1. The copper hoards are associated with the—
(A) Lustrous red ware
(B) Ochre coloured ware
(C) Black and red ware
(D) Painted greyware
Ans. (B)
2. In which of the following places, painted rock shelters belonging to the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ages are found?
(A) Bhim betka
(B) Belan valley
(C) Amri
(D) Utmir
Ans. (A)
3. Kumarasambhavam describes the story of the birth of—
(A) Sanatkumara
(B) Karttikeya
(C) Pradyumna
(D) Abhimanyu
Ans. (B)
4. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Arthasastra?
(A) Aparajitaprccha of Bhuvanadeva
(B) Samaranganasutradhara of Bhojadeva
(C) Prabandhchitamani of Merutunga
(D) Pratipada-Panchika of Bhattasvamin
Ans. (D)
5. Match the upper Palaeolithical places with the related states and select the correct answers using the codes given below —
List I
(Upper Palaeolithical Places)
(a) Bhimbetka
(b) Betomcheria
(c) Inamgaon
(d) Singh Bhumi
List II
(States)
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Bihar
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans. (A)
6. Match List I (Sites) with List II (Cultures) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list—
List I
(Sites)
(a) Chopani Mando
(b) Kulli
(c) Attirampakkam
(d) Inamgaon
List II
(Cultures)
1. Palaeolithic
2. Chalcolithic
3. Pre-Harappan
4. Mesolithic
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans. (D)
7. Which are of the following tools is not related to the Paleolithic culture?
(A) Hand axe
(B) Chopper
(C) Cleaver
(D) Celt
Ans. (D)
8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer—
List I List II
(Name of the site) (Associated culture)
(a) Rangpur 1. Paleolithic
(b) Soan 2. Neolithic
(c) Adichchanallur 3. Chalcolithic
(d) Burzahom 4. Mesolithic
5. Megalithic
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 5 2
(B) 3 1 5 2
(C) 3 1 5 4
(D) 2 3 4 5
Ans. (B)
9. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below— List I
(a) Palaeolithic age
(b) Mesolithic age
(c) Neolithic age
(d) Chalcolithic age
List II
1. Hunters and Herders
2. Food gatherers and Hunters
3. Village life
4. Food producers
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans. (B)
10. The ‘Man Like Creature’ originated—
(A) 2 crore 40 lac to 90 lac years ago
(B) 1 crore 20 lac to 90 lac years ago
(C) 3 core 30 lac to 90 lac years ago
(D) None of the above
Ans. (B)
11. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using by the codes —
List I
(a) Chooping tools
(b) Scrapper
(c) Burin
(d) Flake
List II
1. Middle Palaeolithic age
2. Lower Palaeolithic age
3. Mesolithic age
4. Upper Palaeolithic age
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans. (B)
12. The Neolithic people had their settlements in—
(A) Quartzite rocks
(B) House of burnt bricks
(C) Natural rocks
(D) Granite rocks
Ans. (D)
13. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes—
List I
(a) Veerbhanpur
(b) Teri group
(c) Langhnaz
(d) Morhana Mountain
List II
1. West Bengal
2. Tamilnadu
3. Gujarat
4. Uttar Pradesh
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (A)
14. Coins came into use by the—
(A) Indus valley people
(B) Aryans
(C) Mouryans
(D) Vedic people
Ans. (D)
