The Social System of the Harappans was: (A) Fairly egalitarian (B) Slave-Labour based (C) Colour Varna

ur Varna (D) Caste based 1 Socially, the Indus Civilization appears to have been
based relatively egalitarian in nature.
Which statement on the Harappan (A) Horse sacrifice (B) Cow was sacred to (C) ‘Pasupathi’ (D) The culture was generally 3 Seal discovered during the excavation of the Mohenjo-
Civilization is correct? was known to them. them. was venerated by static. daro archaeological site in the Indus Valley has drawn
them. attention as a possible representation of a "yogi" or
"proto-Shiva" figure. <br> <br> This "Pashupati" (Lord of
Animals, Sanskrit paśupati) seal shows a seated figure,
possibly ithyphallic, surrounded by animals.
Out of the following remains excavated in (A) The Pottery (B) Seals (C) The boats (D) The houses 2 Harappan seals reveal the script, trade, religion and
Indus Valley, which one indicates the beliefs of the people.
commercial and economic development?
The earliest city of Indus civilisation (A) Harappa (B) Punjab (C) Mohenjo-Daro (D) Sindh 1 The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in
discovered in India was the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-Daro
(Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind)
region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab
and Sindh provinces, respectively. <br> <br> The ruins of
Mohenjo-daro were designated a UNESCO World
Heritage site in 1980.
Which among the following has not been (A) Drains and well (B) Fort (C) Reservoirs (D) Temple with Shikhar 4 No building has been discovered at any Harappan site
found in the excavation of Harappan that can be positively identified as a temple, but the
sites? Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro may have been used for
ritual purposes, as were the ghats (bathing steps on
riverbanks) attached
The Harappan Civilization was discovered (A) 1935 (B) 1942 (C) 1921 (D) 1922 3 The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in
in the year: the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-Daro
(Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind)
region. <br> <br> The first extensive excavations at
Harappa were started by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni in
1920.
The organic relationship between the (A) Pashupati, Indra (B) Stones, trees and (C) Vishnu and (D) Siva and Sakti 2 There may be continuities between the Indus Valley
ancient culture of the Indus Valley and and the Mother animals Lakshmi civilisation and later Hinduism as suggested by the
Hinduism of today is proved by the Goddess apparent emphasis on ritual bathing, sacrifice, and
worship of goddess worship.
Which was the only Indus site with an (A) Lothal (B) Kalibangan (C) Harappa (D) Mohenjo Daro 1 The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the
artificial brick dockyard? Indus Valley Civilisation. A metropolis with an upper and
a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with
vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been
identified as a tidal dockyard. <br> <br> Lothal was one
of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus Valley
 Civilization, located in the Bhāl region of the modern
state of Gujarāt. Construction of the city began around
2200 BCE
Which of the following domesticated (A) Buffalo (B) Sheep (C) Cow (D) Pig 3 Cow was absent in the terracotta’s of the Indus
animals was absent in the terracotta’s of civilization. The terracotta figurines excavated at
the Indus civilization? Harappan site had images of oxen, buffaloes, pigs, goat,
sheep and humpes bull.
Which was the only Indus city without a (A) Kalibangan (B) Harappa (C) Mohenjodaro (D) Chanhudaro 4 Chanhudaro is an archaeological site in Sindh province of
citadel? Pakistan is the only Indus city without a citadel.
The essential feature of the Indus Valley (A) worship of forces (B) organised city life (C) pastoral (D) caste society 2 The significant features of Indus Valley civilization are
Civilization was of nature farming personal cleanliness, townplanning, construction of
burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals,
manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles.
The people of the Indus Valley Civilization (A) Burnt bricks (B) Stone (C) Wood (D) All of the above 1 Indus Valley homes were built from dried or baked mud
usually built their houses of or clay bricks.
The first metal used by man was (A) Aluminium (B) Copper (C) Iron (D) Silver 2 Copper was first used by man over 10,000 years ago. A
copper pendant discovered in what is now northern Iraq
has been dated about 8700 B.C. For nearly five millennia
copper was the only metal known to man, and thus had
all the metal applications.
The striking feature of the Indus Valley (A) Urban Civilization (B) Agrarian (C) Mesolithic (D) Paleolithic Civilization 1 The Indus Valley Civilization contained more than 1,000
Civilization was Civilization Civilization cities and settlements. These cities contained well-
organized wastewater drainage systems, trash collection
systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths.
Although there were large walls and citadels, there is no
evidence of monuments, palaces, or temples.
Which of the following scholars, who was (A) Sir Johan (B) R.D. Banerjee (C) A. (D) Daya Ram Sahani 3 Harappa was first discovered by British archaeologist Sir
the first to discover the traces of the Marshall Cunningham Alexander Cunningham during excavations in 1872.
Harappan Civilization?