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Saturday 31 October 2015

General Knowledge Test - Day 41 (History)

1. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization ?
Answer:
2500 BC - 1750 BC

2. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Mohenjodaro


3. Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Dholavira


4. Which two Indus sites found in Afghanistan ?
Answer:
Shatughai and Mundigaq


5. Which was the ancient port of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Lothal



6. Source of the Indus river is at ______, near the ______ Lake in Tibet.
Answer:
Singikabab, Mansarover


7. The five main tributaries of Indus river are:
Jhelum, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab


8. The mature phase of Indus Valley civilization (2600–1900 BCE) is known as.
Harappan Civilization


9. The ruins of Harrappa near  Sahiwal in Punjab, Pakistan were first discovered in 1842 by _____.
Charles Masson, an East India Company soldier and explorer.


10. Who published the first Harappan seal?
Alexander Cunningham


11.Harappan seals have been found in which foreign civilization?
Mesopotamian


12. The Great Bath ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization are at _____.
Mohenjo-daro


13.The prevalence of overseas trade in Harappan Culture is obvious with the discovery of a massive trading station and dock. Where is it?
Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state)


14. A commonly believed natural reason for the Indus Valley Civilization’s decline is connected with ______.
climate change

15. Various settlement of Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered along and inside the river beds of the ______ rivers.
Ghaggar Hakra river system

16. Indus Valley Civilization covered which modern day Indian states?
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab


17. Name the islands, the fifth largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent where the Indus Valley sites have been found.
Dholavira, Kachchh district of Gujarat, India.


18. The Indus Valley site discovered in India are:
Manda on the Beas River near Jammu and Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi


19. The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year
1921


20. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
Indus valley


21. The people of the Indus valley civilization usually built their houses of
pucca bricks

22. The Indus valley people traded with the
Mesopotamians

23. The Indus valley civilization was Non-Aryan because
it was urban


24. The local name Mohenjodaro is
Mound of the Dead

25. The Indus valley civilization specialized in
town planning

26. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of
bronze

27. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus valley civilization
A.bull B.horse C.elephant D.Giraffe E.None of these
Giraffe

27. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus valley which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
seals

28. The earliest city discovered in India was
Harappa

29. Which one of the following Indus civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
A.Harappa B.Lothal C.Mohenjodaro D.Rakhigarhi E.None of these
Lothal

30. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at
Dholavira

31. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus valley civilization?
Mohenjodaro

32. The archaeological finds from Alamgirapur in Ghaziabad district reflected the
Harappa culture

33. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in
A.Egypt B.Mesopotamia C.Central America D.India E.None of these
India

34. Rock cut architecture in Harappa culture context has been found at
Dholavira

35. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappas?
A.Construction of wells B.Construction of pillars C.Construction of drains D.Construction of arches
Construction of pillars


36. A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at-
Daimabad

37. Who discovered the Indus valley civilization
Dayaram Sahni


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