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  • Question 1
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    The main characteristics of the Indus Valley Civilisation were ______.

    (i) drainage system
    (ii) town planning
    (iii) well laid out roads
    (iv) pucca houses
    Solution
    The significant features of the Indus Valley civilisation were personal cleanliness, town planning, construction of burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals, and manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles.
    The most unique aspect of planning during the Indus Valley civilisation was the system of underground drainage. The main sewer, 1.5 meters deep and 91 cm across, connected to many north-south and east-west sewers. It was made from bricks smoothened and joined together seamlessly. The expert masonry kept the sewer watertight. Drops at regular intervals acted like an automatic cleaning device.
  • Question 2
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    The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation was
    Solution
    Agriculture
  • Question 3
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    Which of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
    Solution
    Rakhal Das Banerji initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilisation in 1922. He was an eminent Indian Archaeologist & Museum expert. His interpretations were published in books: "An Indian City Five Thousand Years Ago"; "Mohenjo-Daro"; ''Prehistoric'', ''Ancient and Hindu India'' and ''Mahenjo-Daro – A Forgotten Report.''
    Mohenjodaro meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men' is an archaeological site. Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation.
  • Question 4
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    Which of the following locations was not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
  • Question 5
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    Which of the following elements of Hinduism was practiced in the Indus Valley Civilization?
    Solution
    Cult of Shiva
  • Question 6
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    Which of the following metals was not known to the people of Indus Valley?
  • Question 7
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    The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in
    Solution
    Great Bath is a structure belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation discovered during archaeological excavations in 1920s at Mohenjodaro. It is known as the earliest public water bank of ancient world with a depth of 2.43 metres. The entry of the structure is from north and south. It is predicted that the bath was built during 3rd century BCE.
  • Question 8
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    The period when men used both stone and copper tools is known as the
    Solution
    Chalcolithic Age can be considered as the first metal age where metals like copper and its alloy bronze were discovered. As the name itself indicates, in this period, both metal and stone were used for making tools vessels, for day-to-day life. The important sites of this age are of Indus Valley sites. The Chalcolithic culture represented the farming culture that existed during 2000-700 B.C. People of Chalcolithic were not hunter-gatherers, rather they did farming, hunting, fishing, cattle rearing. Animals that were reared were sheep, goat, buffalo and pig. Later these animals were killed for food. Chalcolithic people used tiny tools and weapons made of stone and metals. They made bangles of copper manufactured beads of semi-precious stones as carnelian, stealite and quartz.
  • Question 9
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    Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage during the
    Solution
    Man passed from food gathering stage to the food producing stage during the Neolithic Age. Neolithic Age began 12,000 years ago. During the early stage, wheat and millet were grown and animals like dogs and goats were domesticated. Further around 6500 BC, cattle were reared and permanent farms and settlements were established.
  • Question 10
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    The Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to the:
    Solution
    The mature Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) (2450–2200 BCE) and the late Indus Valley Civilisation (1900–1700 BCE), were Chalcolithic or Bronze age civilisations. The Pre-Indus Valley Civilisation (7000–5500 BCE) was Neolithic and the early Indus Valley Civilisation (5500–3300 BCE) saw the slow development and refinement of metal tools.
  • Question 11
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    Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
    Solution
    According to the ASI, Lothal had the world's earliest known dock, which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea.
  • Question 12
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    Which of the following choices presents the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
    Solution
    The Indus River Valley Civilisation, 3300-1300 BCE, also known as the Harappan Civilisation, extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. There was no stone built house in the Indus cities. Most of the houses were built of burnt bricks. The Harappans used burnt bricks because they provided defence against floods. The size of bricks remained the same everywhere. The ratio of brick size was 1 : 2 : 4.
  • Question 13
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    The figure of god that was depicted in the seal of Indus Valley people is of
  • Question 14
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    Indus Valley Civilisation was spread
    Solution
    The Indus Civilisation was spread over Sind, Baluchistan, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Western U.P., Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Maharashtra. Scholars generally believe that the Harappa-Ghaggar-Mohenjodaro axis represents the heartland of the Indus Civilisation.
    The civilisation's cities were noted for their urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, clusters of large non-residential buildings, and new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin).
  • Question 15
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    The Indus Valley houses were built of
    Solution
    The houses in Indus Valley Civilisation were brick houses. They were 2-3 storeyed and had well developed sewage system. The sewage system was all under the street and was made of bricks and mud. Apart from well-built houses and sewage system, there also existed wells to extract underground water. So, the houses of the civilisation had well-developed drainage system as well as water supply. Mohenjodaro and Harappa were the main cities of the civilisation, which at its peak, had population of above 5 million.
  • Question 16
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    The Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during
    Solution
    Indus Valley Civilisation started around 3300 BCE. It matured and flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. By 1800 BCE, the civilisation began to decline. So, the answer will be: 2500 - 1750 BC.
  • Question 17
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    The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of
    Solution
    Bronze
  • Question 18
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    The Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilisation has been discovered at
    Solution
    Harappa
  • Question 19
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    The Institution of Varna appeared in the
  • Question 20
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    Which of the following Vedas is the oldest?
    Solution
    Ans: Rigveda
    Rigveda is the oldest veda supposedly composed between 1700 and 1100 BCE. It is a collection of Sanskrit hymns and is part of Hindu religious texts. It consists of 1017 hymns intended for sacrificial rituals. it also describes some of the historical events like the struggle between the Aryans and Dasa. Vedas, as such, are religious texts which have its origin in ancient India and incorporate Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajuraveda and Atharvaveda.
  • Question 21
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    Which of the following Vedas is a collection of spells and incantations?
  • Question 22
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    Which among the following was the chief feature of Rig Vedic religion?
    Solution
    Vedic religion, also called Vedism, was the religion of the ancient Indo-European-speaking people who entered India about 1500 BCE from the region of present-day Iran. It takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas. It was one of the major traditions that shaped Hinduism.
    The mode of worship was the performance of sacrifices (Yajna) which included the chanting of Rigvedic verses, singing of Samans and 'mumbling' of sacrificial mantras (Yajus). Yajna involved sacrifice and sublimation of the havana sámagri (herbal preparations) in the fire accompanied by the chanting of the Vedic mantras.
  • Question 23
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    Which among the following choices is the source of information about early Vedic period?
  • Question 24
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    What was the basis of class differentiation among Aryans?
    Solution
    The basis of class differentiation among Aryans was color.
  • Question 25
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    Varna system of Aryans was based on
    Solution
    The division of society into four varnas (classes) had its origin in the Rig Vedic period. Members of the priestly class were called Brahmins; those of the warrior class, kshatriyas; agriculturists and traders, vaishyas; and the menials, sudras. It is said that the caste system in the Rig Vedic times was based on occupations of the people and not on birth. Change of caste was common. A Brahmin child could become a kshatriya or a vaishya according to his choice and ability.

    Varna in Sanskrit means colour and the caste system was probably used to distinguish the fair colored Aryans from the dark coloured natives. The people of higher castes (Brahmins, Khatriyas, and Vishyas) were Aryans. The dark skinned natives were the sudras, the lowest class in society, whose duty was to serve the higher classes.
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