14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. For the Harappan Cultural sites and its position, which one of the following is not correctly matched?
2. Surkotada is an archaeological site located in:
3. 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 |
4. Which of the following is a Harappan port?
5. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
6. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I | List II |
| A. Indus Valley Civilisation | 1. Pastoral |
| B. Later Vedic Society | 2. Landlordism |
| C. Rigvedic Society | 3. Agrarian |
| D. Medieval Period | 4. Urban |
8. Where was the Granary of the Indus Valley Civilisation located?
9. Which of the following is related to Harappa civilisation?
10. Which among the following pairs is not correct?
11. Which among the following has not been found from Harappan places?
12. The largest site of Harappan in India is:
13. 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?
14. 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.
15. Harappan people were first in which production?
16. The people of Indus valley believed in:
17. 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.
18. Which site of Indus Valley Civilisation is located in India?
19. Consider the following statements about Harappan Culture:
I. The Harappan Culture matured in Sind and Punjab.
II. It spread from there to Southwards and eastwards.
III. The area, where it spread, was bigger than Egypt and Mesopotamia
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
20. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus Valley Civilisations is the discovery of:
21. The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the river:
22. Which among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
23. A ploughed field was discovered at:
24. Worship of Devi Mata was related to:
25. Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilisation found, is in:
26. Which among the following is not related to Indus Valley Civilisation?
27. The ‘Great Bath’ was found at the archaeological site of:
28. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
29. Which city of Indus Valley Civilisation was divided into three parts?
30. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
31. Which one of the following statements about the Harappan Culture is not correct?
32. The first ancient Civilisation to develop the art of writing in a proper system was:
34. Dadheri is a late Harappan site of:
35. What was the main business of IVC’s people?
36. Which one among the following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct?
37. The largest Harappan site of India is:
38. How were the street of cities of Indus Valley Civilisation?
39. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
40. In which of the following site remnant of three townships have been revealed?
41. 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?
42. 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.
43. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
44. Assertion (A) Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. Reason (R) They were discovered during excavations. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
45. Surkotada was discovered by:
46. Which of the following is a correct statement about Indus Valley Civilisation?
47. For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in:
48. 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 |
49. The following sentence describe one of the sites of the Harappany Civilisation.
"The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller but higher and the other much larger but lower. Archaeologists, designate these as the citadel and the lower town respectively. Both were walled. Several buildings were built on platforms, which served as foundations.
Which of the following sites does it refer to?
50. Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro?
