Indus Valley Civilization: All Important MCQs from SSC Exams (1999-2024)
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Indus Valley Civilization: SSC Exam MCQs (1999-2024)
Indus Civilization, also known as Harappan Civilization, is one of the most significant subjects in SSC examination. Covering questions related to its history, culture, economy and architecture, this topic appeared frequently in the general knowledge section of the SSC exam from 1999 to 2024.
This blog brings you a comprehensive collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Indus Civilization, compiled from previous SSC exams. Whether you are revising for SSC CGL, CHSL, or other government exams, these questions will help you strengthen your preparation.
What You’ll Learn:–
- Important sites like Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Lothal, and Kalibangan.
- The unique town planning system, drainage, and architecture.
- Economic aspects, including trade, seals, and scripts.
- Cultural details like pottery, figurines, and burial practices.
Indus Valley Civilization: All Important MCQs from SSC Exams (1999-2024)
1. Harappans were the first to produce which item?
(a) Coins
(b) Bronze tools
(c) Cotton
(d) Barley
Ans- c [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2001]
2. __________ is considered to be the oldest discovered site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
(a) Allahdino
(b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Bhirdana
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans- c [SSC MTS (20-8-2019) Shift-2]
3. Which of the following statements about the Harappan civilisation is correct?
(a) They knew about ‘Ashvamedha’
(b) Cow was sacred to them
(c) They started honouring ‘Pashupati’
(d) Their culture was generally not static
Ans- c [SSC CGL 1999]
4. Which of the following civilizations is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations of the world?
(a) Mesopotamian Civilization
(b) Egyptian Civilization
(c) Harappan Civilization
(d) Chinese Civilization
Ans- a [SSC CPO 2016]
5. he Hanging Gardens of Babylon are related to which of the following ancient cultures?
(a) China
(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Harappa
(d) Egypt
Ans- b [SSC MTS (7-8-2019) Shift-1]
6. Epigraphy is the study of
(a) Coins
(b) Inscriptions
(c) Temples
(d) Birds
Ans- b [SSC CGL (28-8-2016) Shift-3, SSC CPO 2003]
7. ‘Microliths’ __________ were used by early humans.
(a) Stone tools
(b) Pottery
(c) Cloth
(d) Coins
Ans- a [SSC MTS (6-10-2021) Shift-1]
8. Shatughai (Indus Valley Civilization) is located in which country?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Tibet
Ans- c [SSC CPO (5-7-2017) Shift-2]
9. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now located in Pakistan?
(a) Harappa
(b) Alamgirpur
(c) Kalibanga
(d) Lothal
Ans- a [SSC MTS (11-09-2023) Shift-1]
10. Which of the following ancient sites is not located in India?
(a) Hallur
(b) Mehrgarh
(c) Inamgaon
(d) Hunsgi
Ans- b [SSC MTS (19-05-2023) Shift-1]
11. The people of which of the following civilizations first constructed the ‘drainage system’?
(a) People of Egyptian civilization
(b) People of Indus Valley civilization
(c) People of Chinese civilization
(d) People of Mesopotamian civilization
Ans- b [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2002]
12. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan-period coins?
(a) Alabaster
(b) Bronze
(c) Copper
(d) Iron
Ans- a [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2002]
13. Which of the following are indicative of the trade and economic development of the time among the remains found in the excavations of the Indus Valley?
(a) Pottery
(b) Coins
(c) Boats
(d) Houses
Ans- b [SSC CPO 2003]
14. Which of the following metals was not found in the Harappan Civilization?
(a) Gold
(b) Copper
(c) Silver
(d) Iron
Ans- d [SSC CPO (7-7-2017) Shift-1, SSC MTS (30-10-2017) Shift-2]
15. Which metal was found by the people of Harappan civilization from the area of present-day Rajasthan?
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) Calcium
Ans- c [SSC MTS (27-10-2021) Shift-2]
16. The Harappans brought gold to India from present-day __________.
(a) Telangana
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Ans- d [SSC CGL (8-12-2022) Shift-4]
17. Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in the Harappan cities?
