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The Bronze Age Civilization includes _____.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. The Indus Valley civilization or Harappan culture

  2. Tigris-Euphrates civilization of Mesopotamia

  3. Nile Valley civilization

  4. Hwang-Ho or Yellow River civilization

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

By about 2500 BC, four Bronze Age civilizations emerged. These were:

i) the Harappan civilisation in the northern and western parts of India and Pakistan;
ii) the Mesopotamian civilisation on the banks of the river Euphrates and Tigris in modern Iraq;
iii) the Chinese civilisation in the valley of Hwang-ho and Yangtze rivers;
iv) the Egyptian civilization on the banks of the Nile river in Egypt. 

Which of the following rendors a proof of trade with Rome in old times?

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Harappa

  2. Mohenjodaro

  3. Lothal

  4. Ropar

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Bhal region of the modern state of Gujarat. It is the place where trade once flourished with other ancient civilizations such as Roman civilization. The seals found at Lothal indicates a maritime trade network with Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia, etc.

What is true about Lothal - ancient site?
I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization.
II. It was excavated by the S.R. Rao
III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Only I , II

  2. Only I, III

  3. II, III

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?

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  1. The Harappans were phallus worshippers.

  2. They worshipped gods in the form of human beings.

  3. They placed their gods in temples.

  4. They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess.

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Correct Option: C

 Mohenjodaro means ____________.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Mould of the living

  2. Mould of the tree

  3. Mould of the dead

  4. Mould of the survivor

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Correct Option: C

River Chenab was known is ancient times as ___________.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Parushni

  2. Satudri

  3. Himadri

  4. Asikini

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Correct Option: D

The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in _________.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. weights and measures

  2. cereal crops

  3. burial practices

  4. both (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: C

At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Lothal

  2. Ropar

  3. Kalibangan

  4. Banawali

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Correct Option: A

The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in __________.

history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

  1. Sind

  2. Gujarat

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: B