The earliest civilisation of India is known as the —
a) Egyptian Civilisation
b) Harappan Civilisation -[Ans]
c) Mesopotamian Civilisation
d) Chinese Civilisation
The Harappan Civilisation is also called —
a) Indus-Sarasvatī Civilisation -[Ans]
b) Ganga-Yamuna Civilisation
c) Vedic Civilisation
d) Mauryan Civilisation
The word civilisation means —
a) A village of farmers
b) An advanced stage of human society -[Ans]
c) A forest community
d) A group of hunters
The first city of this civilisation found by archaeologists was —
a) Mohenjo-daro
b) Kalibangan
c) Harappa -[Ans]
d) Dholavira
The Harappan cities were mostly built with —
a) Stones
b) Bricks -[Ans]
c) Mud
d) Wood
The famous Great Bath was found in —
a) Harappa
b) Dholavira
c) Mohenjo-daro -[Ans]
d) Rakhigarhi
The Great Bath might have been used for —
a) Swimming competitions
b) Religious or ritual purposes -[Ans]
c) Storing food
d) Keeping animals
The Harappans built their cities with —
a) Random plans
b) Proper town-planning -[Ans]
c) No planning at all
d) Wooden houses
Harappan people used drainage systems for —
a) Transport
b) Cleanliness and waste water -[Ans]
c) Farming
d) Decoration
The Harappans used reservoirs to —
a) Store food
b) Store water -[Ans]
c) Store gold
d) Play games
The biggest reservoir in Dholavira was around —
a) 10 metres
b) 25 metres
c) 73 metres -[Ans]
d) 100 metres
The Harappans grew which of these crops?
a) Barley and wheat -[Ans]
b) Coffee and tea
c) Maize and sugarcane
d) Potatoes and onions
The Harappans were the first in Eurasia to grow —
a) Cotton -[Ans]
b) Rice
c) Tea
d) Sugarcane
The Harappans used ploughs mainly for —
a) War
b) Farming -[Ans]
c) Music
d) Trade
The Harappans traded with —
a) Only nearby villages
b) Other civilisations inside and outside India -[Ans]
c) Only Egypt
d) Only farmers
The Harappans made beads mainly from —
a) Clay
b) Carnelian stone -[Ans]
c) Iron
d) Gold
The Harappans made tools and pots using —
a) Iron
b) Bronze -[Ans]
c) Plastic
d) Silver
The dockyard of Lothal was used for —
a) Building ships and trading -[Ans]
b) Fishing only
c) Bathing
d) Playing
The Harappan seals were made of —
a) Marble
b) Steatite -[Ans]
c) Iron
d) Copper
The Harappan writing —
a) Has been fully read
b) Is still not understood -[Ans]
c) Was in English
d) Was in Sanskrit
The Dancing Girl statue was made of —
a) Clay
b) Bronze -[Ans]
c) Gold
d) Wood
The Harappans lived a —
a) Peaceful life -[Ans]
b) War-loving life
c) Nomadic life
d) Jungle life
The main reason for the decline of the civilisation was —
a) Invasions
b) Climate change and drying of rivers -[Ans]
c) Lack of food
d) War
The Sarasvatī River is now known as —
a) Ganga
b) Ghaggar -[Ans]
c) Narmada
d) Yamuna
After the fall of the cities, Harappan people —
a) Moved to other planets
b) Went back to rural life -[Ans]
c) Started new wars
d) Became kings