(a) Gold
(b) Iron
(c) Silver
(d) Copper
Ans- d [SSC CGL (6-12-2022) Shift-4]
18. The discovery of scales has proved that the people of the Indus Valley were familiar with measurement and weighing. Where was this discovery made?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Lothal
Ans- d [SSC Combined matric level Exam 1999]
19. The strength of the Indus economy was-
(a) Agriculture
(b) Trade
(c) Pottery made on the wheel
(d) Carpentry
Ans- a [SSC CHSL 2014]
20. What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Trade
(b) Animal Husbandry
(c) Hunting
(d) Agriculture
Ans- d [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2001]
21. Whom did the people of Indus Valley Civilization worship?
(a) Vishnu
(b) Pashupati
(c) Indra
(d) Brahma
Ans- b [SSC CGL (31-8-2016) Shift-1]
22. The worship of Mother Goddess was associated with-
(a) Aryan Civilization
(b) Mediterranean Civilization
(c) Indus Valley Civilization
(d) Late Vedic Civilization
Ans- c [SSC FCI 2012]
23. The people of Harappan Civilization were __________
(a) Rural
(b) Urban
(c) Nomad
(d) Tribal
Ans- b [SSC MTS (24-10-2017) Shift-3, SSC Combined matric level Exam 2001]
24. The social system of the Harappan people was __________
(a) Fairly egalitarian
(b) Slave-labour based
(c) Varna-based
(d) Caste-based
Ans- a [SSC CGL 1999]
25. Which of the following civilizations is famous for its town planning?
(a) Indus Valley Civilization
(b) Mesopotamian Civilization
(c) Persian Civilization
(d) Egyptian Civilization
Ans- a [SSC CPO (1-7-2017) Shift-2]
26. What were the Indus Valley houses made of?
(a) Brick
(b) Bass
(c) Stone
(d) Wood
Ans- a [SSC CGL 2001]
27. Which one of the following was not a common feature of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
(a) Town planning
(b) Use of baked bricks
(c) Irrigation canals
(d) Defensive citadels
Ans- c [SSC MTS (25-10-2017) Shift-1]
28. The streets of the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization were-
(a) wide and straight
(b) narrow and dirty
(c) slippery
(d) narrow and crooked
Ans- a [SSC FCI 2012]
29. According to archaeologists, the western part of the Harappan cities was smaller and higher, which was called __________.
(a) City-Citadel
(b) Olympus
(c) Colosseum
(d) Lower City
Ans- a [SSC CGL (6-12-2022) Shift-1]
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30. Which of the following were not parts of a citadel in Harappan architecture?
(a) Agni vedia for religious ceremonies
(b) Residential buildings for the public
(c) Granary
(d) Large baths for important people
Ans- b [SSC CPO (10-11-2022) Shift-2]
31. Which of the following archaeological sites of Harappan civilization is located near Bolan Pass?
(a) Mehrgarh
(b) Gufkal
(c) Chirond
(d) Koldihwa
Ans- a [SSC CGL (9-12-2022) Shift-4]
32. Which of the following types of house remains have been found at Mehrgarh site of Harappan civilization?
(a) Rectangular or circular
(b) Square or rectangular
(c) Triangular or circular
(d) Circular or square
Ans- b [SSC CGL (9-12-2022) Shift-1]
33. Cotton was probably cultivated in Mehrgarh __________
(a) 8000 years ago
(b) 6000 years ago
(c) 7000 years ago
(d) 5000 years ago
Ans- c [SSC MTS (14-06-2023) Shift-3]
34. Which of the following Harappan sites is in Haryana?
(a) Rakhigarhi
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Lothal
(d) Dholavira
Ans- a [SSC CGL (12-4-2022) Shift-1]
35. In which of the following sites of Harappan civilization was jadeite stone found?
(a) Hallur
(b) Mehrgarh
(c) Daojali Hading
(d) Mahagarha
Ans- c [SSC CGL (3-12-2022) Shift-3]
36. Match the following.
(A) Mohenjodaro (1) Statue of Priest
(B) Harappa (2) Port
(C) Kalibangan (3) Plough marks
(D) Lothal (4) Great Bath
(a) A-4,B-1,C-3,D-2
(a) A-3,B-2,C-4,D-1
(a) A-2,B-3,C-1,D-4
(a) A-1,B-4,C-2,D-3
Ans- a [SSC CGL (2-9-2016) Shift-2]
37. Most of the Harappan seals are made of __________.
(a) Bricks
(b) Alabaster
(c) Brass
(d) Granite
Ans- b [SSC MTS (21-7-2022) Shift-3]
38. The script of Indus Valley Civilization is/was __________
(a) Brahmi
(b) Pali
(c) Dravidian
(d) It is still undeciphered.
