Harappa / Indus Civilization [2500 BC - 1750 BC] Part-4

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Harappa / Indus Civilization [2500 BC - 1750 BC]

Harappa Civilization | Indus Civilization | Harappa Civilization Introduction

Q_61. Indicate the blank word in the following statement. , is located in. [UPPCS (Pre) Opt. History 1998]

(a) East

(b) West

(c) North

(d) South

Answer: (b) West

Explanation: Two mounds have been found in the cities of Indus civilization. Where the fort mounds are surrounded by the west. The same city configuration is also there in Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Kalibanga. Only the mounds of Kalibanga are surrounded by separate defense ramparts.

Q_62. Most of the Harappan sites are located in? [UP UPA/LDA Spl. 2006]

(a) Indus Valley

(b) Ganga valley

(c) Saraswati valley

(d) Narmada valley

Answer: (a) Indus Valley

Explanation: Most of the archaeological sites of the Harappan civilization are located in the Indus Valley, which extends from Pakistan to India. Many Indus sites are still being found on the banks of the Indus and its tributaries. The director of Deccan College, Pune, B. N. On the basis of the discovery of Egypt, it can be said that only 300-400 sites have been found in the region of Indus and its tributaries out of total 1400 sites in the civilization. The remaining sites have been found in the Indus and Ganges plains.

Q_63. The rivers on which the Indus Valley Civilization was settled were

1. Indus

2. Chenab

3. Jhelum

4. Ganga

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Code: [UPPSC (Pre) 2009]

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1,2 and 3

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) All Four

Answer: (b) 1,2 and 3

Explanation: Remains of Indus Valley Civilization have been found in parts of Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Western UP, Jammu and Kashmir of Pakistan and India. The spread of this civilization is from Jammu in the north to the mouth of Narmada in the south and from the Makran beach in the west to Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh. The westernmost site of civilization is Sutkagendor, the easternmost site is Alamgirpur, the northernmost site is Manda (Kashmir) and the southernmost site is Daimavada.

Q_64. Which of the following words was used in the Mesopotamian record for the Indus Valley (Harappa)? [NDA, 2017 ]

(a) Dilmun

(b) Meluha

(c) Megan

(d) Phalka

Answer: (b) Meluha

Explanation: Mesopotamia has been called 'Meluha' in the Harappan civilization.

Q_65. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site? [UPSC CS 2019]

(a) Chanhudaro

(b) Kotdiji

(c) Sohgaura

(d) Desalpur

Answer: (c) Sohgaura

Explanation: Sahgaura is located in the present Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. The inscriptions found here belong to the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. In the Sahgaura inscription, it has been said to give relief to the people suffering from drought.

Q_66. He directed the excavation of Chanhudaro. [UPPCS, 2015]

(a) J. H. MK

(b) Sir John Marshall

(c) R. E. M. Wheeler

(d) Sir Aurel Stein

Answer: (a) J. H. MK

Explanation: Chanhudaro was first excavated in March 1930 by NG Majumdar and then in 1935-36 by the team of American School of Indic and Iranian and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under the leadership of Ernest John Henry Mackay.

Q_67. The remains of which animal have not been found in the Indus Valley Civilization? [CGPSC (Pre), 2012]

(a) Lion

(b) Horse

(c) Cow

(d) Elephant

Answer: (a) Lion

Explanation: The seals and terracotta artifacts of Harappan culture do not depict lions, whereas elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, deer, sheep etc. are found.

Q_68. Which metal has not yet been found in Harappan sites? [CGPSC (Pre), 2012]

(a) Copper

(b) Gold

(c) Silver

(d) Iron

Answer: (d) Iron

Explanation: Harappan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization. Metals like copper, bronze, gold and silver have been found from here but iron has not been received. In fact, the Harappans were not familiar with iron. The beginning of the Iron Age in India is considered to be from the later Vedic period (about 1000 BC).

Q_69. Match List - I with List - I : List - 1 (Harappan places)

A. Manda

B. Daimabad

C. Kalibanga

D. Rakhigarhi

List-II (Position)

1. Rajasthan

2. Haryana

3. Jammu and Kashmir

4. Maharashtra

[UPPSC (Pre) 2010]

(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

(b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

(c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

(d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Answer: (c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

Explanation :

• Manda Manda was situated on the banks of Chenab river.

• ️Daimabad - Daimabad is an uninhabited village and archaeological site located on the banks of the Pravara River, a tributary of the Godavari River, which is located in Maharashtra, India.

• Kalibanga is an ancient district of Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan and is in Ahmednagar district of the state.

• It is a historical place. Very interesting and important remains of Harappan civilization have been found here.

• ️Rakhigarhi Haryana

Q_70. With reference to the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements: 

1. It was primarily a secular civilization and had religious elements, though was present, not dominant.

2. During that period, clothes were made from cotton in India.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? [UPSC 2011]

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation :

• It was primarily a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, was not dominant.

