Q.1) Which of the following is the largest site of the Indus Civilization?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Dholavira
d) Lothal
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Explanation: Mohenjodaro on the Indus river in Sindh province of Pakistan is the largest site of Indus Civilization.
Q.2) Which is the largest Indian Site of Indus Civilization?
a) Dholavira
b) Klaibanga
c) Harappa
d) Banawali
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Explanation: Dholavira on Luni river in Kutchh of Gujarat is the largest Indian Site of Indus Civilization.
Q.3) Which is the only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found?
a) Daimabad
b) Dholavira
c) Lothal
d) Surkotada
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Explanation: Surkotada in the Kutchh district of Gujarat is the only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found.
Q.4) Indus civilization gold was imported from which of the following place?
a) Afghanistan
b) West India
c) Central Asia
d) Maharashtra
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Explanation: During the Indus civilization gold was imported from Kolar (Karnataka), Afghanistan, and Persia (Iran).
Q.5) Which of the following material is not known to people of Indus civilization?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Iron
d) Bronze
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Explanation: Iron is not known to people of Indus civilization.
Q.6) Which of the following Indus sites were found in Afghanistan?
a) Shatughai
b) Harappa
c) Mohenjodaro
d) Lothal
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Explanation: Shatughai site found in Afghanistan.
Q.7) “Mundigaq” Indus civilization site is located at which place?
a) Haryana, India
b) Sindh, Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) Gujarat, India
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Explanation: Mundigaq is located in Afghanistan.
Q.8) Wich was an ancient port of India?
a) Lothal
b) Dholavira
c) Banawali
d) Kalibanga
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Explanation: Lothal was an ancient port city of India in the Indus Civilization.
Q.9) Which of the following statement is not correct with respect to Indus Civilization?
a) Indus Civilization was primarily urban
b) Ruling Authority of Indus Civilization was a merchant
c) Harappan people worship their god in the temple
d) They had systematic town planning
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Explanation: Harappan people did not worship their god in the temple. No temple has been unearthed.
Q.10) Which of the following is not the feature of major cities of Indus Civilization?
a) Use of burnt bricks in constructions
b) Didn’t have an underground drainage system
c) Systematic town planning on the lines of “grid system”
d) Fortified citadel except Chanhudaro
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Explanation: They had an underground drainage system and giant reservoirs in Dholavira.