Indus Valley Civilization

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

List-I	List-II
A. Harappa	1. N.G. Majumdar (1936-37)
B. Hastinapur	2. John Marshall (1913-34)
C. Takshashila	3. Daya Ram Sahni (1923-24 & 1924-25)
D. Kaushabi	4. B.B. Lal (1950-52)

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	2	1	3
(b)	1	3	4	2
(c)	3	4	2	1
(d)	4	1	3	2

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The Correctly matched list is as follows :

List-I	List-II
Harappa	Daya Ram Sahni (1923-24 & 1924-25)
Hastinapur	B.B. Lal (1950-52)
Takshashila	John Marshall (1913-34)
Kaushabi	N.G. Majumdar (1936-37)

12. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the- [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

(a) Harappan
(b) Chalcolithic cultures of western India
(c) Vedic texts
(d) Silver Punch-marked coins

Correct Answer: (a) Harappan

Solution:Harappans were known to silver. The evidence of its proper use has been found from Mohan Jodaro and Harappa. These people used to get silver from mines of Zawar and Ajmer in Rajasthan.

13. Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery? [40ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Red
(b) Blue-grey
(c) Yellow
(d) Blue

Correct Answer: (a) Red

Solution:The Harappan pottery is bright or dark red and uniformly sturdy and well baked. It consists of wheel-made wares, both plain and painted. The plain ware is usually of red clay with or without a fine red slip. The painted pottery was of red and black colours. several methods were used by people for the decoration of pottery. Polychrome pottery was rare and mainly comprised small vases decorated with geometric patterns, mostly in red, black and green and less frequently in white and yellow. The colour- scheme adopted for painting was light black, chocolate or light red over buff or greenish buff background.

14. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Pre-Aryan
(b) later Vedic period
(c) Mauryan Period
(d) Kushan Period

Correct Answer: (a) Pre-Aryan

Solution:The pre-Aryan period is considered as the beginning of idol worship. Idol worship was prevalent in Indus Civilization and it is evident from the coins discovered from Mohenjodaro having the seal of God. They probably worshipped Mother Goddess in addition to male and female deities.

15. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture? [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Cow
(b) Elephant
(c) Rhinoceros
(d) Tiger

Correct Answer: (a) Cow

Solution:The greatest artistic creations of tha harappan culture are the seals. About 2000 seals have been found and of these great majority carry short inscriptions with picture of the one horned bull, buffalo, tiger, rhinoceros, goat and elephant. The figures of elephant, rhinoceros, tiger, deer, sheep, etc. are depicted on the seals and terracotta arts of Harappan culture. But the cow was not depicted on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan cultures.

16. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site? [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Kotdiji
(c) Sohgaura
(d) Desalpur

Correct Answer: (c) Sohgaura

Solution:Sohgaura is a village located on the black of Rapti river in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. A copper plate inscription of Mauryan period has been found here which gives us information about the storehouses present here. Chanhudaro, Kot Diji and Desalpur are Harrapan sites. Chanhudaro and Kot Diji are present in the current Sindh province of Pakistan whereas Desalpur is located in the Kutchh region of Gujarat.

17. Match List-I (Ancient site) with List-II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the code given below the site : [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2002]

(Ancient site)	(Archaeological finding)
A. Lothal	1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan	2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira	3. Terracotta replica of a Plough
D. Banawali	4. An inscription comprising ten large-sized signs of the Harappan script

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	1	2	4	3
(d)	2	1	3	4

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The archaeological remains of the Harappan port-town of Lothal are located along the Bhogava River, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Cambay. Kalibangan town is located on the bank of Ghaggar River (Saraswati River) in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. Kalibangan has given the evidence of the earliest ploughed agricultural field ever ten large-sized signs of the Harappan scripts were found from Dholavira of Harappan script. Banawali is located in Fatehabad district of Haryana from where a terracotta replica of a plough was found.

18. A ploughed field was discovered at - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Harappa
(d) Lothal

Correct Answer: (b) Kalibangan

Solution:The archaeological remains of the Harappan port-town of Lothal are located along the Bhogava River, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Cambay. Kalibangan town is located on the bank of Ghaggar River (Saraswati River) in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. Kalibangan has given the evidence of the earliest ploughed agricultural field ever ten large-sized signs of the Harappan scripts were found from Dholavira of Harappan script. Banawali is located in Fatehabad district of Haryana from where a terracotta replica of a plough was found.

19. In which of the following Harappan cities, furrows of ploughed fields have been found? [66ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

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

Correct Answer: (a) Kalibangan

Solution:The archaeological remains of the Harappan port-town of Lothal are located along the Bhogava River, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Cambay. Kalibangan town is located on the bank of Ghaggar River (Saraswati River) in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. Kalibangan has given the evidence of the earliest ploughed agricultural field ever ten large-sized signs of the Harappan scripts were found from Dholavira of Harappan script. Banawali is located in Fatehabad district of Haryana from where a terracotta replica of a plough was found.

20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

List-I	List-II
A. Harappa	1. Cemetry-II
B. Lothal	2. dockyard
C. Kalibangan	3. Dancing Girl Statue
D. Mohenjo-Daro	4. Furrowed land