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Who possibly ruled the Indus people?

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  1. an assembly of elders

  2. merchants

  3. kings

  4. priests

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Correct Option: B

Who was the excavator of the site of Harappa?

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  1. Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni

  2. Rakhal Das Bannerji

  3. Mackey

  4. B.K. Thapar

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Correct Option: A

Which among the following is a place located in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?

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  1. Alamgirpur

  2. Harappa

  3. Rangapur

  4. Mohenjo-Daro

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Correct Option: D

Which is the correct chronology for the excavation of the Indus Valley sites ?
I. Mohenjo-Daro
II. Chanhudaro
III. Harappa
IV. Lothal

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  1. III, I, II & IV

  2. I, III, II & IV

  3. II, I, III & IV

  4. III, IV, II & I

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Correct Option: A

How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?

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  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9

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Correct Option: B

The inscription on the Harappan seals and other artefacts confirm that Indians had mastered the art of writing as early as the third millennium B.C.E. or perhaps before that.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

What was the approximate time period of Indus Valley Civilization?

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  1. 2400 BCE - 1700 BCE

  2. 2500 BCE - 1700 BCE

  3. 2400 BCE - 1750 BCE

  4. 2500 BCE - 1750 BCE

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Correct Option: D

Mud bricks were used for building purposes at _________.

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  1. Mohenjodaro

  2. Harappa

  3. Kalibangan

  4. Banawali

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kalibangan, which is located in the present-day Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan is a part of Indus Valley Civilization. It saw two cultural phases - pre-Harappan (from 3500BC to 2500 BC) and Harappan (from 2500BC to 1500BC). The pre-Harappan community was a fortified parallelogram. The fortification wall which was constructed surrounding the community used the mud-bricks. Apart from that, mud bricks were used for the construction of houses within the walled area. 

Which of the following Harappan sites are located in Kutch region?

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  1. Desalpur and Surkotada

  2. Rangpur and Rojidi

  3. Allabadino and Balekat

  4. Lothal and Surkotada

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Total number of Harappan sites in the western state of Gujarat is more than 190. Some of them are Lothal, Prabhas Patan, Rojdi, Desalpur and Surkotada. Desalpur is famous for disproportionately large fortification. At Surkotada, a compact citadel and residential annexe complex has been found.

Indus Valley Civilization is also called Harappan culture because _____________.

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  1. The site of Harappan is six times larger than Mohenjodaro site

  2. The Indus Valley Civilization is considered the elementary initial stage of the Vedic culture and Harappa mentioned in the Vedas

  3. Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus valley

  4. The most important/significant evidence of the achievements of this civilization have been excavated from Harappa.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Indus Valley Civilization which is also referred as Harappan civilization is of the largest cities of its time.This civilization was discovered in 1920 - 22 with the excavation of two of its most important sites i.e , Harappa on the banks of the river Ravi and Mohenjodaro on the banks of the Indus. The Indus Valley civilization is called the Harappan civilization because Harappa was the first site where the unique archaeological evidences of the civilization were discovered.