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Indus valley civilization - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium?
    1. Mohenjodaro
    2. Harappa
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Dholavira
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  2. Question 2

    The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was
    1. oligarchic
    2. secular-federalist
    3. theocratic-federalist
    4. theocratic-unitary
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  3. Question 3

    Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization were found, is in
    1. Saurashtra
    2. Punjab
    3. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
    4. Rajasthan
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  4. Question 4

    The Indus people obtained copper from
    1. Baluchistan and South India
    2. Baluchistan
    3. None of the above places
    4. Baluchistan, South India and Arabia
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  5. Question 5

    The first cereals that early men grown were
    1. barley and maize
    2. wheat and rice
    3. wheat and barley
    4. barley and rice
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following Cities existed in the Indus valley Civilization?
    1. Harappa
    2. Sanchi
    3. Sanchi
    4. Ayodhya
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  7. Question 7

    Which of following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is located in Punjab (India)?
    1. Banawali
    2. Balu
    3. Kot Diji
    4. Ropar
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  8. Question 8

    Most of the Harappan seals made of?
    1. Bricks
    2. Granite
    3. Steatite
    4. Brass
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  9. Question 9

    In which of the following sites of IVC was The Great Bath found?
    1. Kalibangan
    2. Dholavira
    3. Lothal
    4. Mohenjo-Daro
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  10. Question 10

    What was the Shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro?
    1. Rectangular
    2. Square
    3. Elliptical
    4. Circular
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  11. Question 11

    A ploughed field was discovered at
    1. Dholavira
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Harappa
    4. Lothal
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  12. Question 12

    The largest or biggest Harappan site in India is?
    1. Alamgirpur
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Lothal
    4. Rakhigiri
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  13. Question 13

    The First metal used by Man was?
    1. Gold
    2. Silver
    3. Copper
    4. Bronze
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  14. Question 14

    Which Harappan city was divided into three parts?
    1. Lothal
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Dholavira
    4. Surkotada
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  15. Question 15

    Which is the following site has yielded evidence of a triple burial?
    1. Kuntasi
    2. Dholavira
    3. Lothal
    4. Kalibangan
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  16. Question 16

    Earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
    1. Utnur
    2. Burzahom
    3. Mehrgarh
    4. Bagor
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  17. Question 17

    Which of following s a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?
    1. Mohenjodaro
    2. Suktagendor
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Lothal
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  18. Question 18

    Which was a major port of the Indus Valley Civilization?
    1. Lothal
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Chanhudaro
    4. Mehargarh
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  19. Question 19

    With the people of which country Harappan people carried trade?
    1. China
    2. Iran
    3. Russia
    4. Sumer
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  20. Question 20

    Who discovered the Indus valley civilization?
    1. Sir Leonard Wooley
    2. V S Agarwal
    3. Rakhaldas Bannerjee
    4. A L Basham
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