Q. With reference to the Harappan civilization, consider the following statements : 1. The city of Dholavira was in the form of a parallelogram guarded by a fortification. 2. A ploughed field, showing a grid of furrows, located outside the town wall has been discovered at Kalibangan. ...

Q. What are the evidence found regarding the decline of Harappan civilization? Consider the statements: 1. Silt is there is Harappa because of wind sction which brought sand and slit. Houses and streets covered by slit deposits upto 30 ft above ground level. 2. Human skeletons have been ...

Q. Which of the following were common features of both Harappan and Mohenjodaro ? 1. Citadel mounds with a retaining wall 2. Public Baths 3. Rows of granaries 4. Rows of circular blocks for pounding grains. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : (a) 1, 2 and 4 ...

Q. How the Indus valley civilization declined? Give correct reasons contributed to the decline of civilization. 1. Due to fall in foreign trade continuously 2. Due to changing monsoon, the scarcity of rains. 3. Due to ruling of weak foreign powers. 4. Due to the animals used the ...

Q. With reference to Great Bath of Mohenjodaro, consider the following statements - 1. It was built by baked bricks. 2. The length of the Bath is 12 metres, breadth 7 mtrs and depth is around 2.5 metres. 3. The outer walls of the Bath are plastered by on inch thick plaster of paris. 4. ...

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Indus Culture - 1. It arose in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent. 2. It is older than the chalcothic cultures. 3. No other cultural zone in the third and second century BC was as large as the Harappan. 4. It was not as ...

Q. The Indus valley civilization is called non - Aryan because 1. Indus people worshipped mother Goddess. 2. It is a pictographic script. Which of the above statement is/are true ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these Ans: (c) 1 and 2

Q. The terra-cotta plough of the Harappan civilization was found at (a) Mohenjo-daro (b) Banawali (c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal Ans: (b) Banawali Explanation: Moreover, terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana). Archaeologists ...

Q. Which one among the following is not the characteristic feature of the Harappan settlement? (a) Doorways and windows generally faced the side lanes and rarely opened onto the main streets (b) Houses generally had separate bathing areas and toilets (c) The citadel was walled but the ...

Q. The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was (a) secular-federalist (b) theocratic-federalist (c) oligarchic (d) theocratic-unitary Ans: (d) theocratic-unitary

Q. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river (a) Saraswati (b) Indus (c) Beas (d) Ravi Ans: (d) Ravi Explanation:  The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river (d) Ravi. Harappa is an ancient city that was part of the Indus Valley Civilization, also known ...

Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan civilization is correct? (a) The standard Harappan seals were made of clay (b) The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze (c) The Harrapan civilisation was rural based (d) The inhabitants of Harappan ...