CUET History MCQs Unit I The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology

Question : Which of the following statements are true regarding the script written on seals used during the Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro period?
(i) The seals usually have a line of writing, probably containing the name and title of the owner.
(ii) The motif on the seals (generally an animal) conveyed a meaning to those who could not read.
(iii) Most inscriptions are quite short and it was evidently not alphabetical and as has many signs.
(iv) The script was written from left to right as some seals show a wider spacing on the left and cramping on the right.
(a) (i),(ii),(iv).
(b) (i),(ii),(iii).
(c) (i),(iii),(iv).
(d) (ii),(iii),(iv).

Answer : B

Question : Mesopotamian texts datable to the third millennium BCE refer to copper coming from a region called Magan. Magan was probably the ancient name of ..................
(a) Oman
(b) Kuwait
(c) Qatar
(d) Iran

Answer : A

Question : Which one of the following statement(s) is/ are correct about the subsistence strategies of Harappa?
(1) Archaeologists have reconstructed dietary practices from finds of charred grains and seeds.
(2) Archaeo-botanists have studied grains found at Harappa like millets, barley, etc.
(3) Animals were domesticated according to archeo-botanists.
(a) (1) and (2) only
(b) (2) and (3) only
(c) (1), (2) and (3)
(d) (2) only

Answer : A

Question : Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of ...............
(a) Dholavira in Gujarat
(b) Shortughai in Afghanistan
(c) Kalibangan in Rajasthan
(d) Sind

Answer : B

Question : Consider the following statements regarding the identification of Shiva, a figure represented on Harappan seals:
1. It is shown in the form of Gajapati
2. It is shown seated in Yogic posture.
3. It is surrounded by animals.
4. It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati. Which of the above statements are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Shiva?
(a) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

Answer : B

Question : Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation belong to Haryana?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Banawali
(d) Shortugai

Answer : C

Question : How was inter-country communication done during Harappan Civilization?
(a) Waterways
(b) Roadways
(c) Railways
(d) All of the above.

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following is NOT considered as a possible reason for the end of Harappan?
(a) Floods
(b) Climate changes
(c) Afforestation
(d) All of the above.

Answer : B

Question : ‘The Story of Indian Archaeology’ is written by __________
(a) Rakhal Das Banerji
(b) S.N Roy
(c) John Marshall
(d) Alexander Cunningham

Answer : B

Question : Some scholars have suggested that “proto-Shiva” is possibly a shaman. Which of the following statement is the correct meaning of the word, shaman?
(a) People who claim magical and healing powers, as well as an ability to communicate with the other world .
(b) A semi-nomadic group of desert-dwellers of Arabia
(c) A person who serves as a professional copyist, specially who made copies of manuscripts.
(d) A person who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites.

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following was a part of Harappan people’s diet?
(a) Millets
(b) Animal Products
(c) Mango seeds
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question : Which of these is the characteristic feature of citadel at Lothal?
(a) Low walls
(b) High walls
(c) Built at a height
(d) Away from the river.

Answer : C

Question : The most distinctive features of Harappan cities was __________
(a) The planned drainage system
(b) The broad courtyard
(c) The citadel
(d) The burials

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following site is called as center of Ganeshwar-Jodhpura culture by the archaeologists?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Nageshwar
(c) Khetri
(d) Dholavira

Answer : C

Question : In which of the following, the problems of archaeological interpretation most evident?
(a) Architecture
(b) Religious practices
(c) Social structure
(d) Occupational structure

Answer : B

Question : The bones of which of these animals have been found at Harappan sites?
(a) Lion
(b) Pig
(c) Deer
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following items was not found in the Harappan culture?
(a) Stone Blades
(b) Copper mirror
(c) Stone Seals
(d) Beads jewellery

Answer : B

Question : Which among the following is a very soft stone?
(a) Lapis-lazuli
(b) Carnelian
(c) Jasper
(d) Steatite

Answer : D

Question : Which among the following are possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan civilisation?
(a) Pottery and ornaments.
(b) Copper mirror
(c) Stone Seals
(d) Beads jewellery

Answer : C

Question : ‘My Archaeological Mission to India and Pakistan’ was written by _________
(a) John Marshal
(b) R.E.M Wheeler
(c) Alexender Cunningham
(d) Howard Carter

Answer : B

Question : Which of these was a luxury object?
(a) Sickle
(b) Queen stones
(c) Pots of Faience
(d) All of the above.

Answer : C

Question : Why is Harappan script called enigmatic? Identify the appropriate reason from the following options.
(a) It was pictograph and uniform.
(b) It was written from left to right.
(c) Most scripts were short, the longest contained 26 signs, each sign stood for a vowel or consonant.
(d) It shows common feature of writing.

Answer : C

Question : The Director General of ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archeology was ___________
(a) John Marshal
(b) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) Alexender Cunningham
(d) Howard Carter

Answer : B

Question : Which one of the following statement is incorrect regarding the weights used during the Harappa & Mohenjo Daro period?
(a) In Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro period, exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of a stone called chert.
(b) They were generally cubical and without markings.
(c) The higher dominations of weights were binary in multiple of two.
(d) The smaller weights were probably used for weighing jewellery and beads.

Answer : C

Question : Which one of the following was used most likely for harvesting during Harappan Civilization?
(a) Stone blades
(b) Tractors
(c) Cattle
(d) Agriculture was not practiced during the Harappan civilization

Answer : A

Question : Chanhudaro was famous for __________
(a) Brick making
(b) Bead making
(c) Ship building
(d) Weapon making

Answer : B

Question : In which of these countries, do sites of Indus civilization exists?
(a) New Zeland
(b) Russia
(c) Africa
(d) Pakistan

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following Harappan civilisation sites are presently outside India?
(1) Kalibangan (2) Shortugai
(3) Chanhudaro (4) Lothal
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and d

Answer : B

Question : The best source of lapis lazuli, a blue stone that was apparently very highly valued was found in ................
(a) Bharuch in Gujarat
(b) Shortughai in Afganisthan
(c) Kalibagan in Rajasthan
(d) Dholavira in Gujarat

Answer : B

Question : The significance of Harappan seals began to realize when _________
(a) Archaeologist Daya Ram Sahani in the early decades of the twentieth century discovers the seals at Harappa.
(b) A Harappan seal was given to Cunningham by an Englishman
(c) The first professional archaeologist John Marshall brought his experience of working in Greece and Crete to work in India.
(d) Rakhal Das Banerji found similar seals at Mohenjodaro.

Answer : A

Question : Which among the following is not a notable artefact found in Mohenjodaro site?
(a) Dancing Girl
(b) Dockyard
(c) Pashupati-seal
(d) Priest-King

Answer : B