Prehistoric And Indus Valley Test 1 (Ancient history) Welcome to your Prehistoric And Indus Valley Test 1 (Ancient history) Name Email 1.Lothal, a prominent city of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, is situated in which of the following states? (a) Gujarat (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab None 2.Which metal did the Harappans get from the present day Rajasthan? (a) Iron (b) Aluminium (c) Copper (d) Calcium None 3.Which among the following is a Harappan city? (a) Kosala (b) Lumbini (c) Dholavira (d) Hampi None 4.Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan? (a) Shortughai (b) Balakot (c) Nageswar (d) Kalibangan None 5.Of the following sites of Harappan Civilization, which one is NOT located in Pakistan? (a) Kot Diji (b) Chanhudaro (c) Shortughai (d) Balakot None 6.Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India? (a) Chirand (b) Burzahom (c) Hunasagi (d) Mehrgarh None 7.‘Microliths’ were ______ used by early humans. (a) coins (b) stone tools (c) clothes (d) earthen pots None 8. From which of the following Harappan era sites has the evidence of ploughed fields been found ? (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Chanhudaro (c) Kalibangan (d) Harappa None 9.The skull of a 'Homo erectus' was found in which of the following prehistoric Indian sites? (a) Pachmarhi (b) Hathnora (c) Patne (d) Sanganakallu None 10. In which province of Pakistan is the site of the ancient civilisation of MohenjoDaro located. (a) Balochistan (b) Sindh (c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (d) Punjab None 11.Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in ________. (a) Karnataka (b) Goa (c) Mizoram (d) Jammu and Kashmir None 12.Which of the following archaeological sites has evidence of pit- dwellings? (a) Mehrgarh (b) Burzahom (c) Rana Ghundai (d) Palavoy None 13.In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Haryana (d) Gujarat None 14.Which of the following is a part of the ‘Sutta Pitaka’? (a) Dhammasangani (b) Majjhima Nikaya (c) Dipavamsa (d) Manu Smriti None 15.The Rig Veda is divided into ______ books or mandalas. (a) 34 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 12 None 16.Which among the following is a mature-phase Harappan site situated in the state of Rajasthan? (a) Manda (b) Kalibangan (c) Chanhudaro (d) Nageshwar None 17.What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi? (a) Vitasa (b) Asikini (c) Shutudri (d) Parushni None 18.How many Vedangas are there in total ? (a) Ten (b) Six (c) Five (d) Two None 19.Which of the following sites of Indus valley civilization is not on the bank of river Indus? (a) Chanhudaro (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Ropar (d) Kot-Diji None 20.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is associated with which of the following ancient cultures ? (a) Egyptian (b) Mesopotamia (c) Chinese (d) Harappan None 21. Mohenjo Daro is situated on the bank of which river ? (a) Sarasvati (b) Ravi (c) Ghaggar (d) Sindhu None 22.Which of the following is an ancient poem written by Banabhatta? (a) Kadambari (b) Mrichchhakatika (c) Meghaduta (d) Gita Govinda None 23. _____ is considered to be the oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization ? (a) Bhirdana (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Allhdino None 24.The archeological site Inamgaon is situated in (a) Karnataka (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra None 25. In which of the following periods Ostriches were found in India ? (a) Palaeolithic Period (b) Neolithic Period (c) Mesolithic Period (d) Megalithic Period None 26.The______is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy that was written in Sanskrit. Kautilya is traditionally credited as the author of the text. (a) Rigveda (b) Puranas (c) Charaka Samhita (d) Arthashastra None 27.Which one of the following is INCORRECTLY matched ? (a)Sama-Veda-knowledge of Science (b) Rig Veda-knowledge of the Hymns of Praise (c) Atharva-Veda-knowledge of the magic formulas (d) Yajur-Veda-knowledge of the sacrificial formulas None 28.Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir ? SSC CGL 11/07/2019 (Morning) (a) Rajatarangini (b) Dipavamsa (c)Vinaya Pitaka (d) Katha Sarit Sagar None 29.The Samkhya School of Philosophy was founded by ______. (a) Patanjali (b) Kapila (c) Kumarila Bhatta (d) Gautama None 30.Which of the following was a port city of the Indus Valley Civilization? (a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Dholavira None Time's up
