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Indus Valley Civilization

1. Which civilization is often referred to as the Indus Valley civilization?

  • A) Mesopotamian
  • B) Egyptian
  • C) Harappan
  • D) Greek
C) Harappan Explanation

2. The Indus Valley Civilization was primarily located in which modern-day countries?

  • A) India and China
  • B) Pakistan, Afghanistan and northwest India
  • C) India and Nepal
  • D) Pakistan and India
B) Pakistan, Afghanistan and northwest India Explanation

3. What remarkable qualities did the towns of the Indus Valley Civilization have? 

  • A) Pyramids and obelisks
  • B) Stone temples and ziggurats
  • C) Baked brick houses and elaborate drainage systems
  • D) Adobe dwellings and canals
C) Baked brick houses and elaborate drainage systems Explanation

4. Which state in India is home to the Indus Valley site of Dholavira?

  • A) Punjab
  • B) Gujarat
  • C) Rajasthan
  • D) Uttar Pradesh
B) Gujarat Explanation

5. Which Indus Valley site is famous for its Great Bath and the discovery of a bronze dancing girl?

  • A) Mohenjo-Daro
  • B) Harappa
  • C) Lothal
  • D) Rakhigarhi
A) Mohenjo-Daro Explanation

6. In which state of India is the site of Kalibangan located?

  • A) Gujarat
  • B) Rajasthan
  • C) Punjab
  • D) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan Explanation

7. Which animal’s ivory was used for making the scale found in Lothal?

  • A) Elephant
  • B) Hippopotamus
  • C) Walrus
  • D) Mammoth
A) Elephant Explanation

8. Which sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilization is known as the “Priest-King”?

  • A) Dancing Girl
  • B) Male dancing torso
  • C) Ram-headed bird mounted on wheels
  • D) Low fired steatite figure
D) Low-fired steatite figure Explanation

9. Mehrgarh is located in which country?

  • A) India
  • B) Pakistan
  • C) Iran
  • D) Afghanistan
B) Pakistan Explanation

10.  Which state in India is associated with the discovery of the site of Banawali?

  • A) Rajasthan
  • B) Haryana
  • C) Uttar Pradesh
  • D) Gujarat
B) Haryana Explanation

11. Where was a seal depicting a unicorn discovered? 

  • A) Lothal
  • B) Ganweriwala
  • C) Mohenjo-daro
  • D) Kalibangan
C) Mohenjo-daro Explanation

12. Where is the site of Alamgirpur located?

  • A) Punjab
  • B) Gujarat
  • C) Haryana
  • D) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh Explanation

13. Which river is associated with the Indus Valley site of Manda?

  • A) Ganges River
  • B) Yamuna River
  • C) Chenab River
  • D) Ravi River
C) Chenab River Explanation

14. Which Harappan site is famous for its dockyard and bead factory?

  • A) Rakhigarhi
  • B) Lothal
  • C) Ganweriwala
  • D) Sanauli
B) Lothal Explanation

15. Among the following, which one is an island settlement from the Indus civilization?

  • A) Mohenjo-daro
  • B) Harappa
  • C) Lothal
  • D) Dholavira
D) Dholavira Explanation

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