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

  2. A.

    Drains and well

    B.

    Fort

    C.

    Reservoirs

    D.

    Temple with Shikhar


  3. The Harappan Civilization was discovered the year:

  4. A.

    1935

    B.

    1942

    C.

    1921

    D.

    1922


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

  6. A.

    Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess

    B.

    Stones, trees and animals

    C.

    Vishnu and Lakshmi

    D.

    Siva and Sakti


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

  8. A.

    Lothal

    B.

    Kalibangan

    C.

    Harappa

    D.

    Mohenjo Daro


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

  10. A.

    Buffalo

    B.

    Sheep

    C.

    Cow

    D.

    Pig


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

  12. A.

    Kalibangan

    B.

    Harappa

    C.

    Mohenjodaro

    D.

    Chanhudaro


  13. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was

  14. A.

    worship of forces of nature

    B.

    organised city life

    C.

    pastoral farming

    D.

    caste society


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

  16. A.

    Burnt bricks

    C) Wood

    B.

    Stone

    D) All of the above


  17. The first metal used by man was

  18. A.

    Aluminium

    B.

    Copper

    (C) Iron

    D) Silver


  19. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was

  20. A.

    Urban Civilization

    B.

    Agrarian Civilization

    C.

    Mesolithic Civilization

    D.

    Paleolithic Civilization