Ans- d [SSC MTS (30-10-2017) Shift-1, SSC CHSL 2013]
39. The statue of a dancer has been found in which of the following civilizations?
(a) Mesopotamian Civilization
(b) Indus Valley Civilization
(c) Persian Civilization
(d) Egyptian Civilization
Ans- b [SSC CPO (4-7-2017) Shift-2]
40. An important creation of the Indus Valley people was the statue of which of the following?
(a) Nataraja
(b) Dancing girl
(c) Buddha
(d) Narasimha
Ans- b [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2006]
41. Famous for its terracotta temples, Vishnupur is located in which of the following states?
(a) Telangana
(b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Meghalaya
Ans- b [SSC MTS (7-10-2021) Shift-2, SSC CHSL (14-10-2020) Shift-2]
42. Atranjikhera archaeological site is located in __________.
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans- d [SSC CGL (18-8-2021) Shift-2]
43. At which of the following archaeological sites is there evidence of pit-dwellings?
(a) Rana Ghundai
(b) Burzahom
(c) Mehrgarh
(d) Palvoy
Ans- b [SSC CPO (11-12-2019) Shift-1]
44. At which of the following places, archaeologists have found remains of five wild dogs and reindeer horns?
(a) Gufkral
(b) Burzahom
(c) Utnur
(d) Kupgal
Ans- b [SSC CPO (12-12-2019) Shift-2]
45. Which of the following is a site of archaeological importance in Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Vatkal
(b) Maski
(c) Brahmagiri
(d) Burzahom
Ans- d [SSC MTS (2-11-2021) Shift-1]
46. Where is the archaeological site Inamgaon located?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans-b [SSC MTS (9-8-2019) Shift-3]
47. Inamgaon, an important archaeological site is situated on the river __________.
(a) Indrayani
(b) Ulhas
(c) Ghod
(d) Kukdi
Ans- c [SSC MTS (14-7-2022) Shift-2]
48. Where is the archaeological site Koldihwa located?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans- b [SSC MTS (13-8-2019) Shift-3]
49. Which of the following sites of Harappan civilization is located in Afghanistan?
(a) Balakot
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Nageshwar
(d) Shortugai
Ans- d [SSC MTS (12-10-2021) Shift-3]
50. Which of the following sites of Harappan civilization is not located in Pakistan?
(a) Shortugai
(b) Kot Diji
(c) Balakot
(d) Chanhudaro
Ans- a [SSC MTS (12-10-2021) Shift-1]
51. Which of the following Harappan sites was not located in Gujarat?
(a) Lothal
(b) Daimabad
(c) Surkotada
(d) Dholavira
Ans- b [SSC CHSL (12-3-2018) Shift-3]
52. Which of the following cities is related to the Harappan civilization?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Hampi
(c) Kosala
(d) Lumbini
Ans- a [SSC MTS (20-10-2021) Shift-3]
53. In the Indus Valley Civilisation, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?
(a) Rock-cut architecture
(b) Ports
(c) Water conservation
(d) Pottery
Ans- c [SSC CPO (3-7-2017) Shift-1]
54. Who among the following started the excavation at Dholavira in 1990?
(a) R.S. Bisht
(b) S.R. Rao
(c) M.S. Vats
(d) R.D. Banerjee
Ans- a [SSC CHSL (12-8-2021) Shift-2]
55. Which of the following Harappan cities was located on the Khadir Vet in the Rann of Kutch and was divided into three parts?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Sotka Koh
(c) Dholavira
(d) Surkotada
Ans- c [SSC CHSL (14-3-2023) Shift-4]
56. The ancient Harappan site Dholavira was divided into __________ parts.
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Five
(d) Three
Ans- d [SSC MTS (25-7-2022) Shift-2]
57. Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization was located on the bank of the Luni River?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Harappa
Ans- a [SSC MTS (13-10-2017) Shift-3]
58. Dholavira site of the Indus Valley Civilization is located in which state of India?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat (Rann of Kutch)
(d) Haryana
Ans- c [SSC MTS (21-10-2017) Shift-2, SSC MTS (10-05-2023) Shift-3]
