1. Which of the following was the largest city of the
Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjo-Daro
c) Lothal
d) Dholavira
Answer: b) Mohenjo-Daro
2. Which river was most important for the Indus Valley
Civilization?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Indus
d) Brahmaputra
Answer: c) Indus
3. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as:
a) Aryan Civilization
b) Dravidian Civilization
c) Harappan Civilization
d) Mauryan Civilization
Answer: c) Harappan Civilization
4. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the
year:
a) 1856
b) 1921
c) 1947
d) 1951
Answer: b) 1921
5. Which of the following is not a feature of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
a) Grid system of town planning
b) Use of bronze for making tools and weapons
c) Extensive trade with Mesopotamia and Egypt
d) Practice of human sacrifice
Answer: d) Practice of human sacrifice
6. The Indus Valley Civilization was a:
a) Monarchy
b) Republic
c) Oligarchy
d) Theocracy
Answer: d) Theocracy
7. Which animal was not found in the seals and sculptures
of the Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Elephant
b) Tiger
c) Lion
d) Horse
Answer: d) Horse
8. The language of the Indus Valley Civilization:
a) Has not been deciphered yet
b) Was Sanskrit
c) Was Dravidian
d) Was a form of Prakrit
Answer: a) Has not been deciphered yet
9. Which of the following is not a site of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
a) Kalibangan
b) Chanhudaro
c) Pataliputra
d) Banawali
Answer: c) Pataliputra
10. The decline of the Indus Valley Civilization is
attributed to:
a) Natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes
b) Invasion by the Aryans
c) Drying up of the Saraswati River
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
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