Q. Which of the following was not a major industrial town of the Harappan civilization? (a) Lothal (b) Chanhudaro (c) Harappa (d) Kalibangan Ans: (a) Lothal

Q. The geographical knowledge of the early Aryans did not extend beyond (a) Indus (b) Ganga (c) Yamuna (d) Ghaggar Ans: (c) Yamuna

Q. Which of the following correctly describes the land of the Seven Rivers (Sapta Sindhu) where the initial Aryan settlements were located? (a) The Indus Valley region (b) The Punjab and Delhi region (c) The region from Eastern Afghanistan to the upper valley of the Ganges (d) The land ...

Q. The chief opponents of the Aryans were the indigenous people of non-Aryan origin known as Panis and Dasas or Dasyus. The factor which enabled the Aryans to emerge victorious in the struggle against the indigenous tribes was (a) Lack of unity among the indigenous tribes (b) Better ...

Q. According to the theory of double invasion of India by the Aryans, the first group inhabited the Punjab, and the second group pushed its way through Gilgit and Chitral and settled in the midland country. Who put forward this theory? (a) Dr. Giles (b) Dr. Hoernle (c) Sir George Grierson ...

Q. Which of the following is not considered an Indo-Aryan language? (a) Avesta (b) English (c) Arabic (d) Persian Ans: (c) Arabic Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Arabic. Arabic is not considered an Indo-Aryan language. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and ...

Q. The Aryans came to India as (a) Invaders (b) Immigrants (c) Refugees (d) Merchants and nomads Ans: (c) Refugees

Q. On what evidence is South Russia/Central Asia regarded as the original home of the Aryans? (a) Anthropological (b) Philological (c) Racial (d) Archaeological Ans: (b) Philological Explanation:  The correct answer is (b) Philological. The idea that South Russia/Central ...

Q. Which of the following is not one of the proofs of maritime activities of the Indus Valley people ? (a) The discovery of a dockyard at Lothal (b) The drawing of a ship on a seal (c) Discovery of a number of articles which were not produced or found in the country (d) Commercial ...

Q. From a large number of seals discovered from almost all the Harappan sites, it appears that they were used for_____________ purposes. (a) ritualistic and religious (b) Commercial (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) Symbolic Ans: (c) Both (a) and (b) above Explanation:   ...

Q. Which of the following is not a feature of the religious life of the Indus civilization? (a) Pipal and Acacia trees were regarded as celestial plants (b) The tree of life figures with great frequency on the seals (c) The Indus deities, like the Vedic deities, were predominantly male ...

Q. In the Harappan buildings mostly burnt bricks were used, not stones, because (a) Without iron tools stone-cutting was difficult (b) Bricks provided better flood defence (c) Bricks were ideally suited for the moist climate (d) Stone was not readily available Ans: (d) Stone was not ...