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GK Questions: Indian History – Set 3

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  1. Indus Valley were the first to produce …………………
    1.Wheat
    2.Cotton
    3.Barely
    4.Ragi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Cotton
    Explanation :
    Cotton for textile was first cultivated in India.
    cultivated crops – Wheat, barely, dates, peas, sesamum, millet, ragi bajra and jowar

  2. ………………….. was the main female God worshipped by the Indus people?
    1.Laxmi
    2.Sarada
    3.Shakti
    4.Mother Goddess
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Mother Goddess
    Explanation :
    A terracotta figure where a plant is shown growing out of the embryo of a woman represents Mother Goddess

  3. Indus people obtained copper from …………………………..
    1.Beluchistan and Rajasthan
    2.Gujarat
    3.Uttar Pradesh
    4.Haryana
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Beluchistan and Rajasthan
    Explanation :
    They obtained copper from Beluchistan and Rajasthan and Gold from Kolar and Anantapur. The metal Iron was not known to Indus people. The ornaments of Indus people were made up of Copper, Bronze, Gold, Silver and Precious Stones. They made household articles with Stome, Mud and Copper.

  4. Harappa civilization named by………………….. after the first discovered site Harappa
    1.Daya Ram Sahni
    2.RD Banerjee
    3.Dayaram Sahni
    4.John Marshall
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.John Marshall
    Explanation :
    Harappa civilization named by John Marshall after the first discovered site Harappa.
    The ancient name of the Indus region was Meluha. Sir John Marshal carried out extensive excavations in the Indus region.The first discovered Indus site was Harappa. Harappa and Mohenjodaro were the largest sites of Indus Valley Civilization.

  5. Mundigak and Shortughai are the two sites located in ……………………..
    1.Afghanistan
    2.Pakistan
    3.India
    4.Nepal
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Afghanistan
    Explanation :
    Mundigak and Shortughai are the two sites located in Afghanistan. Indus Valley site has been found on the Oxus River at Shortugai in northern Afghanistan. Apart from Shortughai is Mundigak another notable site. There are several smaller IVC colonies to be found in Afghanistan.

  6. …………………. is largest and latest excavated in India
    1.Ganverivala
    2.Mundigak
    3.Dholavira
    4.Rakhigarhi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Dholavira
    Explanation :
    It was located in Gujarat. Dholavira on bank of river Luni in Gujarat excavated by RS Bist and JP Joshi is largest and latest excavated in India

  7. In Indus Valley civilization trade was based on ……………………..
    1.Barter system
    2.Money System
    3.Bargain System
    4.Agreement System
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Barter system
    Explanation :
    Barter is a system of exchange where goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money
    Indus People had trade relations with Babylonia, Egypt and Mesopotomia.They exported Cotton goods, Pottery and Terracottas.

  8. The decline of the Indus Civilisation was caused by the invasion of an Indo-European tribe from Central Asia called
    1.The Brahmanas
    2.The Aryans
    3.The Aranyakas
    4.The Puranas
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.The Aryans
    Explanation :
    The reasons for the decline of Indus Valley Civilization were Aryans invasions, Floods and Earthquakes.

  9. The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known …………………………
    1.Ancient Civilization
    2.Mohenjodaro Civilization
    3.Mature Harappan Civilisation
    4.Harappan Civilisation
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Harappan Civilisation
    Explanation :
    The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the Harappan Civilisation, after Harappa, the first of its sites to be excavated in 1920

  10. Which bird was  worshipped by the Indus people?
    1.Crow
    2.Pigeon
    3.Owl
    4.Peacock
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Pigeon
    Explanation :
    They worshipped the bird Pigeon. They also worshipped Water, Trees and Snakes.





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