1. What was the primary economic activity of the Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Trade
b) Wheel-making
c) Agriculture
d) Carpentry
Answer: c) Agriculture
2. The famous “Dancing Girl” statue from Mohenjodaro was made of which material?
a) Steatite
b) Bronze
c) Red limestone
d) Terracotta
Answer: b) Bronze
3. The Indus Valley Civilization is well known for which of the following?
a) Architecture
b) Town planning
c) Craftsmanship
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
4. Which site of the Indus Valley Civilization had an advanced water management system?
a) Alamgirpur
b) Kalibangan
c) Dholavira
d) Lothal
Answer: c) Dholavira
5. What was the striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Mesolithic Civilization
b) Agrarian Civilization
c) Paleolithic Civilization
d) Urban Civilization
Answer: d) Urban Civilization
6. Which domesticated animal is NOT found in the terracottas of the Indus Civilization?
a) Buffalo
b) Pig
c) Cow
d) Sheep
Answer: c) Cow
7. What is the modern name of Mohenjodaro?
a) Mound of the Living
b) Mound of the Survivor
c) Mound of the Dead
d) Mound of the Great
Answer: c) Mound of the Dead
8. Which river is associated with the site of Harappa?
a) Yamuna
b) Ravi
c) Sindhu
d) Ganga
Answer: b) Ravi
9. The term “India” originates from which language?
a) Greek
b) Arabic
c) Persian
d) English
Answer: c) Persian
10. Which Indus Valley Civilization site is located in modern-day Pakistan?
a) Harappa
b) Kalibangan
c) Lothal
d) Alamgirpur
Answer: a) Harappa
11. The Indus people traded with which ancient civilization?
a) Romans
b) Parthians
c) Chinese
d) Mesopotamians
Answer: d) Mesopotamians
12. The Great Bath, an important structure of the Indus Valley Civilization, was found at which site?
a) Kalibangan
b) Ropar
c) Mohenjodaro
d) Harappa
Answer: c) Mohenjodaro
13. The Indus Valley people worshipped which deity?
a) Vishnu
b) Pashupati
c) Indra
d) Brahma
Answer: b) Pashupati
14. Which Indus Valley Civilization site had an artificial brick dockyard?
a) Mohenjodaro
b) Harappa
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer: c) Lothal
15. Which animal is NOT depicted in the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
a) Elephant
b) Cow
c) Tiger
d) Rhinoceros
Answer: b) Cow
16. The Indus Valley Civilization is considered non-Aryan because:
a) It had a pictographic script.
b) It was urban.
c) It had an agricultural economy.
d) It extended up to the Narmada Valley.
Answer: b) It was urban.
17. Which Indus Valley Civilization site provides evidence of a dockyard?
a) Harappa
b) Rakhigarhi
c) Lothal
d) Mohenjodaro
Answer: c) Lothal
18. The writing system of the Indus Valley Civilization is:
a) Tamil
b) Brahmi
c) Kharosthi
d) Unknown
Answer: d) Unknown
19. A copper chariot from the Harappan period was discovered at which site?
a) Daimabad
b) Banawali
c) Kuntal
d) Rakhigarhi
Answer: a) Daimabad
20. At which site were remains of wells found within houses?
a) Mohenjodaro
b) Kalibangan
c) Harappa
d) Lothal
Answer: a) Mohenjodaro
21. Which statement about the Harappan Civilization is correct?
a) The civilization was rural-based.
b) Standard Harappan seals were made of clay.
c) The Harappans cultivated and used cotton.
d) The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper or bronze.
Answer: c) The Harappans cultivated and used cotton.
22. Which Indus Valley site lacked a fortified citadel?
a) Kalibangan
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Chanhudaro
d) Harappa
Answer: c) Chanhudaro
23. The ruins of Harappa and Mohenjodaro were found near which river?
a) Indus
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: d) Both (a) and (b)
24. Which Indus Valley Civilization site is located in Rajasthan?
a) Gujarat
b) Kalibangan
c) Sindh
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b) Kalibangan
25. Which site provides evidence of rock-cut architecture in the Harappan period?
a) Amri
b) Kotdiji
c) Dholavira
d) Kalibangan
Answer: c) Dholavira