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Prehistory of India

Description: Prehistory Test - General Knowledge History Test for Entrance Exams and Different Jobs Examination, SBI Bank PO, Clerical Exams, Railways, SSC, CDS, DSSSB and Other State Govt. Jobs
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Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site?

  1. Lothal

  2. Patliputra

  3. Rangpur

  4. Sukatagendor


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In olden times Patna was known as Patliputra, and it was not the site of Indus Valley Civilization.

The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization was

  1. agriculture

  2. cattle rearing

  3. hunting

  4. trade


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In olden times barter system was prevalent, and for this agriculture was done.

The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the

  1. Harappan Culture

  2. Chalcolithic cultures of Western India

  3. Vedic texts

  4. Silver punch-marked coins


Correct Option: A

The Great bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in

  1. Harappa

  2. Lothal

  3. Mohenjodaro

  4. Ropar


Correct Option: C

The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of

  1. art

  2. copper

  3. pottery

  4. script


Correct Option: D

Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now in Pakistan?

  1. Harappa

  2. Kalibangan

  3. Lothal

  4. Alamgirpur


Correct Option: A

The Indus Valley people know the use

  1. gold, silver, copper bronze but not iron

  2. copper, iron, gold but not bronze

  3. silver, lead, iron but not gold

  4. gold, tin, bronze but not copper


Correct Option: A

The greatest invention of man in palaeolithic age was

  1. fire

  2. potter's wheel

  3. metal implements

  4. spinning of cloth


Correct Option: A

Rice cultivation is associated with Harappan site of

  1. Kalibangan

  2. Harappa

  3. Ropar

  4. Lothal


Correct Option: D

Which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilization?

  1. Burnt brick buildings

  2. Art and architecture

  3. Buildings of worship

  4. First true arches


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements regarding Indus Valley Civilization is incorrect?

  1. The supreme god was the Pipal God

  2. Excavations at Lothal proved that the civilization was confined to Harappa and Mohenjodaro only

  3. People had great artistic sense

  4. There was a great communal bath in Mohenjodaro


Correct Option: B

The remains of a wooden drain of Indus Valley Civilization have been found at

  1. Lothal

  2. Mohenjodaro

  3. Harappa

  4. Kalibangan


Correct Option: B

The Indus Valley people have trade relations with

  1. Egypt

  2. Greece

  3. Ceylon

  4. Mesopotamia


Correct Option: D

Which of the following in incorrect concerning Mohenjodaro?

  1. It was a well planned city

  2. Buildings were of varying sizes

  3. Bathrooms were important features of most houses

  4. there was no drainage system


Correct Option: D

The Indus Valley houses were build of

  1. bamboos

  2. bricks

  3. wood

  4. stone


Correct Option: B

There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjodaro and

  1. Egypt

  2. China

  3. Sumeria

  4. Afghanistan


Correct Option: C

The God with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro is said to be

  1. Varuna

  2. Indra

  3. Vishnu

  4. Pasupati


Correct Option: D

Which of the following animals were domesticated by the Harappans?

  1. Goat, oxen, pig, buffalo

  2. Oxen, elephant, horse, pig

  3. Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig

  4. Camel, oxen, buffalo, pig


Correct Option: C

The tools and weapons of Harappan Civilization were mostly made of

  1. stone

  2. copper and iron

  3. copper and bronze

  4. stone and copper


Correct Option: C

The Stone Age people had the first domestic ____

  1. donkey

  2. dog

  3. horse

  4. sheep


Correct Option: D

The Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered at

  1. Harappa

  2. Mohenjodaro

  3. Kalibangan

  4. Lothal


Correct Option: A

Archaeological excavations have revealed remains of stadium in

  1. Lothal

  2. Tanjore

  3. Broach

  4. Sopara


Correct Option: A

Which of the following metals was not known to Indus Valley people?

  1. Copper

  2. Bronze

  3. Iron

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the

  1. Neolithic Age

  2. Palaeolithic Age

  3. Chalcolithic Age

  4. Mesolithic Age


Correct Option: A

The script of the Harappan people consisted of

  1. a family of quasi-pictographic writings

  2. a family of geometrical shapes

  3. a combination of both pictures and geometrical shapes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
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