Tag: historic period

Questions Related to historic period

The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of _____.

  1. Pottery design

  2. Stratification

  3. Aryan invasion

  4. Radio Carbon-14 dating


Correct Option: D

Mohenjo-Daro is situated in _____.

  1. Montgomery district

  2. Larkana district

  3. Chandigarh area

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: B

After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found in _____.

  1. Punjab

  2. Haryana

  3. Gujarat

  4. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: C

The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the _____.

  1. Paleolithic age

  2. Primitive age

  3. Neolithic age

  4. Bronze age


Correct Option: D

Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?

  1. Pataliputra

  2. Rangpur

  3. Sukatagendor

  4. Lothal


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Kalibangan

  2. Harappa

  3. Alamgirpur

  4. Lethal


Correct Option: B

The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was _____.

  1. Sir John Marshall

  2. Daya Ram Sahni

  3. Sir Martimir Wheeler

  4. Rakhal Das Banerji


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?

  1. Writing

  2. The discovery of fire

  3. Agriculture

  4. The use of internet


Correct Option: A

The Indus Valley Civilization type was found in ____________.

  1. Sumer

  2. Egypt

  3. China

  4. All the three


Correct Option: D

The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year _______.

  1. 1917

  2. 1921

  3. 1927

  4. 1932


Correct Option: B