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

  1. III, I, II & IV

  2. I, III, II & IV

  3. II, I, III & IV

  4. III, IV, II & I


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Desalpur and Surkotada

  2. Rangpur and Rojidi

  3. Allabadino and Balekat

  4. Lothal and Surkotada


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 _____________.

  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.


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.

The Bronze Age Civilization includes _____.

  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


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?

  1. Harappa

  2. Mohenjodaro

  3. Lothal

  4. Ropar


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.

  1. Only I , II

  2. Only I, III

  3. II, III

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

 Mohenjodaro means ____________.

  1. Mould of the living

  2. Mould of the tree

  3. Mould of the dead

  4. Mould of the survivor


Correct Option: C

River Chenab was known is ancient times as ___________.

  1. Parushni

  2. Satudri

  3. Himadri

  4. Asikini


Correct Option: D

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

  1. weights and measures

  2. cereal crops

  3. burial practices

  4. both (B) and (C)


Correct Option: C