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Q1

Why is the Indus Valley civilization termed as Harappan Civilisation?

Q2

With reference to the Harrapan script, consider the following statements:

1. The complete script was discovered and deciphered by 1923.

2. Like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, the Harrapans wrote long inscriptions but in an indigenous style.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the social and religious practices of Indus people?

1. They believed in mother-goddess and worshipped trees and animals also.

2. The society in which they lived was matriarchal.

3. They used to represent the deity of worship on seals.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q4

With regard to “Indus valley civilization”, which of the following animals is represented on the seal and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

  1. Elephant
  2. Tiger
  3. Rhinoceros

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q5

With regard to “Indus valley civilization”, which of the following metals were used to make tools in Harappan civilization?

  1. Brass
  2. bronze
  3. Copper

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q6

Consider the following statements about the “Jorwe Culture”

  1. Jorwe culture flourished in present day Maharashtra only.

  2. Jorwe is found in Godawari-Pravara system.

 Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q7

Consider the following pairs

      Harappa Sites     -   River

  1. Mohen-jodaro  -  Indus
  2. Harappa          -   Sutlej
  3. Rupar              -   Ravi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Q8

The black and red pottery mainly belonged to which period

Q9

With regard to “Indus valley civilization” What was the causes for the disappearance of Harappan culture?

  1. Invasion of Aryans
  2. Decreasing fertility of the soil
  3. Flooding of the Indus river

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q10

Why Neolithic people settled near hilly river valley?

Q11

In which region, Indus river was known as “Meluha”?

Q12

Consider the following statements:

1. The people of the Stone Age could not settle down in other places except the hilly river valleys.

2. The use of hand-made pottery was absent in the early stage of the Neolithic period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q13

Consider the following statements:

1. The people of the early Chalcolithic culture were the first to use metals.

2. All major Chalcolithic cultures flourished in the black cotton soil zone.

3. The people of chalcolithic culture were well-acquainted with burnt bricks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q1.

Why is the Indus Valley civilization termed as Harappan Civilisation?

a) Harappan was the main trading centre and survived for a longer period.
b) Harappa was the first site to be identified in this civilisation.
c) Harappa was the fully-developed site of this civilization.
d) Harappa was the largest site discovered so far.
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

The Indus Valley Civilization is called Harappan because this civilization was discovered first in 1921 at the modern site of Harappa situated in the province of West Punjab in Pakistan. The Harappan culture covered parts of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the fringes of western Uttar Pradesh.

Q2.

With reference to the Harrapan script, consider the following statements:

1. The complete script was discovered and deciphered by 1923.

2. Like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, the Harrapans wrote long inscriptions but in an indigenous style.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Statement 1 is incorrect. The earliest specimen of the Harappan script was noticed in 1853 and the complete script was discovered by 1923. The Harappan script has not been deciphered so far.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Unlike the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, the Harappans did not write long inscriptions. Most inscriptions were recorded on seals, and contain only a few words. These seals may have been used by propertied people to mark and identify their private property.

Q3.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the social and religious practices of Indus people?

1. They believed in mother-goddess and worshipped trees and animals also.

2. The society in which they lived was matriarchal.

3. They used to represent the deity of worship on seals.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Statement 1 is correct. In Harappa, numerous terracotta figurines of women have been found. In one figurine a plant is shown growing out of the embryo of a woman. the image represents the goddess of earth, and it was intimately connected with the origin and growth of plants. The Harappan, therefore, looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess and worshipped her in the same manner as the Egyptians. 

The people of the Indus region also worshipped trees. The picture of a god is represented on a seal amid the branches of the pipal. Animals were also worshipped in Harappan times, and many of them are represented on seals. The most important of them is humped-bull.

Statement 2 is incorrect. We do not know whether the Harappans were a matriarchal people like the Egyptians.

Statement 3 is correct. The Harappan male deity was represented on a seal. This God has three heads and has horns. He is represented in the sitting posture of a Yogi, placing one foot on the other. this God is surrounded by an elephant, a tiger, a rhinoceros and has a buffalo below his throne.

Q4.

With regard to “Indus valley civilization”, which of the following animals is represented on the seal and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

  1. Elephant
  2. Tiger
  3. Rhinoceros

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch6, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

These include sheep, goat, humped bull, buffalo, elephant, tiger, lion, the gaur or Indian bison, the rhinoceros, a short-horned hump less bull, etc.

 

 

Q5.

With regard to “Indus valley civilization”, which of the following metals were used to make tools in Harappan civilization?

