A2. Indus Valley Civilisation

Question 1

Period of IVC

Answer 1

3300BC - 1300BC

Question 2

IVC is divided into 3 phases

Answer 2

1. Early Phase(3300 BC - 2600 BC)
2. Mature Phase(2600 BC - 1900 BC)
3. Later Phase(1900 BC - 1300 BC)

Question 3

IVC is also know as

Answer 3

Harappan Civilization (because harappa was the first site which was founded)

Bronze Age Civilization ( bronze was discovered in this civilization)

Question 4

Major sites in Pakistan(IVC)

Answer 4

• Harappa
• Ganwerimala
• Mohenjodaro(Mound of Dead)

Question 5

Major sites in India(IVC)

Answer 5

• Kalibangan
• Dholavira
• Lothal
• Ropar
• Rakhigarhi

Question 6

Why IVC is Urban Civilization

Answer 6

1. Town Planning
2. Urban Sanitation System
3. Proper system for garbage collection

Question 7

Which were the smallest and the largest site in IVC ?

Answer 7

Allahdino (smallest)
Rakhigarhi (largest)

Question 8

Important facts of IVC

Answer 8

1. No religion
2. No language
3. No caste system
4. No temples
5. No sign of slavery or captured enemy
6. No sign of warfare
7. No monuments to glorify victory

Question 9

Harappa was discovered by

Answer 9

1. Sir John Marshall
2. Dayaram Sahni
3. Madhu Sarup Vats in 1921

Question 10

Location of Harrapa

Answer 10

Montgomery district of Punjab on banks of Ravi river

Question 11

Features of Harrapa

Answer 11

Granaries , Bullock carts , Sand stone human anatomy sculptures

Question 12

Mohenjodaro was discovered by

Answer 12

1. RD Banerjee
2. EJH Mackay
3. John Marshall in 1922

Question 13

Location of Mohenjodaro

Answer 13

Punjab district of Larkana on the banks of Indus river

Question 14

Features of Mohenjodaro

Answer 14

Great Bath , Dancing girl , seal of Pashupati Mahadeva Statue , steatite of beard man
1. Agriculture
2. Cotton Cultivation
3. Domesticated animals

Question 15

Sutkagendor

Answer 15

• Discovered by Stein in 1929
• Location - Dast river in pakistan’s southern balochistan province
• Feature - Trading

Question 16

Chanudaro

Answer 16

• Discovered by Majumdar in 1931
• Location - Sindh(Indus river) Pakistan
• Feature - Bead Making , Footprint of a dog chasing a cat

Question 17

Amri

Answer 17

• Discovered by NG Majumdar in 1935
• Location - on the banks of Indus river

Question 18

Kalibangan

Answer 18

• Discovered by Ghose in 1953
• Location - Rajasthan beside Ghaggar river
• Feature - Altar of fire , Bones of Camels , Plough of wood

Question 19

Lothal (Artificial Dockyard)

Answer 19

• Discovered by R Rao in 1953
• Location - Gujarat beside Bhagwa river near Gulf of Cambay
• Feature - Husk of rice , Altar of fire

Question 20

Surkotada

Answer 20

• Discovered by JP Joshi in 1964
• Location - In Gujarat
• Feature - Hore skeletons , Beads

Question 21

Banawali

Answer 21

• Discovered by RS Bisht in 1974
• Location - Haryana’s Hisar district
• Feature - Evidence of Beads and Barley

Question 22

Dholavira

Answer 22

• Discovered by RS Bisht in 1985
• Location - Gujarat , Rann of kachchh
• Feature -
  1. Water collection system in houses
  2. Reservoir of water

It was the only site which was divided into 3 parts (others were divided into 2 )

Question 23

Agriculture in IVC

Answer 23

• wheat , barley , rai , peas , sesame , lentils , chickpea , mustard , millets
• first to cultivate cotton
• Whole grain finding suggest the existence of agriculture

Question 24

Religion in IVC

Answer 24

• No religion was there
• Animals and trees were worshipped there
  1. one-horned unicorn
  2. humped bull
  3. earth as a fertility goddess
  4. Phallus / Yoni worship

Question 25

Theory of decline of IVC

Answer 25

- Natural Calamities such as flood , earthquakes, etc - Decrease in land fertility

Question 26

Arts and Crafts in IVC

Answer 26

- Production and application of bronze - copper was acquired from Rajasthan's khetri mines - artifacts with textile imprints - Large brick structures confirms existence of mason class - gold silver and precious stone jewelery - pottery was in full swing

Question 27

oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization

Answer 27

Bhirdana Its history stretches back to pre-Harappan times,

Question 28

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is associated with which of the following ancient cultures

Answer 28

Mesopotamia

Question 29

Which of the following sites of Indus valley civilization is not on the bank of river Indus

Answer 29

Ropar