Ancient Indian Architecture And Literature(Indian History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.

The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year

  1.    1901
  2.    1921
  3.    1935
  4.    1942
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 1921

Question 2.

Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?

  1.    Indus valley
  2.    Mesopotamian
  3.    Egyptian
  4.    Persian
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Indus valley

Question 3.

The people of the Indus valley civilization usually built their houses of

  1.    pucca bricks
  2.    stone
  3.    wood
  4.    all of these
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> pucca bricks

Question 4.

The Indus valley people traded with the

  1.    Chinese
  2.    Mesopotamians
  3.    Parthians
  4.    Romans
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Mesopotamians

Question 5.

The Indus valley civilization was Non-Aryan because

  1.    it was urban
  2.    it has a pictographic script
  3.    it had an agricultural economy
  4.    it extended up to the Narmada Valley
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> it was urban

Question 6.

The local name Mohenjodaro is

  1.    Mound of the living
  2.    Mound of the Great
  3.    Mound of the Dead
  4.    Mound of the Survivor
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Mound of the Dead

Question 7.

The Indus valley civilization specialized in

  1.    town planning
  2.    architecture
  3.    craftsmanship
  4.    All of these
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> town planning

Question 8.

The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of

  1.    terracotta
  2.    steatite
  3.    bronze
  4.    red limestone
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> bronze

Question 9.

Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus valley civilization

  1.    bull
  2.    horse
  3.    elephant
  4.    Giraffe
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Giraffe

Question 10.

Out of the following remains excavated in Indus valley which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

  1.    pottery
  2.    seals
  3.    boats
  4.    houses
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> seals