Harappan civilisation

Question 1

Which Chalcolithic community is believed to have
inhabited the Harappan site of Tighrana around 2400
BCE?
(a) Malavas (b) Kurumbas
(c) Yaudheyas (d) Sothians

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which Indus Valley Civilization city, located in
present-day Gujarat, is known for having one of the
world’s earliest dockyards?
(a) Harappa (b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Great Bath and the Granary are significant structures found at which of the following Harappan sites?
a) Lothal
b) Kalibangan
c) Mohenjo-Daro
d) Harappa

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Who excavated the Harappan and Mohenjodaro side?

Answer 4

Harappa- Daya Ram Sahni
Mohenjo Daro - rakhal Das Banerjee
Announcement of the discovery of IVC - Sir John Marshall, who remained the director general of ASI from 1902 to 1928

Question 5

Which two new sites have been discovered in Haryana as a part of the IVC civilisation, which district do they lie in?

Answer 5

Tighrana and Mitathal In Bhiwani district

Question 6

State, true or false- Mitathal is being discovered for the first time

Answer 6

False , it has previously been discovered in 1913

Question 7

Which phase of IVC saw the development of one of the earliest groups of IVC?
A. The earliest phase.
B. The middle phase.
C. The mature phase.
D. The last phase.
E. The Hakra phase
F. both A and E

Answer 7

F

Question 8

State true or false- the IVC belongs to the copper age and is one of the three most ancient civilisations in the world

Answer 8

False
It belongs to the bronze age and is one of the four most ancient civilisation in the world.( Egypt, Mesopotamia, China.)

Question 9

Which site in Maharashtra?

Answer 9

Daimabad (Pravara)

Question 10

State T or F. The Harappans were the 1st to produce cotton in the world, and therefore the greeks called them Sindhon.

Answer 10

T