Harappan Civilization , SECTION 6

             1. Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the

(a)    Palaeolithic age

(b)   Mesolithic Age

(c)    Neolithic Age

(d)   Chalcolithic Age

            2.  Match the following

List I (Ancient Site)	List II (Archeological Finding)
A.      Lothal        B.      Kalibangan       C.      Dholavira       D.      Banwali	1.       Ploughed field          2.       Dockyard          3.       Terracotta replica of a plough          4.       An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the harappan script

Codes

                          A   B   C   D

(a)     1   2   3    4

(b)    2   1   4    3

(c)    1    2   4   3

(d)   2    1    3   4

3. Of the following Harappan sites those not in India are

        (a)    Mohenjodaro and Harappa

        (b)   Banwali and Ropar

        (c)    Lothal and Kalibangan

        (d)   Lothal and Ropar

                4.  The Harappans extensively used burnt bricks because

                       1.  Stone was not available.

                        2. They provided defense against floods.

                       3. They provided security and longevity.

                       4. Its import was easy.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    1 and 2

(b)   1, 2 and 3

(c)    2 and 3

(d)   All of these

                  5. Match the following

              List I                                                            list II

          (Ancient site)                                                  (site)

   

      A. Practice of the fire cult                                    1. Lothal

      B. lower town fortified                                         2. Kalibangan

      C. Granary                                                          3. Harappa

      D. Shipbuilding                                                    4. Surkotada

Codes

                               A     B    C      D

(a)    1     2     3      4

(b)   4     3     2      1

(c)    2     4     3      1

(d)   4     2    3       1    

6. Consider the given statements

1.       The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.

2.       The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.

3.       The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a)    Only 1

(b)   1  and 2

(c)    2  and 3

(d)   All of these

                    7. Indus Valley Civilization was spread over

(a)    Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, Afghanistan

(b)   Along Indus river

(c)    Punjab, Sind, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat

(d)   Sind, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat

                   8. The script of the Harappan people consisted of

(a)    A family of quasi- pictographic writings

(b)   A family of geometrical shapes

(c)    A combination of both pictures and geometrical shapes

(d)   None of the above

                   9. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjodaro?

(a)    It was a well planned city

(b)   Buildings were of varying size

(c)    Bathrooms were important features of most hoses

(d)   There was no drainage system

 10. Which of the following presents the most significant feature of Indus Valley Civilisation?

(a)    Burnt brick building

(b)   Art and architecture

(c)    Buildings of worship

(d)   First true aches

                Answer:

1.       B

2.       B

3.       A

4.       C

5.       A

6.       D

7.       B

8.       D

9.       A

10.   A