Indus valley Civilization: MCQ/Quiz Test 

MCQ On Indus Civilization > Indus civilization is considered to be the oldest civilization in the world. It is an ancient civilization thriving along the Indus river now in Pakistan. Among other name of this civilization is Harappa Civilization. This topic is very important for the any govt. job examination in India such as SSC, UPSC, Railway, Banking and so on.

In this post we are going to discuss the important objective type General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions with answers which you should practice for your exams. This MCQs are given in the form of Quiz, so that you can take a quick quiz test on Indus Civilization, better known as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro Civilization.

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Q.1 > Which scholar first used the term ‘Indus Civilization”?

A: John Marshal

B: Dayaram Sahani

C: S.R Ral

D: Rakhal Das Banerjee

Answer:

John Marshal

Q.2 > Who discovered the Harappa Civilization?

A John Marshal

B: Dayaram Sahani

C: S.R Ral

D: Rakhal Das Banerjee

Answer:

Dayaram Sahani

Q.3 > Who discovered the Mohenjo-Daro civilization?

A: John Marshal

B: Dayaram Sahani

C: S.R Ral

D: Rakhal Das Banerjee

Answer:

Rakhal Das Banerjee

Q.4 > Along which river Harappa is situated?

A: Indus

B: Ravi

C: Luni

D: Sultej

Answer:

Ravi

Q.5 > Along which river Mohenjodaro is situated?

A: Indus

B: Ravi

C: Luni

D: Sultej

Answer:

Indus

Q.6 > Which crops is not grown in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

A: Wheat

B: Barley

C: Peas

D: Rice

Answer:

Rice

7 > Which Animal is probably not known to the Indus people?

[CGPSC 2012]

A: Horse

B: Elephant

C: Bull

D: Sheep

Answer:

Horse

Q.8 > The name of the ancient port of Indus Civilization is –

A: Kalibangan

B: Lothal

C: Dholavira

D: Lahore

Answer:

Lothal

Q.9 > The culture of Harappan was belonging to which age?

A: Bronze Age

B: Stone Age

C: The neolithic Era

D: Chalcolithic Period

Answer:

Bronze Age.

Q.10 > did the people of Harappa believed in ‘life after death’?

A: Yes

B: No

Answer:

Yes they believed in ‘life after death’

11 > ‘Pashupati Mahadeva’ seal was found in –

A: Gupta Period

B: Harappa civilization

C: Marya Period

D: Mughal Period

Answer:

Harappa Civilization

Q.12 > ‘Dancing Girl’ (Devdasi) figurine found in Indus valley was made of

A: Silver

B: Bronze

C: Copper

D: Iron

Answer:

Bronze

Q.13> Which game was known to the Indus people?

A: Dice

B: Horse riding

C: Bull fighting

D: Racing

Answer:
Dice

14. People of Indus valley civilizations trades with –

A: Greece

B: Arab

C: Mesopotamia

D: Egypt

Answer:

Mesopotamia

15. Which Indus cities was known for water management ?

A: Lothal

B: Mohenjo-Daro

C: Harappa

D: Dholavira

Answer: Dholavira

Q.16 The metal that does not discovered in Harappan civilisation is –

[CGPSC 2012]

A: Copper

B: Gold

C: Silver

D: Iron

Answer

Iron

Q.17 From which material evidence the polity of Harappan people was derived?

[CDS 2012]

A: Secular-federalist

B: Theocratic-federalist

C: Oligarchic

D: Theocratic-unitary

Answer

Theocratic-unitary

Q.18 Latest site found in Indus civilization is –

A: Dholavira

B: Amri

C: Bhimbad

d: Alamgirpur

Answer

dholavira

Q.19 Proto Harappan Culture is not related to

A: Jormie Culture

B: Sothi Culture

C: Amri Culture

d: Kot-dijan Culllture

Answer

Jornie Culture

Q.20 Where the statue of bearded man was found?

A: Harappa

B: Lothan

C: Mohenjodaro

d: Kalibangal

Answer

Mohenjo Daro

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