St John’s High School, Chandigarh

Class 6

HISTORY

CHAPTER 2 IN THE EARLIEST CITIES

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The city of Lothal was situated beside a tributary of river ________.

a) Ganga

b) Sabarmati

c) Narmada

d) Kaveri

2. The GREAT BATH was discovered at ___________.

a) Lothal

b) Mohenjodaro

c) Harappa

d) Kalibangan

3. __________ were the people who knew how to write and helped to prepare the seals.

a) Archaeologists

b) Scribes

c) Rulers

d) Poets

4. All the raw materials that the Harappans used were available locally. (TRUE/FALSE)

5. __________ toys have been found in Harappan cities.

a) Cloth

b) Wooden

c) Terracotta
d) Poets

6. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).Read both sentences and
find the correct option?

Assertion (A): Archaeologists say that cloth was used in the Harappan Civilization.

Reasoning (R): Archaeologists have found actual pieces of cloth attached to the lid of a silver
vase and some copper objects at Mohenjodaro and also spindle whorls.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is False

d) A is false but R is true

2 MARK QUESTIONS:

7. Answer the following questions related to the Great Bath of Mohenjodaro:

a) What was the use of the Great Bath? Pg 23

- Dip on special occasions

b) What materials were used in the Great Bath?

- Bricks, coated with plaster

8. How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilization? Pg 26

- Cloth found at Mohenjodaro

- Spindle whorls found

3 MARK QUESTIONS:

9. The Harappans were skilled in crafts. Do you agree? Pg 26

Sub Headings:

- Stone, Shell and Metal

- Gold and Silver

- Most striking

10. Write a brief note on the city of Dholavira. Pg 29

Sub Headings:

- Located

- Divided into

- Public Ceremonies

11. What led to the decline of Harappan cities? Pg 30

Sub Headings:

- Drying up of rivers

- Deforestation

- Floods

5 MARK QUESTIONS:

12. Harrapan Cities were well planned. Can you describe some of their features? Pg 23

Sub Headings:

-Divided into parts

-Bricks, Walls

-Special Buildings

-Fire altars

-Store houses

Q13.Describe the life in Harappan Cities. Pg 25

Sub Headings:

- The Rulers

- Scribes

- Crafts person

- Travelling

- Terracotta toys