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  1. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

  2. A.

    The Pottery

    B.

    Seals

    C.

    The boats

    D.

    The houses


  3. The earliest city discovered in India was

  4. A.

    Harappa

    B.

    Punjab

    C.

    Mohenjo Daro

    D.

    Sindh


  5. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?

  6. A.

    Drains and well

    B.

    Fort

    C.

    Reservoirs

    D.

    Temple with Shikhar


  7. The Harappan Civilization was discovered the year:

  8. A.

    1935

    B.

    1942

    C.

    1921

    D.

    1922


  9. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism today is proved by the worship of

  10. A.

    Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess

    B.

    Stones, trees and animals

    C.

    Vishnu and Lakshmi

    D.

    Siva and Sakti


  11. Which was the only Indus site with an artifi-cial brick dockyard?

  12. A.

    Lothal

    B.

    Kalibangan

    C.

    Harappa

    D.

    Mohenjo Daro


  13. Which of the following domesticated animal was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization?

  14. A.

    Buffalo

    B.

    Sheep

    C.

    Cow

    D.

    Pig


  15. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?

  16. A.

    Kalibangan

    B.

    Harappa

    C.

    Mohenjodaro

    D.

    Chanhudaro


  17. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was

  18. A.

    worship of forces of nature

    B.

    organised city life

    C.

    pastoral farming

    D.

    caste society


  19. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of

  20. A.

    Burnt bricks

    C) Wood

    B.

    Stone

    D) All of the above