Indus Valley Civilization Objective questions MCQ PDF

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

Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
(A) Horse sacrifice was known to them.
(B) Cow was sacred to them.
(C) ‘Pashupati’ was venerated by them.
(D) The culture was generally static.
Ans. (C

Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
(A) The Pottery
(B) Seals
(C) The boats
(D) The houses
Ans. (B)

The earliest city discovered in India was
(A) Harappa
(B) Punjab
(C) Mohenjo Daro
(D) Sindh
Ans. (A)

Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
(A) Drains and well
(B) Fort
(C) Reservoirs
(D) Temple with Shikhar
Ans. (D)

The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:
(A) 1935
(B) 1942
(C) 1921
(D) 1922
Ans. (C

The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
(A) Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
(B) Stones, trees and animals
(C) Vishnu and Lakshmi
(D) Siva and Sakti
Ans. (B)

🍁Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Harappa
(D) Mohenjo Daro
Ans. (A

🍁Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracotta’s of the Indus civilization?
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Cow
(D) Pig
Ans. (C)

Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjodaro
(D) Chanhudaro
Ans. (D)

The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(A) worship of forces of nature
(B) organised city life
(C) pastoral farming
(D) caste society
Ans. (B

The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
(A) Burnt bricks
(B) Stone
(C) Wood
(D) All of the above
Ans. (A)

The first metal used by man was
(A) Aluminium
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Silver
Ans. (B)

The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(A) Urban Civilization
(B) Agrarian Civilization
(C) Mesolithic Civilization
(D) Paleolithic Civilization

Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilization?
(A) Sir Johan Marshall
(B) R.D. Banerjee
(C) A. Cunningham
(D) Daya Ram Sahani
Ans. (C)

Kalibangan is situated in-
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Sindh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Ans. (C)

Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?
(A) Charles Mason
(B) Cunningham
(C) M. Wheeler
(D) M.S. Vats
Ans. (D)

The Harappans were the earliest people to produce-
(A) Seals
(B) Bronze implements
(C) Cotton
(D) Barely
Ans. (C)

Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?
(A) Terracotta
(B) Bronze
(C) Copper
(D) Iron
Ans. (A

The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is-
(A) English
(B) Greek
(C) Persian
(D) Arabic
Ans. (C

Harappa is situated on the bank of the river:
(A) Ganga
(B) Ravi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Sindhu
Ans. (B)

The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at-
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Ropar
(D) Kalibangan
Ans. (B)

Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade
(C) Wheel Made
(D) Carpentry
Ans. (A)

Name the oldest civilization
(A) Indus Valley civilization
(B) Mesopotamian civlization
(C) Egyptian civilization
(D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans. (B)

One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan-
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Alamgirpur
(D) Harappa
Ans. (D)

The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped
(A) Vishnu
(B) Pashupati
(C) Indra
(D) Brahma
Ans.(B)

How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Wide and Straight
(B) Narrow and Unhygienic
(C) Slippery
(D) Narrow and Curved.
Ans. (A)

The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on which of the following river bank?
(A) Ravi
(B) Indus
(C) Beas
(D) a and b both
Ans. (D)

Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Tamil
(B) Kharshthi
(C) Unknown
(D) Brahmi
Ans. (C)

Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohanjodaro
(D) Chanhudaro
Ans. (D)

Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
(A) Great Bath
(B) Granary
(C) Huge Hall
(D) Two Story Building
Ans. (B

The Great bath was found at –
(A) Harappa
(B) Lothal
(C) Chanhudaro
(D)Mohanjodaro
Ans. (D)

Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Natraj
(B) Dancing Girl
(C) Buddha
(D) Narasimha
Ans. (B)

The worship of Mother goddess was related-
(A) With the Aryan Civilization
(B) With the Mediterranean Civilization
(C) With the Indus Valley Civilization
(D) With the Vedic Civilization
Ans. (C)

What was the strength of Indus economy?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Business
(C) Pottery
(D) Crockery
Ans. (A

Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Cow
(D) Pig
Ans. (C)

The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped_______.
(A) Vishnu
(B) Pashupati
(C) Indra
(D) Brahma
Ans: (B)