15. How many hymns are there in Rigveda now?
(A) 837
(B) 1027
(C) 1238
(D) 1336
Ans. (B)
16. Give the correct order as is the “Purusha sukta” —
(A) Rajanya, Brahmana, Sudra, Vaishya
(B) Sudra, Vaishya, Brahmana, Rajanya
(C) Brahmana, Rajanya, Vaishya, Sudra
(D) None of the above
Ans. (C)
17. Match the following Hindu Gods—
(a) Plant 1. Rudra
(b) Animals 2. Pashupati
(c) Dry Land 3. Varuna
(d) Plain Land 4. Vishnu
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans. (C)
18. The caste-system during the early Vedic age—
(A) Prohibited only interdining but not inter caste marriages
(B) Prohibited interdining & inter caste marriages
(C) Did not prohibit interdining & inter caste marriages
(D) None of these
Ans. (C)
19. Who performed Aswamedha yagya?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Vikramaditya
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Sunga
Ans. (D)
20. The reference in the vedic term ‘Sita’ stands for—
(A) Furrow
(B) A Queen
(C) Goddess of fertility
(D) Daughter of King Janaka
Ans. (A)
Indus valley Mohenjodaro harrapa Quiz for Exams
1. Evidence of furrowed fields comes from—
(A) Ropar
(B) Rangpur
(C) Manda
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (D)
2. Evidence of Indus valley civilization can be obtained from—
(A) Seals of Mesopotamia
(B) Mesopotamia seals found in Harappa
(C) Seals at both the places.
(D) None of the above
Ans. (A)
3. The Indus valley people built up their houses of—
(A) Stones
(B) Mud
(C) Unbacked bricks
(D) Backed bricks
Ans. (D)
4. The metals known to the Indus valley people were —
(A) Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin, Iron
(B) Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Iron but .not Bronze
(C) Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Bronze but not Tm
(D) Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin but not Iron
Ans. (D)
5. Which of the following was absent in Indus valley civilization?
(A) Boats
(B) Wheels
(C) Metallic currency
(D) Tiger
Ans. (C)
6. Which of the sites reveal both Harrappan & Pre-Harrappan culture—
(A) Ropar & Lothal
(B) Banwali & Kalibanga
(C) Sutkagendor & Harrappa.
(D) Alamgirpur & Boghava
Ans. (A)
7. Mohenjodaro & Harrappa stopped flourishing—
(A) From 1500B.C.
(B) From 1750B.C.
(C) From 2000 B.C.
(D) From 1000 B.C.
Ans. (C)
8. Which was the rare animal in Harrappa?
(A) Horse
(B) Mice
(C) Cat
(D) Tiger
Ans. (A)
9. The people who were primarily responsible for the formation of the Indus valley civilization belong to—
(A) The Proto-Australoiod race
(B) The Mediterraneanrace
(C) The Brachycaphal race
(D) The Nordic race
Ans. (B)
10. The largest concentration of Harrappan sites has been found along the—
(A) Sutlej
(B) Indus
(C) Ghaggar-Hakra
(D) Ravi
Ans. (C)
11. Harrappa is situated in—
(A) Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh .
(B) Jodhpur district of Rajasthan
(C) Sahiwal district of Pakistan
(D) Amritsar district of Punjab
Ans. (C)
12. Where is the great granary discovered in the excavations of the Indus valley sites situated?
(A) Loth1
(B) Kalibanga
(C) Harappa
(D) Mohen-Jo-daro
Ans. (C)
13. The Indus valley people worshipped—
(A) Indra
(B) Maruti
(C) Ganesh
(D) Pashupati
Ans. (D)
14. At which site of the Indus valley civilization has dockyard been found?
1A) Kalibanga
(B) Ropar
(C) Lothal
(D) Rangpur
Ans. (C)
15. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with gold
(B) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with Iron
(C) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with wheat
(D) The people of the Indus valley civilization knew the art of writing
Ans. (A)
16. In which of the following centres of ancient civilization cotton was known as sindhu?
(A) Crete
(B) Egypt
(C) Sumer
(D) Greece
Ans. (C)
17. The great Bath of the Indus valley civilization has been found at—
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Harappa
(C) Roper
(D) Ellora
Ans. (A)
18. Rice was not known to Indus valley people has been founded by —
(A) Dr. R. S. Sharma
(B) Dr. A. L. Basham
(C) Dr. M. Wheeler
(D) Dr. R. C. Mazumdar
Ans. (B)
19. The excavations in the Indus valley at Mohenjodaro started in—
(A) 1902
(B) 1912
(C) 1922
(D) 1932
Ans. (A)
20 . To which regions was the Indus valley civilization confined—
(A) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Kathiawar
(B) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, N. W. F. P.
