HISTORY OF THE SUBCONTINENT 

1.      Main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization: Town planning

2.      Main occupation of the Indus Valley people: Agriculture

3.      Archaeologist who discovered Mohenjodaro: Rakhal Das Banerjee

4.      Elements of Hinduism practiced in the Indus Valley: Idol worship

5.      The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in: Mohenjodaro

6.      Characteristic of religion in Harappan people: Nature worship

7.      Metal unknown to the Indus Valley people: Iron

8.      Nomad man started settling in: Neolithic Age

9.      Earliest evidence of silver in India found in: Vedic texts

10.  Period using both stone and copper tools is known as: Chalcolithic Age

11.  Indus Valley Civilization is pre-Aryan due to evidence of: Script

12.  Transition from food gathering to food producing in: Neolithic Age

13.  Greatest invention of man in the Paleolithic Age: Fire

14.  Script of the Indus Valley Civilization was: Indecipherable

15.  The Indus Valley people knew the use of: Gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron

16.  Existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus Valley Civilization: Horse

17.  Harappan site with a dockyard: Lothal

18.  Distinct feature of Indus Valley Civilization: Burnt brick buildings

19.  Incorrect statement about Indus Valley Civilization: It was not confined to Harappa and Mohenjodaro only.

20.  Remains of a wooden drain found at: Lothal

21.  Rice cultivation associated with Harappan site of: Lothal

22.  Incorrect statement concerning Mohenjodaro: There was no drainage system

23.  Indus Valley people had trade relations with: Mesopotamia

24.  Indus Valley houses were built of: Bricks

25.  Indus Valley Civilization is known as Harappan Culture because: Harappa was the first site to be excavated.

26.  Indus Valley Civilization flourished during: 2500-1500 BC

27.  Animals domesticated by Harappans: Goat, sheep, pig, buffalo

28.  Indus Valley people worshipped: Mother Goddess

29.  Tools and weapons of Harappan Civilization were mostly made of: Copper and bronze

30.  Main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are: Archaeological excavation

31.  Famous statue of dancing girl was made of: Bronze

32.  Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization discovered at: Harappa

33.  Statement regarding the Indus Valley Civilization not true: Indus Valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and weaving.

34.  Stone Age people had the first domesticated: Dogs

35.  Animal known to ancient Vedic people: Elephant

36.  Aryans first settled in: Punjab

37.  Craftsmanship not practiced by Aryans: Blacksmith

38.  Brahmanas are books that deal with: Ritualism

39.  Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in: 1922

40.  Spread of the Harappa Civilization is coterminous with: Wheat producing zone

41.  Traces of which crop not found in the Indus Valley Civilization: Sugarcane

42.  Lothal Civilization was known for: Trade and commerce

43.  Mohenjodaro is also known as: Mound of the dead

44.  Sir John Marshall’s observation was on objects found at: Mohenjodaro

45.  Indus Valley Civilization was spread over: Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Balochistan

46.  Indications of pre-Harappan Civilization have come from excavations at: Kalibangan

47.  Source of lapis lazuli for Harappan culture was: Afghanistan

48.  Characteristic feature of the Indus Valley people that is true: They worshipped images

49.  Theory of Arctic Region as original home of Aryans popularized by: B. G. Tilak

50.  Color commonly used in Harappan pottery: Red

51.  During the Neolithic Age in India, the only metal known was: Copper