SSC Previous Year MCQs on Indus Valley Civilization
Which of the following sites would be suitable for observing the architecture of the Harappan civilisation?
Banawali, located in the Fatehabad district of Haryana, has revealed a three-fold cultural sequence through excavations: Pre-Harappan (Early Harappan), Harappan, and Bara (Post-Harappan) phases. The site was excavated by Dr. R.S. Bisht. It comprises a citadel and a lower town, both of which are fortied.
The Iron Age site named Tekwada is located in _________.
The Iron Age is a time period when iron became the primary material for tools and weapons.
Some Iron Age sites in India:
Hallur (Karnataka),
Adichanallur and Mayiladumparai (Tamil Nadu),
Raja Nal ka Tila (Uttar Pradesh).
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Iron Age?
1. The establishment of large cities took place on the basis of sizeable surplus. 2. The ceramic associated with this age was Painted Grey Ware. 3. The Indus Valley Civilization nourished during the Iron Age
The Indus Valley Civilization nourished during the Bronze Age, not the Iron Age. The civilisations that nourished during the Iron Age were Greece, Rome, Persia and India.
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Harappa was discovered in 1921-22 by Daya Ram Sahni. It is located on the banks of the Ravi River in Sahiwal (formerly Montgomery) district, Punjab, Pakistan.
The city is divided into three main sections: the Citadel, the Middletown, and the Lower Town.
The Harappans sourced copper from present-day Rajasthan.
Signicant findings include two rows of six granaries, workers' quarters, two sandstone statues depicting human anatomy, a sculpture of a dog attacking a deer, and small bullock carts (known as ekkas).
Drains exiting from Mohenjo-Daro had ________ doors that were probably closed at night to prevent vagrants or negative elements from entering the city through that access.
Mohenjo-Daro, discovered by R.D. Banerji in 1922, is located on the right bank of the Indus River in southern Pakistan.
In which Harappan site was a paved bathroom found?
It is situated on the banks of Indus River in present-day Pakistan.
Signicant discoveries from Mohenjodaro include -
bronze statue of a dancing girl,
sculpture of a bearded priest,
Great Granary.
At which of the following places in the Indus valley civilisation a brick structure has been identied as a dockyard meant for berthing ships and handling cargo?
Lothal (Gujarat):
Location: Bank of the Bhogwa River.
Features : Evidence of the earliest cultivation of rice, Served as a seaport for the Indus Valley people.
In Harappa, the granary had rows of _________ brick platforms for threshing the grains.
Granaries of the Indus Valley Civilization were discovered in two key regions: Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
Mohenjodaro, located south of the Indus River, is a major site where the Great Granary, the largest building, was found.
Which was the prominent architectural feature of the Indus Valley towns and cities?
In 1921, Dayaram Sahni discovered Harappa, followed by R.D. Banerjee's discovery of Mohenjodaro in 1922.
Key features of major cities include grid-based town planning, the use of burnt bricks, underground drainage systems (like Dholavira's water reservoirs), and fortied citadels (except Chanhudaro).
Stupas - Buddhist architecture. Pyramids - Ancient Egypt.
Select the correct alternative on the basis of the given statements on the cities of Harappan civilisation. Statement I: Most of the Harappan cities were divided into two parts: Higher Town and Lower Town. Statement II: The archaeologists describe the lower part of the towns as Citadel.
The Harappan cities were typically structured into two distinct sections. The part to the west was generally smaller in area but higher in elevation, which archaeologists refer to as the Citadel.
In contrast, the section to the east was larger in size but lower in elevation, commonly known as the Lower Town.
Fire altars were found in which of the following groups of Harappan cities?
Findings of different Indus valley civilization sites :
Lothal - Port Town, Evidence of Rice, Graveyard, Ivory scale, Copper dog.
Mohenjo-Daro - Prepared Garments, Temple-like Palace, Pashupati seal, Statue of a dancing girl, The Great Bath, The Great Granary etc.
Which of the following statements is true about the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
"Great bath" is a public water tank located in Mohenjo Daro (Pakistan). It was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides. There were two flights of steps on the north and south leading into the tank, which was made watertight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar of gypsum. There were rooms on three sides, in one of which was a large well.
Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now located in Pakistan ?
The Indus valley civilization (Bronze Age) is also called the Harappan culture.
Other Important Sites:
Sutkagendor (Balochistan, Dast river).
Chanhudaro (Pakistan, Indus river).
Kalibangan (Rajasthan, Ghaggar river).
Lothal (Gujarat, Bhogva river).
Alamgirpur (Meerut, Hindon river).
Pottery was first traceable to which period of ancient Indian history?
Pottery has been discovered in the early villages of Mehrgarh. The Palaeolithic (the first and longest part of the Stone Age) was a period of prehistory when humans made stone tools.
In India, the practice of erecting megaliths began about __________ ago.
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a pre - historic structure or monument. Types -
Clairn Circles type of Megalith (grave/memorial) were the stone pieces set in a circular shape around the grave.
Menhir (standing stone),
Capstone (Single megaliths placed horizontally over burial chambers),
Dolmen (A large capstone on two or more support stones creating a chamber).
Megalith Sites - Nilaskal (Karnataka), Hanamsagar (Karnataka), Junapani (Maharashtra), Hire Benakal (Karnataka), etc.
Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about ________.
It is the oldest agricultural settlement in the Indian subcontinent.
Which of the following Harappan town was located on Khadir Beyt in the Runn of Kutch and was divided into three parts?
Dholavira: Discovered in 1968 by archaeologist Jagat Pati Joshi. Fifth largest metropolis of Indus Valley Civilization, 40th Indian site on UNESCOβs World Heritage list.
Surkotada: Discovered in 1964-68 by Jagat Pati Joshi, located in northeast Bhuj in Gujarat.
Chanhudaro: Discovered in 1931 by N. G. Majumdar, located in Sindh, Pakistan.
Sotka-koh: Discovered by George F. Dales, located on the Makran coast, near the city of Pasni, Balochistan (Pakistan).
Bhimbetka, a noted site of the Palaeolithic period, is located in which state of India?
Bhimbetka is located in the Vindhya ranges of Madhya Pradesh. It was discovered by V. S. Wakankar in 1957.
During which of the following period Ostriches were found in India?
Large quantities of ostrich egg shells found at Patne, Maharashtra.
In which of the following sites of jadeite stone was found?
Daojali Hading - A neolithic site in Dima Hasao District of Assam. Situated near Brahmaputra valley close to routes leading into China and Myanmar.
Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities?
Copper was the first metal used in Indus Valley (Bronze Age civilization) to make tools, utensils, and other objects. Other metals used were lead, gold, bronze and silver.
The Harappan brought Gold from present-day _______ in India.
Gold ornaments are found at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.
Other materials they imported:
Copper - Brought from present-day Rajasthan, and from Oman in west Asia.
Tin - Brought from present-day Afghanistan and Iran.
Precious stones - Brought from present-day Gujarat, Iran and Afghanistan.
Which of the following types of house remains were found in Mehrgarh site of Harappan civilization?
Mehrgarh was discovered in 1974 by Jean-Francois Jarrige. It is the first place where people started growing barley and wheat, reared the sheep and goat as it was one of the oldest villages.
The duration of the Mesolithic period is from about ______ years ago to ____ years ago.
The Mesolithic Period (Middle Stone Age) is the earliest Holocene culture.
Feature: Microliths, technological innovations (bow and arrow for hunting, querns, grinders, etc.),