The Indus Valley Civilization - MCQs with Answers - Part I
1. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?a) Harappa
b) Alamgirpur
c) Mohenjo-Daro
d) Rangapur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Mohenjo-Daro
Mohenjo-Daro means 'The Mound of the Dead' in the local Sindhi language. It was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Harappa
b) Rangapur
c) Alamgirpur
d) Mohenjo-Daro
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Harappa
The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as Harappan Civilization.
a) Kalibangan and Lothal
b) Harappa and Rangapur
c) Mohenjo-Daro and Alamgirpur
d) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
The ruins of two old cities, viz., Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were unearthed by the Archaeological Department of India. The ruins of buildings and other things like household articles, implements, weapons of war, gold and silver ornaments, seals, toys, pottery wares, etc., show that these were magnificent merchant cities.
a) Invasion of Aryans
b) Recurrent Floods
c) Earthquakes
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
Harappan culture came to end by 1500 BC. The invasion of the Aryans, the recurrent floods and other natural causes like earthquakes, etc. are the various causes to the decay of Indus Valley Civilization.
a) Mud
b) Stone
c) Copper
d) Baked bricks
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Baked bricks
Residential houses were built on both sides of the roads and had two or more storeys.
a) Laxmi
b) Shakti
c) Sarada
d) Mother Goddess
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Mother Goddess
The Indus Valley people are believed to have been worshippers of Mother Goddess.
a) Indra
b) Vishnu
c) Brahma
d) Lord Shiva
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Lord Shiva
The Indus Valley people are believed to have been worshippers of Lord Shiva.
a) Stones
b) Trees
c) Animals
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
They believed in some kind of a tree of life, which is depicted in the seals as a Pipal or Acasia tree, defended by a guardian spirit against an evil force symbolized as a tiger. In seals, the guardian spirit is depicted variously as a bull, a snake, a goat, a mythical creature or animal. They worshipped fertility symbols such as round stones and pierced stones, a practice that probably preceded the worship of Siva and Parvathi in the form Sivalinga.
