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History - Synthesis - Indus Valley Civilization
Harappa
in Sindhi means
(A)
Garden city
(B) Port
city
(C)
Buried city
(D)
Civilization of corporation
ANSWER C
Who was the Director General of Archaeological survey of India at the time of Indus Valley excavation?
(A) Dr.
R.D. Banerjee
(B) Sir
John Marshall
(C) D.R.
Sahani
(D) Max
Muller
(E) Answer not known
ANSWER B
Who was
the first scholar to use the term "Indus Civilization"?
(A)
Mortimer Wheeler
(B) Dr. Pran Nath
(C)
Morris J. Spivack
(D) Sir
John Marshal
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER D
More
than 500 seals have been discovered in Indus Valley civilization which are all
(A) Gold
(B)
Silver
(C)
Terracottas
(D)
Copper
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
This
place is located 12 km South East of Madurai. It proves the fact that an urban
civilization existed in Tamilnadu in the Sangam era on the banks of the river
Vaigai. A researcher and retired civil servant Thiru R. Balakrishnan points to
the similarities between this civilization and Indus valley civilization. Which
of the following places is described in the paragraph above?
(A)
Azhagankulam
(B)
Porunthal
(C)
(Keeladi
(D)
Kodumanal
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(a) Kalibangan 1. Gulf of Cambay
(b) Surkotada 2. Madurai
(c) Lothal 3. Rajasthan
(d) Khizhadi 4. Gujarat
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 2 1 3 4
ANSWER B
Mohanjadaro is situated in which province?
(A) Punjab
(B) Lahoor
(C) Beshawar பன்
(D) Sind
ANSWER D
Mohenjo-daro means
(A) Garden City
(B) Port City
(C) Mound of Dead
(D) Buried City
ANSWER C
Point out the wrong statement in the following:
(1) Great Bath - Mohenjo-daro
(2) Excavation - 1921
(3) Wheel - Pots
(4) Terracotta - Copper Plates
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
ANSWER D
The
Indus Valley Civilization, people had a trade contact with
(1)
Central Asia Mesopotamia
(2)
North Eastern Afghanistan
(3)
Gujarat and Baluchiston
(4)
Persia
(A), (1) only
(B), (2) only
(C), (3) only
(D), (1), (2), (3), (4)
(E), Answer not known
ANSWER D
Name the
metal used by the people of South India from the Sources
(A)
Copper
(B) Gold
(C)
Silver
(D) Iron
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER A
Which racial
group authored Indus valley civilisation?
(A)
Aryan
(B)
Dravidian
(C)
Non-Aryan
(D)
Pre-Aryan
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
Which
tree was regarded as the tree of creation and knowledge during Indus Valley
civilization?
(A)
Pipal Tree
(B)
Mango Tree
(C) Neem
Tree
(D)
Tamarind Tree
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER A
