1. Which of the following rivers is associated with the Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Indus
d) Yamuna
Answer: c) Indus
2. Which of the following is not a site of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
a) Mohenjo-Daro
b) Harappa
c) Lothal
d) Taxila
Answer: d) Taxila
3. What is the most distinctive feature of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
a) The use of bronze tools and weapons
b) The construction of large temples and palaces
c) The development of a writing system
d) The use of camels for transportation
Answer: c) The development of a writing system
4. What was the main occupation of the people of the
Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Agriculture
b) Hunting and gathering
c) Fishing
d) Herding
Answer: a) Agriculture
5. Which of the following was a city that was part of the
Indus Valley Civilization and is now in present-day Pakistan?
a) Mohenjo-Daro
b) Harappa
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan
Answer: a) Mohenjo-Daro
Great, here are some MCQs on the Indus Valley
Civilization:
6. The Indus Valley Civilization was primarily located in
which modern-day country?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Pakistan
7. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the
year _______.
a) 1921
b) 1922
c) 1923
d) 1924
Answer: b) 1922
8. Which of the following was not a major city of the
Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjo-daro
c) Lothal
d) Ajanta
Answer: d) Ajanta
9. Which river was important to the Indus Valley
Civilization?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Indus
d) Yamuna
Answer: c) Indus
10. What was the writing system used by the Indus Valley
Civilization called?
a) Sanskrit
b) Pali
c) Kharosthi
d) Indus script
Answer: d) Indus script
11. Which animal was not depicted in the art of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
a) Elephant
b) Tiger
c) Lion
d) Hippopotamus
Answer: d) Hippopotamus
12. Which metal was commonly used by the people of the
Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Gold
b) Iron
c) Copper
d) Silver
Answer: c) Copper
13. The Indus Valley Civilization declined around which
time period?
a) 2000 BCE
b) 1500 BCE
c) 1000 BCE
d) 500 BCE
Answer: b) 1500 BCE
14. Which ancient Indian epic makes reference to the
Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Mahabharata
b) Ramayana
c) Bhagavad Gita
d) Upanishads
Answer: a) Mahabharata
15. Which aspect of the Indus Valley Civilization remains
a mystery to historians?
a) Religion
b) Trade and commerce
c) Writing system
d) Social hierarchy
Answer: c) Writing system
Great! Here are some multiple choice questions on the
Indus Valley Civilization:
16. Which river was most important to the Indus Valley
Civilization?
A) Ganges
B) Nile
C) Indus
D) Tigris
Answer: C) Indus
17. What was the most famous city of the Indus Valley
Civilization?
A) Harappa
B) Mohenjo-Daro
C) Chanhudaro
D) Lothal
Answer: B) Mohenjo-Daro
18. What writing system did the Indus Valley Civilization
use?
A) Hieroglyphics
B) Cuneiform
C) Sanskrit
D) Indus script
Answer: D) Indus script
19. What animals did the Indus Valley Civilization
worship?
A) Elephants
B) Cows
C) Snakes
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
20. What is one reason the Indus Valley Civilization
declined?
A) Climate change and drought
B) Invasion by outside forces
C) Internal conflict and political instability
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
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