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  • Question 1
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    The world's first tidal port has been observed from which Indus site?
    Solution
    Lothal was an important Indus Valley site in present-day Gujarat. It was first excavated in 1955. Lothal is the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard. It must have served as the main seaport of the Indus Valley people. It was surrounded by a massive brick wall, probably as flood protection.
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    Cylindrical seals of Mesopotamia has been recovered from which two Harappan sites?
    Solution
    • Seals of Mesopotamia were found from Mohenjo-Daro & Kalibangan sites.
    • Seals were cylindrical in shape with carvings on them. They have a small hole in the center of the cylinder which is used to make marks on a soft material like clay.
    • The seal from Kalibangan showed two warriors throwing a spear at each other and a woman is holding both of their hands.Later the woman's body was merged with a tiger like a half tiger and half woman. 
  • Question 3
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    Match the following.
    List-IList-II
    A. Indra$$1$$. Second most important God
    B. Agni$$2$$. Ethically the highest
    C. Varuna$$3$$. Third most important God
    D. Soma$$4$$. The Warlord
  • Question 4
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    The Aryans came to India as _______.
  • Question 5
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    Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    List IList II
    AmethystKashmir
    Lead Maharasthra
    ConchSaurashtra
    TurquoisePersia
    JadeCentral Asia
    Solution
    • Amethyst is a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz. It was found in Maharashtra during the harappan times.
    • Lead was from Kashmir.
    • Conch is a tropical marine mollusc with a robust spiral shell which may bear long projections and have a flared lip. Conch was found from Saurashtra during harappan era.
    • Turquoise is a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. It was from Persia.
    • Jade is a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite. It was found in Persia during harappan times.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the incorrect statement about the seals of the Indus people.
    Solution
    Seals were made up of steatite. They were mainly square in shape, with the perforated base in the back for hanging. Some seals were round similar to Mesopotamia, Bahrain etc. They had intaglio design. Seals belonged to the ruling class for official purposes. It was not accessible to the common people at that period.
  • Question 7
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    Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rigveda?
    $$1$$. Rigvedic religion can be described as naturalistic polytheism.
    $$2$$. There are striking similarities between the Rigvedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta.
    $$3$$. Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman.
    $$4$$. Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds, those conducted by the householder and those that required ritual specialists.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • Question 8
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    Which of the following is not considered an Indo-Aryan language?
  • Question 9
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    The worship of fire in Harappan Civilisation is proved by the discovery of fire altars at ________.
    Solution
    • Lothal & Kalibangan - Fire altars were found here in forts & residences.
    • There were platforms in residences which used to support the fire altars.
    • The altars were arranged in a row and there were stairs to access those fire altars.
  • Question 10
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    Consider the following statements about the Harappan society
    1. Harappan society was atheist, as no temples or places of worship have been discovered so far.
    2. The Harappan society was rational in its outlook, they did not believe in superstitions.
    Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
    Solution
    Even though no temples or religious structures have been found from the Indus Valley, their society was not atheistic. The Mother goddess was the most venerated god. Animals were worshiped too. Pipal and neem trees were also worshiped and have been found engraved on seals in large numbers. Harappans had many superstitions. They believed that ghosts and evil spirits were capable of harming them and, therefore, used amulets against them.
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