Indian History GK Part – 2
21. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during-
(a) 5000-3500 B.C.
(b) 3000-1500 B.C.
(c) 2500-1750 B.C.
(d) 1500-500 B.C.
Ans:- (b) 3000-1500 B.C.
22. Which of the following animals were domesticated by the Marappans ?
(a) Goat, oxen, pig, buffalo
(b) Oxen, elephant horse, pig
(c) Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig
(d) Camel oxen, buffalo, pig
Ans:-(c) Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig.
23. The tools and weapons of Harappan Civilization were mostly made of
(a) Stone
(b) Copper and bronze
(c) Copper and bronze
(d) Stone and copper
Ans:-(c) Copper and bronze.
24. The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are ?
(a) Inscriptions
(b) Coins
(c) Palm and barch leaf manuscripts
(d) Archaeological excavations
Ans:-(d) Archaeological excavations.
25. The Stone Age people had the first domestic
(a) Asses
(b) Dogs
(c) Horses
(d) Sheep
Ans:- (d) Sheep.
26. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Rakhal Das Banerji
(b) Sir Martimer Wheeler
(c) Sir John Marshall
(d) Daya Ram Sahni
Ans:- (a) Rakhal Das Banerji.
27. Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site ?
(a) Sukatagendor
(b) Patliputra
(c) Lothal
(d) Rangpur
Ans:- (b) Patliputra.
28. Which one of the following elements of Hinduism was practised in the indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Worshipping cows
(b) Cult of Shiva
(c) Idol worship
(d) Wearing of sacred threads
Ans:- (b) Cult of Shiva.
29. Which of the following metals was not known to Indus Valley people ?
(a) Bronze
(b) None of these
(c) Iron
(d) Copper
Ans:- (c) Iron.
30. Nomad man started settling in
(a) Palaeolithic Age
(b) None of these
(c) Mesolithic Age
(d) Neolithic Age
Ans:- (d) Neolithic Age
31. The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in-
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Ropar
(c) Harappa
(d) Lothal
Ans:- (a) Mohenjodaro.
32. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the religion practised by Harappan people ?
(a) Faith in magic, charms and sacrifices
(b) Belief in life after death
(c) Nature worship
(d) Worship of Mother Goddess
Ans:- (c) Nature worship.
33. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now in Pakistan ?
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
Ans:- (b) Harappa.
34. The Harappan site showing evidence of two cultural phases, Harappan and pre-Harappan is-
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Banwali
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Chanhu-daro
Ans:- (a) Kalibangan.
35. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
(a) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
(b) Silver punch-marked coins
(c) Vedic texts
(d) Harappan Culture
Ans:- (d) Harappan Culture.
36. The period when men used both stones and copper tools is known as the-
(a) Chalcolithic Age
(b) Neolithic Age
(c) Metal Age
(d) Monolithic Age
Ans:- (c) Metal Age.
37. The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of
(a) Copper
(b) Pottery
(c) Script
(d) Art
Ans:- (c) Script.
38. Man passed from the food gathering stage to food producing stage in the
(a) Neolithic Age
(b) Chalcolithic Age
(c) Palaeolithic Age
(d) Mesolithic Age
Ans:- (a) Neolithic Age.
39. The greatest invention of man in palaeolithic was
(a) Potter’s wheel
(b) Spinning of cloth
(c) Metal implements
(d) Fire
Ans:- (d) Fire.
40. The script of Indus Valley Civilization was
(a) Undeciphered
(b) Dravidian
(c) Persian
(d) Sanskrit
Ans:- (b) Dravidian.
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