14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/01/2026
1. Shortugai is located in which country?
2. Harappan people were first in which production?
3. One of the following sites from where the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilisation was found:
4. Which among the following Harappan sites is not located in Gujarat?
5. From where the evidence of rock-cut architecture were found, with reference to Harappa civilisation?
6. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
7. Surkotada was discovered by:
8. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given codes.
I. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley Civilisation.
II. People of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system.
III. People of Harappa were unknown about the use of metals.
9. From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?
10. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?
11. A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from:
12. Which of the following is a Harappan port?
13. In which direction was the gate of Assembly Hall?
14. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
15. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
16. Match List I (Ancient Site) with List II (River on which it is located) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Ancient Site) | List II (River) |
| A. Harappa | 1. Godavari |
| B. Hastinapur | 2. Ravi |
| C. Nagarjuna Konda | 3. Ganga |
| D. Paithan | 4. Krishna |
17. Which among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
18. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
19. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilisation found, is in:
20. According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study group continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
21. Which of the following statements about Harappa Civilisation is/are correct?
I. There is the extraordinary uniformity in artefacts as evident in pottery seals, bricks and weights.
II. The late Harappa sites also maintained the same construction techniques as were used in mature Harappa sites.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
22. Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilisation?
23. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by:
24. Which of the following statements about the Indus Civilisation is not true?
25. From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlement in Sindh?
26. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
27. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of:
28. 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) |
29. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
30. The Harappan people worshipped the:
I. Pipal tree II. Humped bull III. Prototype of Shiva IV. Other Goddess
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
31. 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?
32. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus Valley Civilisations is the discovery of:
33. Which of the following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?
34. The copper chariot of Indus Valley civilisation was found in which of the following place?
35. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
36. Which one of the following statements about the Harappan Culture is not correct?
37. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river:
38. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
39. Which among the following pairs is not correct?
40. Which among the following has not been found from Harappan places?
41. Which of the following Civilisations flourished on the bank of River Nile?
42. The important reason to keep Indus-Valley civilisation before Aryan Civilisation is:
43. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilisation did not leave any evidence of using them.
II. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus valley people knew only copper and iron.
III. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus valley people having been aware of this animal.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
44. Surkotada is an archaeological site located in:
45. Indus Valley Civilisation is known.
I. for its town planning
II. for Mohenjodaro and Harappan
III. for their agricultural work
IV. for its industrialisation.
46. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:
47. Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management?
48. 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 |
49. Worship of Devi Mata was related to:
50. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statement is/are correct?
(i) Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare, whereas the people of Indus valley civilisation did not leave any evidence of using them. (ii) Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper, whereas Indus valley people knew only copper and iron. (iii) Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse, whereas there is no evidence of Indus valley people having been aware of this animal. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
