Indian History and World History

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Total Questions: 50

41. Mohenjodaro is situated on the bank of which river? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Saraswati
(b) Ravi
(c) Ghaggar
(d) Indus

Correct Answer: (d) Indus

Solution:Mohenjo-Daro is located on the right (west) bank of the lower Indus river in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. It lies on a Pleistocene ridge in the flood plain of the Indus, around 28 kilometers (17 mi) from the town of Larkana.

Site	River	Present-day Location
Harappa	Ravi River	Punjab, Pakistan
Mohenjo-daro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Dholavira	Near Ghaggar-Hakra	Gujarat, India
Lothal	Bhogava River	Gujarat, India
Kalibangan	Ghaggar River	Rajasthan, India
Rakhigarhi	Drishadvati River	Haryana, India
Banawali	Sarasvati (Ghaggar)	Haryana, India
Chanhudaro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Surkotada	Near Rann of Kutch	Gujarat, India
Kot Diji	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan

42. Which of the following was the port city of Harappan civilization [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Harappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Rupar
(d) Banawali

Correct Answer: (b) Lothal

Solution:Lothal was a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava river, a tributary of the Sabarmati river.

Site	River	Present-day Location
Harappa	Ravi River	Punjab, Pakistan
Mohenjo-daro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Dholavira	Near Ghaggar-Hakra	Gujarat, India
Lothal	Bhogava River	Gujarat, India
Kalibangan	Ghaggar River	Rajasthan, India
Rakhigarhi	Drishadvati River	Haryana, India
Banawali	Sarasvati (Ghaggar)	Haryana, India
Chanhudaro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Surkotada	Near Rann of Kutch	Gujarat, India
Kot Diji	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan

43. Which ancient city of Indus-Valley Civilization was famous for its dock yard? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 4.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Dholavira
(b) Lothal
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Mohenjo-daro

Correct Answer: (b) Lothal

Solution:Lothal was a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava river, a tributary of the Sabarmati river.

Site	River	Present-day Location
Harappa	Ravi River	Punjab, Pakistan
Mohenjo-daro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Dholavira	Near Ghaggar-Hakra	Gujarat, India
Lothal	Bhogava River	Gujarat, India
Kalibangan	Ghaggar River	Rajasthan, India
Rakhigarhi	Drishadvati River	Haryana, India
Banawali	Sarasvati (Ghaggar)	Haryana, India
Chanhudaro	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan
Surkotada	Near Rann of Kutch	Gujarat, India
Kot Diji	Indus River	Sindh, Pakistan

44. The ancient city of ‘Lothal’, now famous as a major archaeological site, is located in which state of India? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat

Correct Answer: (d) Gujarat

Solution:Lothal was a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava river, a tributary of the Sabarmati river.

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45. Where were the terracotta models of the plough excavated in Harappan civilization? [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Lothal
(b) Amri
(c) Kashmir
(d) Banawali

Correct Answer: (d) Banawali

Solution:Terracotta models of the plough were excavated in Banawali, Harappan civilization. Banawali is located in Hisar district, Haryana.

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46. Lothal city is situated on the banks of a tributary of which among the following rivers in India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Narmada
(b) Ganga
(c) Yamuna
(d) Sabarmati

Correct Answer: (d) Sabarmati

Solution:Lothal was a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava river, a tributary of the Sabarmati River.

It had the earliest known dock in the world, used mainly for trade purposes in the Indus Valley Civilization. Lothal is situated in modern Ahmedabad in modern Gujarat.

47. Which of the following was a port city of the Indus Valley Civilization? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kalibangan
(b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigarhi

Correct Answer: (c) Lothal

Solution:Lothal was a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava river, a tributary of the Sabarmati River.

It had the earliest known dock in the world, used mainly for trade purposes in the Indus Valley Civilization. Lothal is situated in modern Ahmedabad in modern Gujarat.

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48. Which is considered as the oldest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bhirrana
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Allahadino

Correct Answer: (a) Bhirrana

Solution:Bhirrana is considered the earliest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site. It is the earliest, according to the C-14 radio-dating done by the Archaeological Survey of India.

It is situated in the Fatehabad district and is known to have existed between 757-6200 BC.

Rakhigarhi, situated close to Bhirrana, Harappan site, is the largest site in the world.

49. Which of the following Harappan sites is in Haryana? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 12.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Banawali
(d) Chanhudaro

Correct Answer: (c) Banawali

Solution:Banawali: It is located in the Fatehabad district of Haryana, about 120 km northeast of Kalibangan.

50. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 2.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rock cut architecture
(b) Sea port
(c) Cotton cultivation
(d) Pottery

Correct Answer: (d) Pottery

Solution:Kalibangan is a famous site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan.

It is famous for pottery and black bangles. Inscription sculptures, earthenware pottery, coins and seals have been found there during excavation.

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Indian History and World History

Ancient History

41. Mohenjodaro is situated on the bank of which river? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

42. Which of the following was the port city of Harappan civilization [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

43. Which ancient city of Indus-Valley Civilization was famous for its dock yard? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 4.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

44. The ancient city of ‘Lothal’, now famous as a major archaeological site, is located in which state of India? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

45. Where were the terracotta models of the plough excavated in Harappan civilization? [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

46. Lothal city is situated on the banks of a tributary of which among the following rivers in India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

47. Which of the following was a port city of the Indus Valley Civilization? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

48. Which is considered as the oldest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

49. Which of the following Harappan sites is in Haryana? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 12.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

50. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 2.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

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