Ancient History Multiple Choice Questions Page-5
Question 49. Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because
(A) It was an Urban civilization
(B) It has its own script
(C) It has an agricultural economy
(D) It extended upto the Narmada valley
[UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
Question 50. Which site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in India?
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Lothal
(D) None of the above
[West Bangal PSC (Pre) 2018]
Question 51. The important reason to keep Indus-Valley civilization before Aryan civilization is
(A) Script
(B) Town Planning
(C) Copper
(D) Potteries
[UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
Question 52. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus valley civilization is the discovery of
(A) Seals
(B) Utensils, jewellery, weapons, tools
(C) Temple
(D) Scripts
[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1996]
Question 53. Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
(A) Lord Macaulay
(B) Sir John Marshall
(C) Clive
(D) Colonel Tad
[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1997]
Question 54. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
(A) Alamgirpur
(B) Lothal
(C) Mohenjodaro
(D) Banawali
[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
Question 55. What is the correct North-South sequence of the following civilizations?
(A) Maya – Aztec – Muisca – Inca
(B) Maya – Muisca – Inca – Aztec
(C) Aztec – Muisca – Maya – Inca
(D) Aztec – Maya – Muisca – Inca
[UPPCS (Mains) 2004]
Question 56. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Sindh
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010
UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
Question 57. A ploughed field was discovered at
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Harappa
(D) Lothal
[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
Question 58. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in
(A) Egypt
(B) Mesopotamia
(C) Central America
(D) India
[UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
Question 59. The Great Bath was found from the Indus Valley civilization at
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibangan
[UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
Question 60. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization were found, is in
(A) Punjab
(B) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(C) Saurashtra
(D) Rajasthan
[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]