General Awareness | Indus Valley Civilization Questions

31 The Harappans extensively used burnt bricks because :

I. Stone was not available.

II. They provide defense against floods.

III. They provide security and longevity.

IV. Its import was easy.

A I and II only

B II and III only

C I, II, and III only

D all of the above

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Answer: Option [B]

32 From the scattered skeletal remains of the Harappan found at different sites, the most appropriate conclusion to be drawn would be that there was :

A great epidemic

B mass execution

C casual burial of human bodies

D None of the above

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Answer: Option [A]

33 On the basis of available evidence, the Indus civilization contributed two important things to mankind which were :

A script and language

B mathematics and decimal system

C wheat and cotton

D rearing animal

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Answer: Option [C]

34 The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are:

A coins

B inscripitions

C archaeological excavations

D palm and birch leaf manuscripts

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Answer: Option [C]

35 Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization

A Daya Ram Sahni

B Sir john Marshall

C Sir Martimer Wheeler

D Rakhal Das Banerji

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Answer: Option [D]

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