59. Where were the terracotta models of the plough found from excavations in the Harappan civilization?
(a) Lothal
(b) Banawali
(c) Kashmir
(d) Amrinal
Ans- b [SSC CHSL (9-8-2021) Shift-2]
60. Which of the following domesticated animals was not present in the terracotta of the Indus Civilization?
(a) Buffalo
(b) Sheep
(c) Cow
(d) Pig
Ans- c [SSC CGL 2005]
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61. Which of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization was known as the “Desert of Sindh”?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Harappa
Ans- b [SSC MTS (14-10-2017) Shift-1]
62. In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga is famous for which of the following?
(a) Rock-cut architecture
(b) Port
(c) Cotton cultivation
(d) Pottery
Ans- d [SSC CPO (2-7-2017) Shift-1]
63. Evidence of ploughed fields has been found from which of the following Harappan sites.
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Kalibanga
(c) Harappa
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans- b [SSC CHSL (10-7-2019) Shift-1]
64. In which of the following Harappan sites, unbaked bricks were used in abundance for building construction?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibanga
(d) Chanhudaro
Ans- c [SSC CHSL (24-3-2018) Shift-1]
65. Which of the following elements were not found from Kalibanga as archaeological remains?
(a) Black bangles
(b) Fire pit
(c) Fields ploughed with shoes
(d) Couple burial
Ans- d [SSC CHSL (10-3-2018) Shift-2]
66. Kalibangan is situated in which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Sindh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Ans- c [SSC Combined matric level Exam 1999]
67. Which of the following is a mature-stage Harappan site located in the state of Rajasthan?
(a) Nageshwar
(b) Chanhudaro
(c) Manda
(d) Kalibangan
Ans- d [SSC CPO (23-11-2020) Shift-1]
68. Which was the only Indus city without a fort?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Chanhudaro
Ans- d [SSC CGL 2005]
69. In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
Ans- c [SSC CPO (9-12-2019) Shift-2]
70. In which of the following cities of the Indus Valley Civilization has a port been found?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal
(d) Kalibanga
Ans- c [SSC CHSL (21-3-2023) Shift-2, SSC MTS (18-7-2022) Shift-3, SSC CGL (11-6-2019) Shift-3, SSC MTS (31-10-2017) Shift-1, SSC Combined matric level Exam 1999, SSC Stenographer 2011]
71. At the place called Lothal, which of the following civilizations had a shipping dock?
(a) Indus Valley
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
Ans- a [SSC Section Officer 2006]
72. In the Indus Valley Civilisation, Lothal was famous for which of the following?
(a) Rock-cut architecture
(b) Ports
(c) Cotton cultivation
(d) Pottery
Ans- b [SSC CPO (2-7-2017) Shift-2]
73. From which of the following Harappan sites a pair of burials was found?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Lothal
Ans- d [SSC CHSL (20-3-2018) Shift-3]
74. Which of the following elements was not found as archaeological remains from Lothal?
(a) Couple burials
(b) Persian seals
(c) Ports
(d) Best quality barley
Ans- d [SSC CHSL (8-3-2018) Shift-3]
75. Which of the following places of Indus Civilization is located in India?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) None of the options is correct.
Ans- c [SSC MTS (26-10-2017) Shift-1]
76. Lothal, a major city of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, is located in which of the following states?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
Ans- b [SSC MTS (2-11-2021) Shift-2, SSC MTS (15-7-2022) Shift-1]
77. In the Indus Valley Civilization, the city of Lothal was located on the bank of a tributary of __________.
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Krishna
(c) Periyar
(d) Narmada
Ans- a [SSC MTS (12-05-2023) Shift-2, SSC MTS (21-9-2017) Shift-2]
78. Which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is not located on the banks of the Indus River?
(a) Kot-Diji
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Ropar
(d) Chanhudaro
Ans- c [SSC CHSL (20-10-2020) Shift-1]
79. The Harappan site Ropar was situated on the bank of which river?
(a) Chenab
(b) Sutlej
(c) Indus
(d) Ravi
Ans- b [SSC MTS (26-10-2017) Shift-3]
80. At which place, a statue of a chariot of Harappan period was found?
(a) Lothal
(b) Banawali
(c) Daimabad
(d) Kalibanga
Ans- c [SSC CPO (1-7-2017) Shift-1]
