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Which city does not belong to Harappa Civilization?

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  1. Lothal

  2. Mohen-jo-daro

  3. Memphis

  4. Banavali

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Memphis belonged to the Egyptian Civilization. According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an important city throughout ancient Mediterranean history.

Cotton weaving probably began in ____________.

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  1. the Indus Valley civilization.

  2. China

  3. Southeast Asia.

  4. Sumer

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Correct Option: A

The script of Indus valley has been ___________.

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  1. About to be deciphered

  2. Not deciphered

  3. Difficult to be deciphered

  4. Deciphered (translated)

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Correct Option: B

Metals known to Indus Valley Civilization were:

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  1. Gold, copper, silver, bronze but not iron

  2. Silver, iron, bronze but not gold

  3. Iron, copper, gold but not silver

  4. Zinc, silver, iron but not gold.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gold, copper, silver, bronze metals were known to Indus Valley Civilization but not iron. The Indus valley people or Harappan people not discovered iron. The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age Civilization extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India, it was one of three early Civilization of the Old World. Inhabitants of the ancients Indus river valley developed new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin).

Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

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

  1. Mesopotamian

  2. Egyptian

  3. Mayan

  4. Chinese

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Correct Option: D

Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?

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  1. Sir John Marshall

  2. RD Banerji

  3. A Cunningham

  4. Daya Ram Sahani

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Correct Option: C

Match the location of the following Harappan sites:

List-I(Sites) List-II(States)
A. Ropar i. Uttar Pradesh
B. Alamgirpur ii. Punjab
C. Kalibangan iii. Gujarat
D. Dholavira iv. Rajasthan
E. Banawali v. Haryana
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  1. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii, E-v

  2. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv, E-v

  3. A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv, E-v

  4. A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-v, E-iv

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. Pottery design

  2. Stratification

  3. Aryan invasion

  4. Radio Carbon-14 dating

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Correct Option: D

Mohenjo-Daro is situated in _____.

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  1. Montgomery district

  2. Larkana district

  3. Chandigarh area

  4. Gujarat

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Correct Option: B

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

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

  1. Punjab

  2. Haryana

  3. Gujarat

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: C