14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/03/2026
1. 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.
2. Which of the following match is not correct regarding the origin of Harappan civilisation?
3. Which among the following is a port city of Harappa?
4. Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal?
5. Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilisation is correct?
6. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
7. 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?
8. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:
9. Which one among the following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct?
10. 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.
11. Which of the following is not responsible for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation?
12. The largest Harappan site of India is:
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. Which of the following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?
15. Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of ‘plough’ was found?
16. 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) |
17. A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at:
18. In which of the following site remnant of three townships have been revealed?
19. Which one of the following statements about the Harappan Culture is not correct?
20. The first metal used by man was:
21. Mohenjodaro is situated in which of the following?
22. Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilisation site?
23. Which site of Indus Valley Civilisation is located in India?
24. Which of the following Civilisations flourished on the bank of River Nile?
25. The copper chariot of Indus Valley civilisation was found in which of the following place?
26. 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?
27. 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 |
28. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
29. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Meerut district reflected the:
30. Which of the following statements about the Indus Civilisation is not true?
31. The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of Indus Valley Civilisations is the discovery of:
32. Which among the following has not been found from Harappan places?
33. 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 |
34. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
35. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?
36. The Harappan Civilisation covered an expensive area of present South Asia. The geographic area covered by this civilisation included:
37. The important reason to keep Indus-Valley civilisation before Aryan Civilisation is:
38. In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley Civilisation?
39. 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 |
40. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
41. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the:
42. Which among the following is not related to Indus Valley Civilisation?
43. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilisation because:
44. Which Harappan city is divided into three parts?
45. 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.
46. 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?
47. Dholavira is located in the state of:
48. Harappan people had a common burial system which is proved by:
49. What was the main business of IVC’s people?
50. Harappan people were first in which production?