81. Which of the following ancient civilisations is the largest?
(a) Egypt
(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Indus Valley Civilisation
(d) China
Ans- c [SSC MTS (22-8-2019) Shift-1]
82. Which was the first ancient Indian civilization that had systematic town planning and underground drainage system?
(a) Early Nubian civilization
(b) Indus valley civilization
(c) Later Vedic civilization
(d) Aegean civilization
Ans- b [SSC MTS (15-05-2023) Shift-3]
83. Indus Valley Civilization was a __________ era civilization.
(a) Silver
(b) Tin
(c) Gold
(d) Bronze
Ans- d [SSC CHSL (29-1-2017) Shift-1]
84. Who among the following was a discoverer of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Lord Woolley
(b) Dayaram Sahni
(c) V. S. Aggarwal
(d) A. L. Basham
Ans- b [SSC CPO (3-7-2017) Shift-1]
85. Which city existed during the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Harappa
(b) Sanchi
(c) Muziris
(d) Dwarka
Ans- a [SSC CHSL (10-3-2023) Shift-3, SSC MTS (13-7-2022) Shift-2, SSC CPO 2003]
86. Harappa civilization belonged to which era?
(a) Bronze Age
(b) Neolithic Age
(c) Paleolithic Age
(d) Iron Age
Ans- a [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2001]
87. In which year was the Harappan civilization first discovered?
(a) In 1926
(b) In 1932
(c) In 1921
(d) In 1905
Ans- c [SSC CHSL (19-10-2020) Shift-2, SSC CGL 2004]
88. Who among the following scholars was the first discoverer of ‘Harappa Civilization’?
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) R. D. Banerjee
(c) A. Cunningham
(d) Dayaram Sahni
Ans- d [SSC Combined matric level Exam 1999]
89. Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India?
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) Mortimer Wheeler
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) John Marshall
Ans- a [SSC CGL (20-8-2021) Shift-3]
90. Who among the following is not associated with the study of Harappan culture?
(a) Charles Mason
(b) Cunningham
(c) M. Wheeler
(d) P.S. Vats
Ans- d [SSC Combined matric level Exam 2000]
91. Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization was located on the bank of the river Ravi?
(a) Lothal
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Harappa
Ans- d [SSC MTS (29-10-2017) Shift-3]
92. In which of the following Indian states Harappan cities have not been found?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Gujarat
Ans- c [SSC CGL (1-12-2022) Shift-1]
93. Mohenjodaro is related to which of the following civilizations?
(a) Indus Valley Civilization
(b) Maya Civilization
(c) Mesopotamian Civilization
(d) Egyptian Civilization
Ans- a [SSC MTS (13-06-2023) Shift-3]
94. In which province of Pakistan is the ancient civilization site Mohen-jo-daro located?
(a) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(b) Punjab
(c) Sindh
(d) Balochistan
Ans- c [SSC CPO (12-12-2019) Shift-1]
95. The Mohenjodaro site of the Harappan civilization is located on the banks of which river?
(a) Beas River
(b) Indus River
(c) Jhelum River
(d) Ghaghara River
Ans- b [SSC CPO (4-10-2023) Shift-2, SSC MTS (6-8-2019) Shift-2]
96. The local name of Mohenjodaro was __________.
(a) Desert mound
(b) Estuary mound
(c) Mound of the dead
(d) Mound of life
Ans- c [SSC CPO (5-7-2017) Shift-2]
97. Which is the largest building in Mohenjodaro?
(a) Great Bath
(b) Great Granary
(c) Assembly Hall
(d) Rectangular Building
Ans- b [SSC CGL (4-9-2016) Shift-2, SSC FCI 2012]
98. In which of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization was ‘The Great Bath’ found?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Lothal
(d) Dholavira
(d) Kalibanga
Ans- a [SSC MTS (6-7-2022) Shift-2, SSC CPO (5-7-2017) Shift-1, SSC MTS (20-9-2017) Shift-3, SSC CHSL 2015]
99. What was the shape of the great bath of Mohenjodaro?
(a) Elliptical
(b) Square
(c) Circular
(d) Rectangular
Ans- d [SSC MTS (15-7-2022) Shift-3]
100. Which of the following statements is true about the Great Bathhouse of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) It was used for grain storage.
(b) It was probably used for religious purposes.
(c) It was used as a city water tank.
(d) It was used for farming.
Ans- b [SSC MTS (8-09-2023) Shift-3]
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