14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
2. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in:
3. The first metal used by man was:
4. In which of the following site remnant of three townships have been revealed?
5. Match List I (Harappan Site) with List II (Key Archaeological Finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Harappan Site) | List II (Key Archaeological Finding) |
| A. Harappa | 1. Cemetry R-37 |
| B. Lothal | 2. Dockyard |
| C. Kalibangan | 3. Dancing girl statue |
| D. Mohenjodaro | 4. Furrowed land (Ploughed field) |
6. Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Sanauli what was found?
7. Which among the following Harappan sites is not located in Gujarat?
8. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
9. What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India?
I. Gold coins
II. Punch-marked silver coins
III. Iron plough
IV. Urban culture
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
10. Worship of Devi Mata was related to:
11. Which place of Harappan civilisation is located in Maharashtra?
I. Harappan
II. Mohenjodaro
III. Diamabad
IV. Surkotda
Select the correct answer using codes given below.
12. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
13. Match List I (Harappan Settlement) with List II (River on which located) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Harappan Settlement) | List II (River on which located) |
| A. Harappa | 1. Bhogava |
| B. Kalibangan | 2. Ghaggar |
| C. Lothal | 3. Ravi |
| D. Ropar | 4. Sutlej |
14. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
15. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
16. Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley Civilisation?
17. Which of the following sites of Harappan culture are located in Sindh?
I. Harappa
II. Mohenjodaro
III. Chanhudaro
IV. Surkotada
Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below.
18. Indus Valley Civilisation is known.
I. for its town planning
II. for Mohenjodaro and Harappan
III. for their agricultural work
IV. for its industrialisation.
19. A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at:
20. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river:
21. Surkotada was discovered by:
22. Which among the following has not been found from Harappan places?
23. Match List I (Theorist) with List II (Proposed Reason for Harappan Decline) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Theorist) | List II (Proposed Reason for Decline) |
| A. M. R. Sahni | 1. Innundation/Floods |
| B. K. V. R. Kennedy | 2. Epidemic/Natural Calamity |
| C. Raikes | 3. Tectonic disturbances/Change in river course |
24. From where the copper chariot of Harappan times was found?
25. From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?
26. Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilisation?
27. Harappan people had a common burial system which is proved by:
28. Which one of the following is not the characteristic feature of the Harappan settlement?
29. Which of the following Civilisations flourished on the bank of River Nile?
30. A Harappan site being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds is:
31. In which direction was the gate of Assembly Hall?
32. Which of the following throw light on Harappan culture?
33. Harappan craft display an amazing degree of standardisation according to Kenoyer, what was the possible reason for such an achievement?
34. From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlement in Sindh?
35. The largest Harappan site of India is:
36. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in:
37. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
38. Match List I (Harappan Site) with List II (Key Archaeological Finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
| List I (Harappan Site) | List II (Key Archaeological Finding) |
| A. Lothal | 1. Ploughed field |
| B. Kalibangan | 2. Dockyard |
| C. Dholavira | 3. Terracotta replica of a plough |
| D. Banawali | 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script |
39. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
40. Mohenjodaro is situated in which of the following?
41. An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at:
42. For the Harappan Cultural sites and its position, which one of the following is not correctly matched?
43. A ploughed field was discovered at:
44. In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley Civilisation?
45. How were the street of cities of Indus Valley Civilisation?
46. Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
47. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus Valley Civilisations is the discovery of:
48. The ‘Great Bath’ was found at the archaeological site of:
49. Many sites of Indus Valley Civilisation was placed on the bank of rivers. Identify the rivers associated with this civilisation.
I. Sindhu
II. Chenab
III. Jhelum
IV. Ganga
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
50. Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?