(C) Punjab, Sindh, Parts of N.W.F.P. & Kathiawar
(D) Punjab, Sindh, a part of NW.F.P. part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab
Ans. (D)
(A) Ropar
(B) Rangpur
(C) Manda
(D) Kalibanga
Ans. (D)
2. Evidence of Indus valley civilization can be obtained from—
(A) Seals of Mesopotamia
(B) Mesopotamia seals found in Harappa
(C) Seals at both the places.
(D) None of the above
Ans. (A)
3. The Indus valley people built up their houses of—
(A) Stones
(B) Mud
(C) Unbacked bricks
(D) Backed bricks
Ans. (D)
4. The metals known to the Indus valley people were —
(A) Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin, Iron
(B) Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Iron but .not Bronze
(C) Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Bronze but not Tm
(D) Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Tin but not Iron
Ans. (D)
5. Which of the following was absent in Indus valley civilization?
(A) Boats
(B) Wheels
(C) Metallic currency
(D) Tiger
Ans. (C)
6. Which of the sites reveal both Harrappan & Pre-Harrappan culture—
(A) Ropar & Lothal
(B) Banwali & Kalibanga
(C) Sutkagendor & Harrappa.
(D) Alamgirpur & Boghava
Ans. (A)
7. Mohenjodaro & Harrappa stopped flourishing—
(A) From 1500B.C.
(B) From 1750B.C.
(C) From 2000 B.C.
(D) From 1000 B.C.
Ans. (C)
8. Which was the rare animal in Harrappa?
(A) Horse
(B) Mice
(C) Cat
(D) Tiger
Ans. (A)
9. The people who were primarily responsible for the formation of the Indus valley civilization belong to—
(A) The Proto-Australoiod race
(B) The Mediterraneanrace
(C) The Brachycaphal race
(D) The Nordic race
Ans. (B)
10. The largest concentration of Harrappan sites has been found along the—
(A) Sutlej
(B) Indus
(C) Ghaggar-Hakra
(D) Ravi
Ans. (C)
11. Harrappa is situated in—
(A) Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh .
(B) Jodhpur district of Rajasthan
(C) Sahiwal district of Pakistan
(D) Amritsar district of Punjab
Ans. (C)
12. Where is the great granary discovered in the excavations of the Indus valley sites situated?
(A) Loth1
(B) Kalibanga
(C) Harappa
(D) Mohen-Jo-daro
Ans. (C)
13. The Indus valley people worshipped—
(A) Indra
(B) Maruti
(C) Ganesh
(D) Pashupati
Ans. (D)
14. At which site of the Indus valley civilization has dockyard been found?
1A) Kalibanga
(B) Ropar
(C) Lothal
(D) Rangpur
Ans. (C)
15. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with gold
(B) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with Iron
(C) The people of the Indus valley civilization were familiar with wheat
(D) The people of the Indus valley civilization knew the art of writing
Ans. (A)
16. In which of the following centres of ancient civilization cotton was known as sindhu?
(A) Crete
(B) Egypt
(C) Sumer
(D) Greece
Ans. (C)
17. The great Bath of the Indus valley civilization has been found at—
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Harappa
(C) Roper
(D) Ellora
Ans. (A)
18. Rice was not known to Indus valley people has been founded by —
(A) Dr. R. S. Sharma
(B) Dr. A. L. Basham
(C) Dr. M. Wheeler
(D) Dr. R. C. Mazumdar
Ans. (B)
19. The excavations in the Indus valley at Mohenjodaro started in—
(A) 1902
(B) 1912
(C) 1922
(D) 1932
Ans. (A)
20 . To which regions was the Indus valley civilization confined—
(A) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Kathiawar
(B) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, N. W. F. P.
(C) Punjab, Sindh, Parts of N.W.F.P. & Kathiawar
(D) Punjab, Sindh, a part of NW.F.P. part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab
Ans. (D)
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