• During that period, clothes were made from cotton in India.

Q_71. Statement (A) ; Harappa and Mohenjodaro are now extinct. Reason (R) : They appeared during excavation. [UPPCS 2009]

(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is correct but R is wrong

(d) A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

Explanation: Mohenjodaro (on the right bank of the river Indus in Larkana district of present-day Sindh province of Pakistan) and Harappa (on the left bank of river Ravi in ​​Shahiwal (Montgomery) district of present-day Punjab province of Pakistan) were the two major cities of the Indus civilization. Which were discovered during the excavations by Rakhaldas Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni respectively. Presently this city is in a dead (extinct) condition. Thus both the assertion and the reason are correct. But reason does not explain the statement correctly.

Q_72. Which one of the following crops was not the main food grain of the Harappan people?

(a) Barley

(b) Pulses

(c) Rice

(d) Wheat

Answer: (c) Rice

Explanation: Wheat and barley were the main food grains of the people of Indus civilization. Apart from wheat and barley, the people of this civilization also had knowledge of crops like cotton, dates, watermelon, peas, rye, mustard and sesame.

Other Important Facts

• Good quality barley has been obtained from Banawali.

• Two stone mills have been found to grind flour from Lothal.

• Marking of many plants and plants is found on the pottery and seals of Indus civilization. Peepal, dates, neem, lemon, banana etc. are prominent in this.

Q_73. In which province the largest number of Harappan sites have been discovered in post-independence India?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Punjab and Haryana

(d) North-Western Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (a) Gujarat

Explanation: After independence, most sites of Harappan culture have been discovered in Gujarat.

Q_74. A jar found from which Harappan site depicts a bird with a fish in its beak and a fox standing under a tree, which is similar to the story of the fox of 'Panchatantra'?

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Rangpur

Answer: (c) Lothal

Explanation: The story of a cunning fox is written on a pot received from Lothal. The shape of a mummy has also been obtained from here.

Q_75. From which Indus site have the footprints of a dog chasing a cat on a brick been found?

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Chanhudaro

(d) Lothal

Answer: (c) Chanhudaro

Explanation: Traces of a dog's paw chasing a cat on a brick from the Indus site Chanhudaro have been found.

Q_76. From which Harappan site a stone statue of a priest has been found?

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Rangpur

Answer: (a) Harappa

Explanation: 'Priest's stone statue' is obtained from Harappa

Q_77. From which Harappan site a 'bronze statue' of a woman in a dancing posture has been found?

(a) Mohenjodaro

(b) Kalibanga

(c) Harappa

(d) Banawali

Answer: (a) Mohenjodaro

Explanation: Dancer This is a bronze sculpture found from Mohenjodaro, a site of the Indus Valley Civilization. It is believed to have been built around 2500 BC. A bronze statue was found from a house in Mohenjodaro, which is almost similar. A dancer's mural has also been found on another pottery in Bhirdana. The height of this idol is 10.5 cm. It was received by Ernest Mackay in 1926 in the 'HR area of ​​Mohenjodaro. Although this idol is not in dancing posture, yet it is called 'Dancerki' because from its decoration it seems that its occupation will be dance. There are no clothes on its body, but on one hand it has bangles up to the top.

Q_78. Which animals have been marked in the Pashupati Shiva / Proto Shiva seal obtained from Mohenjodaro?

(a) Tiger and Elephant

(b) Rhinoceros and Buffalo

(c) Deer

(d) All of These

Answer: (d) All of These

Explanation: The idol of a three-faced deity (Pashupati Nath) has been found on a shiel obtained from Mohenjodaro. Elephant, rhinoceros, cheetah and buffalo sit around them

Q_79. Which cities were the port cities of Indus Civilization?

(a) Lothal and Sutkagender

(b) Allahdino and Balakot

(c) Kuntasi

(d) All of These

Answer: (d) All of These

Explanation: Evidence of Harappan civilization has been found from 80 km away from Saragwala village of Lothal in Gujarat which is situated on Bhogwa river in Ahmedabad district.

• Lothal was discovered in 1953-56 by Ranganatha Rao.

• Evidence of port, couple, burial, havankund, rice, Persian seal etc. is found from Lothal.

• Kalibangan is located in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, not Ghaggar, which was discovered in 1953 by V.V.Lal and V.K. by Thapar.

• Evidence of havankund and sacrificial practices, plowing games (evidence of plows), ornate bricks and earthquakes have been found in Kalibangan. Dwarka is related to Shri Krishna Vishnu avatar.

• Evidence of Roman settlement has been found from Arikamedu. There is also evidence of trade with India and Rome.

• Trade was in favor of India.

Q_80. The sites of the Indus Civilization in Afghanistan are

(a) Mundigak

(b) Surtagoi

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Harappa

Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)

Explanation: Across the Hindukush ranges in Afghanistan

• Evidence of canals has been found from here.

• Mundigak that Matters

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