The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.
(A) Megalithic
(B) Paleolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Chalcolithic
Answer: (D) Chalcolithic
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The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of
(A) Pottery design
(B) Stratification
(C) Aryan invasion
(D) Radio Carbon-14 dating
Most of the large Harappan towns had fortifications that served the purpose of
(A) safety from robbers
(B) protection against cattle raiders
(C) protection against floods
(D) All the above
Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Millet
(D) All the above
The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
(A) clay
(B) copper
(C) bronze
(D) brass
Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?
(A) gold
(B) silver
(C) copper
(D) iron
Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people
(A) Mother Goddess
(B) Pashupati Shiva
(C) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
(D) Trimurti
At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Lothal
(C) Suktagendor
(D) Sotka Koli
The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade and Commerce
(C) Crafts
(D) All the above
The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
(A) Aryan invasion
(B) Decline in foreign trade
(C) Ecological factors
(D) Not definitely known factors
The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
(A) unihorn bull
(B) cow
(C) bull
(D) tiger
The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept?
(A) Linguistic
(B) Racial
(C) Religious
(D) Cultural
According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from
(A) India
(B) Central Asia
(C) Central Europe
(D) Steppes of Russia
Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
