Indus Valley Civilization

Total Questions: 92

51. Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilization site? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Kalibangan
(b) Ropar
(c) Patliputra
(d) Lothal

Correct Answer: (c) Patliputra

Solution:Kalibangan, Ropar, and Lothal are related to Indus Valley Civilization but Pataliputra adjacent to modern-day Patna was not associated with Indus Valley civilization.

52. The largest site of Harappa in India is - [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

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

Correct Answer: (d) Rakhigarhi

Solution:The largest site of Indus Valley civilization in India is Rakhigarhi (Hisar district of Haryana).

53. The biggest Harappan site in India is [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

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

Correct Answer: (a) Rakhigarhi

Solution:The largest site of Indus Valley civilization in India is Rakhigarhi (Hisar district of Haryana).

54. Indus Valley Civilization, which was placed on the banks of the river, they were? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

1. Sindhu
2. Chenab
3. Jhelum
4. Ganga
Choose the correct answer from the code given below-

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All four

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:Geographically Indus Valley Civilization was spread from Jhelum-river to Hindon river, a tributary of Yamuna river in South (Alamgirpur). It consisted of rivers like Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Jhelum, but Ganga river did not belong to this.

55. The people of Indus valley believed in - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Spirit and Brahma
(b) Ritual
(c) Sacrificial system
(d) Mother Goddess

Correct Answer: (d) Mother Goddess

Solution:Undeciphered script of Indus civilization has attracted speculations and hypothesis. The people of Indus civilization probably worshipped Mother Goddess, Lord Shiva. They may have performed Yagya (fire pit found in Rajasthan and Gujarat sites). Burial rituals indicated belief in Atma or spirit, evidence of human sacrifice were also found in Mohenjodaro.

56. The Indus valley people worshipped - [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Shiva
(b) Indra and Varun
(c) Brahma
(d) Vishnu

Correct Answer: (a) Shiva

Solution:Marshall identified the figure which he found during excavation as an early form of the Hindu God Shiva (or Rudra) or Pashupati (lord of animals) from the excavation of Harappa. The Pashupati seal in which the three faced male God is shown sitting in a yogic posture, surrounded by a rhino and buffalo on the right side, and elephant and a tiger on the left side, make the historian conclude that the people of those days worshipped Lord Shiva or cylindrical stones show that the people worshipped Lingam, the symbol of Lord Shiva.

57. Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Lord Macaulay
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) Clive
(d) Colonel Tad

Correct Answer: (b) Sir John Marshall

Solution:Sir John Marshall was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He appointed Mr. Dayaram Sahni, who carried out excavations in the Sahiwal district of Punjab Province (Pakistan) on the left bank of Ravi river. Mr. Sahni's excavation lead to findings of ruins of Harappa in 1921. Mr. Rakhal Das Banerjee dug out the ruins of the city of Mohenjodaro (Larkana district of Sindh Province, Pakistan) in 1922.

58. Two Indians who were associated with discovery of Indus Valley Civilization, are : [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni
(b) John Marshall and Ishwari Prasad
(c) Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava and Rangnath Rao
(d) Madhosarup Vats and V.B. Rao

Correct Answer: (a) Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni

59. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

List-I	List-II
(a) Harappa	Daya Ram Sahni
(b) Lothal	S.R.Rao
(c) Surkotada	J.P.Joshi
(d) Dholavira	B.K. Thapar

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Harappa was excavated by Daya Ram Sahni, Lothal was by S.R. Rao and Surkotada by J.P. Joshi. But Dholavira was not excavated by B.K. Thapar. Instead, it was excavated by R.S. Bisht. Therefore, option (d) is not correctly matched.

60. The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance, was : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) A. Cunningham
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) Mortimer Wheeler
(d) George F. Dales

Correct Answer: (a) A. Cunningham

Solution:Alexander Cunningham, who headed the Archaeological Survey of India, visited this site in 1853 A.D. and 1856 A.D. Cunningham made a few small excavations at the site and reported some discoveries of ancient pottery, stone, tools and a stone seal but did not recognize its significance.

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