CLASS-12, Harappan civilization

                                                                                   HISTORY

                                                                                 CHAPTER-1

Q1.From where did Harappans get gold?

(a) South India

(b) Central India

(c) Himalayan Region

(d) Chotanagpur region

Q2. Consider the following statement:

1. After independence, most of the Harappan civilization centers went over to Pakistan.

2. The Harappan script has been deciphered.

3. Rulers had an important role in Harappan civilization.

4. Dead were buried in Harappa.

Which of the above is the correct statement?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 2, 3 and 4

 

Q5. Identify the sculpture and choose the correct answer

(a) Priest King

(b) Mother Goddess

(c) God Shiva

(d) Others

Q6. Which town in Indus Vally Civilasation had no Citadel

(a) Mohenjodaro

(b) Harappa

(c) Chanhudaro

(d) Lothal

Q7. Which of these is the feature of Harappan Civilization?

(a) Urban planning

(b) Drainage system

(c) Citadel and Lower town

(d) All of these

Q8. Which of these was the source of copper for Harappans?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

Q9. Which of these was the cause of decline of Harappan civilization?

(a) Climatic Change

(b) Floods

(c) Deforestation

(d) All of these

Q10. Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan?

(a) Nature

(b) Goddess

(c) Indra

(d) Pashupatinath

Q11. Which of these is the other name of Harappan Civilization?

(i) Aryan civilization

(ii) Indus Valley Civilization

(iii) Vedic Civilization

(iv) Early Civilization

(a) Only (i) and (ii) are true

(b) Only (i) and (iii) are true

(c) Only (ii) and (iv) are true

(d) Only (iii) and (ii) are true

Q12. Which of the following things were found at craft production centres in Harappan civilization?

1. Carnelian

2. Jasper

3. Crystal

4. Quartz

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1,2,3, 4

(c) 2, 3, 4

(d) 2, 4

Q13. The false statements about Harappan Civilization

(i) Harappan people traded with Mesopotamia

(ii) Harappan people used bricks

(iii) Harappan people followed Hindunism

(iv) Harappa was an Urban Revolution

Q14. Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India

(a) Alexander Cunningham

(b) John Marshall

(c) George Everest

(d) James Princep

Q15. From where did Harappans get Tin?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Central India

(c) Himalayan Region

(d) Rajasthan

Q16. The most important industry of harappan at chanhudro was

(a) Bead making

(b) Brick making

(c) Handloom

(d) Ship building

Q17. Harappa is located on the banks of which river

(a) Indus

(b) Chenab

(c) Ravi

(d) Jhelum

Q18. Coastal area of harappan civilasation

(a) Kalibanga

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Banwali

Q19. Name two harappan settelments which were specialized centers for making shell objects

(a) Lothal and Kalibanga

(b) Kalibanga and Mohenjodaro

(c) Nageshwar and Balakot

(d) Manda and Lothal

Q20. Which of the following is not one of the features of the Harappan writing?

(a) The harappan Script was pictographic and not alphabetical

(b) It has been deciphered by James Prinsep

(c) It had too many signs , somewhere between 375 and 400

(d) The script was written from right to left

Q21. Indus Valley Civilization Is Also Known As :

A-Harappan civilization

B- Indus civilization

C- Harappan valley

D- All above

Q22. Which Is The Most Antiquated Object Of Indus Valley Civilization ?

A- Harappan jewellery

B- Harappan seal

C- Harappan weapons

D- Harappan houses

Q23. The Indus Valley Civilization Lasted Between :

A- 2000-1500 BC

B- 1880-1200 BC

C- 2600-1900 BC

D- 2000-1400 BC

Q24. The Grain Which Is Found In Harappan Sites Is :

A- Wheat

B- Cereal

C- Barley

D- All the above

Q25. In The Indus Valley Civilization, The Mud Plows Are Found In Which Sites ?

A- Lothal

B- Kalibangan

C- Harappa

D- Rakhigarhi

Q26. Which Of The Following Items Has Not Been Found In Thea Harappan Graves ?

A- Iron hand axe

B- Copper mirrors

C- Pottery

D- Ornaments

Q27. The Earliest City Discovered In India Was :

A- Harappa

B- Punjab

C- Mohenjo Daro

D- Sindh

Q28. The Indus Or Harappan Civilisation Is Distinguished From The Other Contemporary Civilisations By Its :

A- town planning

B- underground drainage system

C- uniformity of weights and measures

D- large agricultural surplus

Q29. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan ?

