2. Harappan Civilization (History Quiz)

2. Harappan Civilization (History Quiz) Questions

• 11

  Which of the given below material are artificially produced?
  i. Chert
  ii. Beads
  iii. Faience
  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Only iii
  D. All i, ii , iii

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  • Chert is a kind of stone out of which stone weights were produced and used to weigh precious stones or metals.
  • Carnelian , a beautiful red stone, which was cut, shaped, polished and finally a hole was bored through the centre so that string could be passed through it.
  • Faience is a material that is artificially produced. A gum was used to shape sand pr powdered quartz into an object. The objects were then glazed , resulting in a shiny , glassy surface. It was used to make bangles , earrings , vessels

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• 12

  Which of the following 2 statements are true?
  a. a real plough was found during excavation
  b. water and pastures were available around settlements of harappans
  A. a is true and b is false
  B. a is true and b is true
  C. a is false and b is true
  D. a is false and b is false

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Plough was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seeds. While real ploughs which were probably made of wood have not survived but toy models have been found

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• 13

  Which of the following is not the reason of end of Harappan cities?
  A. Deforestation
  B. Overgrazing by cattle, sheep , goats etc.
  C. War
  D. Floods

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  According to scholars some of the reasons were
  a. Rivers dried up
  b. Deforestation
  c. Grazing by large herds of cattle, sheep and goat have destroyed the green cover
  d. Floods in some areas

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• 14

  What is citadel?
  A. East part of the city which was smaller and higher.
  B. East part of the city which was larger and higher.
  C. West part of the city which was smaller and higher.
  D. West part of the city which was larger and higher.

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Many of the Harappan cities were divided into 2 or more parts.
  The west part was smaller but higher called citadel. Special buildings were constructed on the citadel like the great bath or fire altars
  The east part was larger but lower called lower town.

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• 15

  Which was the first item found and used by the engineers while laying down the first railway line in Punjab?
  A. Stone weights
  B. Bricks
  C. Copper tools
  D. Seals

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to know-
  While laying down the first railway line in the Punjab, engineers stumbled upon the site of Harappa in present day Pakistan. To them it was a rich source of readymade, high quality bricks. So they carried off thousand of the bricks from the walls of the old buildings of the city to build railway lines. Due to this many buildings were completely destroyed.

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• 16

  What was generally the shape of the Harappan seals?
  A. Circular
  B. Rectangular
  C. Square
  D. Hexagonal

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Harappans made seals out of stone which were generally rectangular and usually have an animal carved on theme

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• 17

  Which of the given below statement is true?
  A. In Harappan cities , west part was larger but on higher and east part is smaller but lower
  B. The city of Lothal located on Khadir Beyt in Rann of Kutch
  C. Great Bath was made water-tight with a layer of natural tar
  D. Harappan made seals of copper only

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  In Harappan cities, the part to the west was smaller but higher and part to the east was larger but lower
  The city of Lothal was besides a tributary of the Sabarmati in Gujarat
  Harappan seals made seals out of stone.

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• 18

  In which city cotton was most probably grown?
  A. Mehrgarh
  B. Lothal
  C. Ganweriwala
  D. Dholavira

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about 7000 years ago.
  Actual pieces of cloth were found attached to the lid of a silver vase and copper objects at Mohenjo-Daro

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• 19

  Which of the following cities had elaborate store houses?
  i. Lothal
  ii. Mohenjo-Daro
  iii. Harappa
  A. Only i
  B. Only i and ii
  C. Only i and iii
  D. All i, ii ,iii

  Answer - D

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• 20

  Which of the following is true about difference in Dholavira and other Harappan Town?
  i. Harappan towns were mostly divided into 3 parts whereas Dholavira was divided into 2 parts.
  ii. Harappan writings were generally found on small objects whereas at Dholavira large letters of the Harappan script were carved out of white stone
  A. Only i is true
  B. Only ii is true
  C. Both i and ii are true
  D. None of these

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Harappan towns were mostly divided into 2 or more parts whereas Dholavira was divided into 3parts.

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