Prehistoric And Indus Valley Test Welcome to your Prehistoric And Indus Valley Test Name Email Q . 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 Q .2. Which metal did the Harappans get from the present day Rajasthan? (a) Iron (b) Aluminium (c) Copper (d) Calcium None Q .3 . Which among the following is a Harappan city? (a) Kosala (b) Lumbini (c) Dholavira (d) Ham None Q. 4 . Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan? (a) Shortughai (b) Balakot (c) Nageswar (d) Kalibangan None Q. 5 . Of the following sites of Harappan Civilization, which one is NOT located in Pakistan? (a) Kot Diji (b) Chanhudaro (c) Shortughai (d) Balak None Q.6 . Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India? (a) Chirand (b) Burzahom (c) Hunasagi (d) Mehrgarh None Q. 7 . ‘Microliths’ were ______ used by early humans. (a) coins (b) stone tools (c) clothes (d) earthen pots None Q. 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 Q. 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 Q. 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 Q. 11. Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in ________. (a) Karnataka (b) Goa (c) Mizoram (d) Jammu and Kashmir None Q. 12. Which of the following archaeological sites has evidence of pit- dwellings? (a) Mehrgarh (b) Burzahom (c) Rana Ghund (d) Palavoy None Q. 13 . In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated ? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Haryana (d) Gujarat None Q. 14. Which of the following is a part of the ‘Sutta Pitaka’? (a) Dhammasangani (b) Majjhima Nikaya (c) Dipavamsa (d) Manu Smriti None Q. 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 Q. 17 . What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi? (a) Vitasa (b) Asikini (c) Shutudri (d) Parush None Q. 18 . How many Vedangas are there in total ? (a) Ten (b) Six (c) Five (d) Two None Q. 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 Q. 20 . The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is associated with which of the following ancient cultures ? (a) Egyptian (b) Mesopotamia (c) Chinese (d) Harappan None Q. 21. Mohenjo Daro is situated on the bank of which river ? (a) Sarasvati (b) Ravi (c) Ghaggar (d) Sindhu None Q. 22 . Which of the following is an ancient poem written by Banabhatta? (a) Kadambari (b) Mrichchhakatika (c) Meghaduta (d) Gita Govinda None Q. 23 . _____ is considered to be the oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization ? (a) Bhirdana (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Allhdino None Q. 24 . The archeological site Inamgaon is situated in : (a) Karnataka (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra None Q. 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 Q. 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 Q. 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 for (d) Yajur-Veda-knowledge of the sacrificial formulas None Q. 28 . Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir ? (a) Rajatarangini (b) Dipavamsa (c)Vinaya Pitaka (d) Katha Sarit Sagar None Q. 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