A- Kalibangan

B- Harappa

C- Rakhigarhi

D- Lothal

Q30. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at

A- Harappa

B- Mohenjo-Daro

C- Ropar

D- Kalibangan

Q31. The Harappans did not know the use of :

A- Copper

B- Bronze

C- Gold

D- Iron

Q32. Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation belong to Haryana ?

Kalibangan.                                       B- Lothal

C- Banawali.                                          D- Shortugai

Q33. Which of these is the feature of Harappan Civilisation ?

A- Urban planning

B- Drainage system

C- Citadel and Lower town

D- All of these

Q34. From where did Harappans get gold ?

A- South India

B- Central India

C- Himalayan Region

D- None of these

Q35. Which of these was the cause of decline of Harappan civilisation ?

A- Climatic Change

B- Floods

C- Deforestation

D- All of these

Q36. The Remains Of Canals Are Found In :

A- Shortugai

B- Lothal

C- Banawali

D- Kalibangan

Q37. Which Was The First Excavated Site Of Harappan Civilization :

A- Mohenjodaro

B- Rakhigarhi

C- Harappa

D- Lothal

Q38. It Was Involved In The Crafts :

A- Making beads

B- Making seals

C- Cutting seashells

D- All the above

Q39. Rare Commodities Made From Expensive Material Were Seen In :

A- Mohenjodaro and lothal

B- Harappa and banawali

C- Mohenjodaro and Harappa

D- None of the above

Q40. Huge Structure Of Harappan Civilization Is

A- The great bath

B- Grainery

C- Both a and b

D- None of the above

Q41. According To Historians How Many Wells Were There In Mohenjodaro ?

A- 400

B- 700

C- 500

D- 100

Q42. What Was Easily Available In Balakot And Nageshwar ?

A- Sea shells

B- Beads

C- Seals

D- None of the above

Q43. The Region Of Harappa , ‘Meluha’ Known In Mesopotamia As ?

A- Seafarers

B- Region Of Farmers

C- Region Of Kings

D- All Of Above

Q44. Which of these was not worshipped by the Harappan ?

A- Nature

B- Goddess

C- Indra

D- Pashupatinath

Q45. The first Director-General of A.S.I. (Archaeological Survey of India) was __.

A- R. E. M. Wheeler

B- Alexander Cunningham

C- Sir John Marshall

D- None of the above

Q46. For What Purpose Was The Great Bath Used By The Harappans ?

A- Special ritual bath

B- Community bath

C- Storage of water

D- All of the above

Q47. When Was The Harappan Civilization Discovered ?

A- 1920

B- 1921

C- 1922

D- 1925

Q48. In Which Country Are Harappa And Mohenjodaro At Present ?

A- India

B- Pakistan

C- Afghanistan

D- Bangladesh

Q49. Harappa Script Was Written From Which Side ?

A- Right to left

B- Left to right

C- Both a and b

D- None of the above

Q50. The Harappans Had Commercial Relations With __

A- China

B- Egypt

C- Mesopotamia

D- Japan

Q51. Which Of The Following Statements Is Incorrect ?

A- Copper Metal Was Procured From South India For Beads

B- Waste Is One Of The Best Indicator Of Craft Work

C- There Were 700 Wells In Mohenjodaro

D- None Of The Above

Q52. Given Below Are The Purposes Of Sealing A Bag Of Goods Meant For Long Distance Communication. Which Of The Following Do You Find Incorrect ?

A- Wet Clay Was Affixed On The Knot

B- Sealing Did Not Convey The Identity Of The Sender

C- Seal Was Pressed On The Clay Leaving An Impression

D- None Of The Above

Q53. Which of the following is not a feature of residential buildings of the lower town of Mohenjodaro ?

A- Activities Such As Cooking, And Weaving Were Conducted In The Courtyard

B- They Were Centred On A Courtyard With Rooms On All Sides

C- Main Entrance Gave Full View Of The Interior

D- All Of The Above

Q54. In Which State Kalibangan Is Situated In Present ?

A- Rajasthan

B- Odisha

C- Tamil nadu

D- Harayana

Q55. Most Distinctive Artefact Of Harappan Civilization was :

A- Coins

B- Harappan seal

C- Iron weapons

D- None

Q56. The Economy Of The Indus Valley People Was Based On ?

A- Agriculture

B- Trade and Commerce

C- Crafts

D- All the above

Q57. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilization ?

A- Mesopotamian

B- Egyptian

C- Sumerian

D- Chinese

Q58. Who is the excavator of Harappa site ?

