholavira in Gujarat is well known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs.
76. A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at–?
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Dholavira
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Ans. (b)
From Dholavira, a huge Rock-cut reservoir is found, whose size is about 80.4 m × 12 m and 7.5 meters deep, having a huge capacity to store water. People of Dholavira were familiar with the advanced water management system. From the earliest evidence, people used to store water in this reservoir by building dams.
77. Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a double burial?
(a) Kuntasi
(b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal
(d) Kalibangan
The evidence of three double burials has been found from Lothal. It was an important port of the Harrapan culture. The evidence of double burial also has been found from Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi.
78. Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Sonauli what was found?
(a) Human burials
(b) Animal burials
(c) Residential building
(d) Protecting wall
Ans. (a)
Sinauli is an archaeological site located in Baraut Tehsil, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, where 125 graves belonging to Indus Valley Civilization were found. These graves are oriented in a North-South direction and most are identified as primary human burials. Some of the burials are found with animal bones and gold, copper and bangles.
79. In which State of India is the Harappan Civilization site Mandi situated?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (d)
Mandi is a village in the Muzaffarrnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It became famous after discovery and loot of ancient treasure trove by villagers in June 2000. As per ASI, the jewelry found belonged to the late Harappan period.
80. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in–?
(a) Egypt
(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Central America
(d) India
Ans. (d)
Cotton was first cultivated in India for clothing. In 1922, Rakhal Das Banerjee took interest in the site of Mohenjodaro for excavation. Evidence of the earliest cotton cultivation was found by excavation in India. From India, it reached Greece where it was called as “Sindon”. The cotton cultivation in India started in 3000 B.C. while it was cultivated in Egypt in 2500 B.C.
81. Which of the following characterizes/characterize the people of Indus Civilization?
1. They possessed great places and temples.
2. They worshipped, both male and female deities.
3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) All of these
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
No temple or place of worship has been found in excavation from Indus Valley Civilization till date. The only religious source from this civilization is statues made of mud and stone and seals which were found here. By this, it is known that female deities, Shiva or Pashupati and animals like snake, elephant were worshipped. Worship of plant and trees, or inanimate stone or other objects in the form of ‘Linga’ or ‘yoni’ symbols were famous during that period.
82. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements
1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene.
2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Indus Valley Civilization is considered to be a secular civilization with no trace of theocratic or organized religion. Cotton textiles were produced during the Harappan period as shown by artefact evidence.
83. One of the following sites from where the famous bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found?
(a) Harappa
(b) Chanhudaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans. (d)
Mohenjodaro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan (excavated by R.D. Banerjee in 1922). From this site, various sculptures, seals, pottery, gold and jewellery have been found. But the most famous among them is the humped bull seal.
84. The shape of which tree is found in the seals from the Indus Civilization?
(a) Mango
(b) Pipal
(c) Parijat
(d) Sal
Ans. (b)
Most of the seals discovered from Indus Valley Civilisation were made of steatite. A few of them were also made of terracotta, agate, chert etc. Most of seals were square in shape but few were in cube, circle and cylindrical shape too. Pipal tree is represented number of times on Indus seals depicting that Pipal had important/sacred value to Indus people.