  1. Brass
  2. bronze
  3. Copper

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch6, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

The Brass, Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold and lead were found in the Harrapan Cities.

Q6.

Consider the following statements about the “Jorwe Culture”

  1. Jorwe culture flourished in present day Maharashtra only.

  2. Jorwe is found in Godawari-Pravara system.

 Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch4, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

Soln: The Jorwe culture was a Chalcolithic archaeological culture which existed in large areas of what is now Maharashtra state in Western India, and also reached north into the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. It is named after the type site of Jorwe. The early phase of the culture is dated to c. 1400-1000 BCE, while the late phase is dated to c. 1000-700 BCE.


 

Q7.

Consider the following pairs

      Harappa Sites     -   River

  1. Mohen-jodaro  -  Indus
  2. Harappa          -   Sutlej
  3. Rupar              -   Ravi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1
b) only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Answer: A

Source: Ch4, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

 

 

Q8.

The black and red pottery mainly belonged to which period

a) Paleolithic age
b) Neolithic age
c) Chalcolithic age
d) Bronze age
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch4, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

Soln: The black and red ware culture (BRW) is a late Bronze Age Indian and early Iron Age Indian archaeological culture, associated with the Indus Valley Civilization and South India.[1]

In the Western Ganges plain (western Uttar Pradesh) it is dated to c. 1450-1200 BCE, and is succeeded by the Painted Grey Ware culture; whereas in the Central and Eastern Ganges plain (eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal) and Central India (Madhya Pradesh) the BRW appears during the same period but continues for longer, until c. 700-500 BCE, when it is succeeded by the Northern Black Polished Ware culture.[2]

In the Western Ganges plain, the BRW was preceded by the Ochre Colored Pottery culture. The BRW sites were characterized by subsistence agriculture (cultivation of rice, barley, and legumes), and yielded some ornaments made of shell, copper, carnelian, and terracotta.[3]

Q9.

With regard to “Indus valley civilization” What was the causes for the disappearance of Harappan culture?

  1. Invasion of Aryans
  2. Decreasing fertility of the soil
  3. Flooding of the Indus river

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch6, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

Soln: The Stone Age people suffered a great limitation. They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stones. Hence they could not found settlements far away from the hilly areas.

Q10.

Why Neolithic people settled near hilly river valley?

a) It provided fertile plain for agriculture.
b) It provided safety from invaders and wild animals.
c) It provided stone for making weapons
d) It helped them in hunting.
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Ch4, Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

Soln: The Stone Age people suffered a great limitation. They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stones. Hence they could not found settlements far away from the hilly river areas.

Q11.

In which region, Indus river was known as “Meluha”?

a) Egypt
b) Mesopotamia
c) Greece
d) Central Asia
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Source: Old Ncert, Ancient India: Satish Chandra

 Soln: The Mesopotamian record from 2350 BC refer to the trade relations with Meluha. The Mesopotamian text speak of two intermediate trading stations called Dilmun and Makan, which lay between Mesopotamia and Meluhha.

 

Q12.

Consider the following statements:

1. The people of the Stone Age could not settle down in other places except the hilly river valleys.

2. The use of hand-made pottery was absent in the early stage of the Neolithic period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Statement 1 is correct. The people of the Stone Age suffered from one great limitation. since they had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone, they could not found settlements far away from the hilly areas. They could settle down only in the hilly river valleys.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Since in the neolithic phase several settlements came to be acquainted with the cultivation of cereals and the domestication of animals, they needed pots in which they could store their foodgrain and milk. They further needed pots for cooking and eating. Hence, hand-made pottery is found in the early stage of the Neolithic period.

 

Q13.

Consider the following statements:

1. The people of the early Chalcolithic culture were the first to use metals.

2. All major Chalcolithic cultures flourished in the black cotton soil zone.

3. The people of chalcolithic culture were well-acquainted with burnt bricks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Statement 1 is incorrect. Towards the end of the neolithic period began to use metals. The metal to be used first was copper, and several cultures were based on the use of stone and copper implements. Such a culture is called chalcolithic. the earliest settlements belonging to this phase are found in south-eastern Rajasthan, western Maharashtra and also in eastern India.

Statement 2 is correct. Almost all these Chalcolithic cultures flourished in the black cotton soil zone. This represents an ecological adaptation dictated by available technology, knowledge, and means.

Statement 3 is incorrect. the Chalcolithic people were generally not acquainted with burnt bricks, which were seldom used. occasionally their houses were made of mud brick, but mostly these were constructed with wattle and daub, and seem to have been thatched houses.