A- Daya Ram Sahni

B- Rakhal Das Bannerji

C- James Princep

D- John Marshall

Q59. The local name of Mohenjodaro is

A- Mound of the living

B- Mound of the tree

C- Mound of the dead

D- Mound of the survivor

Q60. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is

A- unihorn bull

B- cow

C- bull

D- tiger

Q61. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development ?

A. The Pottery

B. Seals

C. The boats

D. The houses

Q62. Which Of The Following Is Not One Of The Features Of Harappan Writing ?

A- The Harappan Script Was Pictorial

B- Too Many Signs , Somewhere Between 375-400

C- It Has Been Deciphered By James Prinsep

D- None

Q63. Which Of The Following Is Not One Of The Features Of Harappan Writing ?

A- The Harappan Script Was Pictorial

B- Too Many Signs , Somewhere Between 375-400

C- It Has Been Deciphered By James Prinsep

D- None

Q64. Which Of The Following Is Not One Of The Features Of Harappan Writing ?

A- The Harappan Script Was Pictorial

B- Too Many Signs , Somewhere Between 375-400

C- It Has Been Deciphered By James Prinsep

D- None

Q65. Which Two Strategies Are Adopted By The Archaeologists To Identify Social Differences Among The Harappans ?

A- Study Of Burials

B- Study Of Coins

C- Study Of Artifacts

D- Both A And C

Q66. Which Of The Following Statements Is NOT Correct Regarding The Harappan Weights ?

A- weights were usually made of a chert stone

B- the lower denominations of weights were binary

C- the higher denominations followed the decimal system

D- they were generally circular with markings

Q67. The Roads And Streets Were Laid Out Along An Approximate _ Pattern.

A- Square

B- Round

C- Grid

D- None

Q68. Name the author of the book “The Story of Indian Archaeology”.

A. R N Roy 

B. T N Ramaswamy 

C. S N Roy 

D. R Ramaswamy

Q69. Who were shamans?

A. Shamans were the finance minister of the kings. 

B. Shamans were men and women with magical powers. 

C. Shamans were the people which worked in the fields.

D. Shamans were trader who went to different place.

Q69. The seals depicted:

A. Animal motifs 

B. An deciphered script 

C. Both (i) and (ii) 

D. None of these

Q70. Steatite was a:

A. Metal 

B. Soft stone 

C. Chemical 

D. Another name for burnt clay

In the following questions, a statement of assertion followed by a 

statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the 

following choices: 

A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. 

C. A is true but R is false. 

D. A is false but R is true 

1 Assertion (A): saddle querns were made of hard gritty igneous rocks or 

sandstone. 

Reason (R): Saddle querns were used to grind cereals. 

2 Assertion (A): House drains first emptied into a sump or cesspit.

Reason (R): Each house drain emptied into a street drain. 

3 Assertion (A): The Harappan Civilization had contacts with Western Asia

Reason (R): Archaeological finds suggest that copper was brought from 

Oman. 

4 Assertion (A): All buildings in Mohenjodaro had a courtyard.

Reason (R): The drains emptied themselves in the courtyard. 

5 Assertion (A): some graves contain pottery and ornaments.

Reason (R): The Harappan people believed in life after death. 

6 Assertion (A): Seals have been found in Oman.

Reason (R): Trade was conducted with distant land. 

7 Assertion (A): Terracotta model of the plough have been at sites in Cholistan 

and at Banawali(Haryana) 

Reason (R): The Harappan people domesticated animals like the oxen. 

8 Assertion (A): The burials in Harappan sites reveal the economic and social 

difference amongst the people living within a particular culture. 

Reason (R): In the Harappa sites, dead were generally buried in pits.

9 Assertion (A): The Harappan seals were made of steatite.

Reason (R): The seals were decorated with animal figures. 

10 Assertion (A): The Harappans ate a wide range of plant and animal products, 

including fish. 

Reason (R): Archaeologists have been able to reconstruct dietary practices 

from finds of charred grains and seeds. 

11 Assertion (A): The field had two set of furrows at right angles to each other.

Reason (R): This layout of the field suggests that two different corps were 

grown together. 

12 Assertion (A): The citadel was situated on the lower town.

Reason (R): Structures meant for special purposes were built on the citadel. 

SECTION-D

MAP BASED QUESTION 

1 On the political outline map of India, locate and label the following sites:

a. Harappa 

b. Balakot 

c. Chanhudaro 

d. Nageshwar 

e. Rakhigari 

f. Kalibangan 

g. Dholavira 

h. Kot Diji 

i. Lothal 

j. Mohenjodaro