Indian History PYQ – Indus Valley Civilization – Part 2 (Q 30–58)

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Indian History PYQ – Indus Valley Civilization – Part 2 (Q 30–58) – 29 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
COMBINED RESEARCH ASSISTANT – 2023
Who was the Author of Book "Indo-Sumerian Seals Deciphered"?

Correct Answer: D [Laurence Waddell]

Explanation:

Indo-Sumerian Seals Deciphered (1925) was written by Laurence Waddell, whose readings of the Indus seals were not accepted.

2.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
According to whom, the Harappan script is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic in nature?

Correct Answer: C [R.S. Sharma]

Explanation:

R.S. Sharma held that the Harappan script is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic.

3.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
Kalibangan is situated on the banks of River

Correct Answer: D [Ghaggar]

Explanation:

Kalibangan in Rajasthan lies on the banks of the Ghaggar river.

4.  
ACF – 2023
Choose the wrong statement – Survival of Indus cultural features on modern Indian society

Correct Answer: D [The citadel system of town planning remains today]

Explanation:

The two-part citadel and lower-town plan of Indus cities does not survive in modern towns, unlike toy carts, pottery methods and bead making.

5.  
ACF – 2023
The most important evidence of trade with Afghanistan comes from an isolated Harappan trading outpost at

Correct Answer: B [Shortughai]

Explanation:

Shortughai, an isolated Harappan outpost on the Oxus in north-east Afghanistan, is the main evidence of trade with Afghanistan.

6.  
RESEARCH ASSISTANT TAMIL NADU ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SERVICE – 2023
Assertion [A]: The Indus people did not use coins.
Reason [R]: They did not have the technology to make metallic coins.

Correct Answer: A [[A] is true but [R] is false]

Explanation:

The Indus people used no coins and traded by barter, but they had the metalworking skill to make bronze and gold objects, so the reason is false.

7.  
JUNIOR ANALYST TN MEDICAL SERVICE – 2023
The evidence of the disposal of the dead at Harappa was named as ________

Correct Answer: A [Cemetery R-37]

Explanation:

The burial ground of mature Harappa is named Cemetery R-37, while the later one is Cemetery H.

8.  
MASS INTERVIEWER – TN HEALTH DEPT – 2023
Point out the wrong statement of the following:
I. The Indus Seals have not been deciphered so far.
II. Indus civilization was a notable urban culture.
III. Indus people used large number of weights.
IV. Indus people knew the art of using the metal iron.

Correct Answer: D [IV]

Explanation:

The Harappans did not know iron, being a Bronze Age people, so statement IV is wrong.

9.  
COMBINED ENGINEER – 2024
Match the Harappan sites with their archaeological remains:
(a) Mohenjodaro – 1. Cemetery H
(b) Harappa – 2. Bronze statue of dancing girl
(c) Lothal – 3. Terracotta plough
(d) Banawali – 4. Ivory scale

Correct Answer: C [2 1 4 3]

Explanation:

Mohenjodaro has the bronze dancing girl, Harappa Cemetery H, Lothal the ivory scale and Banawali a terracotta plough model: 2 1 4 3.

10.  
EO GRADE I (HR&CE) – 2024
Which tree was considered as supreme deity during the Indus Valley Civilization?

Correct Answer: D [Pipal]

Explanation:

The pipal (peepal) tree, seen on seals and pottery paintings, was regarded as sacred by the Indus people.

11.  
HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENT CUM PHYSICAL TRAINER – 2024
Which of the following statements are true about original inhabitants and their culture?
(i) Indus civilisation had more than one group of people.
(ii) Several groups including farmers, pastoralists and hunter-gatherers lived in the Indus region.
(iii) Indus civilisation had more than five groups of people.

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

The Indus region had several groups, including farmers, pastoralists and hunter-gatherers, in villages and cities, but not over five distinct groups as claimed in statement (iii).

12.  
COMBINED ACCOUNTANT – TREASURY DEPT – 2024
Name the four animals found in the Pasupati Seal of Mohenjodaro

Correct Answer: D [Elephant, Tiger, Rhinoceros, Buffalo]

Explanation:

The Pashupati seal of Mohenjodaro shows a yogic figure surrounded by an elephant, tiger, rhinoceros and buffalo.

13.  
AAO & AHO – 2024
It was used by the Harappans for making stone blades and tools.

Correct Answer: A [Rohri chert]

Explanation:

Rohri chert, a sedimentary rock from Rohri in Pakistan, was used by the Harappans to make stone blades and tools.

14.  
GROUP 4 – 2024
Which animal was not known to the Harappans?

Correct Answer: C [Horse]

Explanation:

The horse was not known to the Harappans, as no horse figures appear on their seals, whereas pig, elephant and buffalo were known.

15.  
GROUP 4 – 2024 · GROUP 3A – 2023
Which among the following inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation?

Correct Answer: C [Cuneiform]

Explanation:

Cuneiform inscriptions of Mesopotamia mention trade with Meluhha, the name for the Indus region.

16.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2024
Which one of the following is not correct about Harappan culture?

Correct Answer: A [All Harappan sites are urban in character]

Explanation:

Harappan culture had many villages and small towns besides cities, so it is wrong to say all sites were urban.

17.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2024
Which of the following Harappan sites are not in India?

Correct Answer: A [Mohenjodaro and Harappa]

Explanation:

Mohenjodaro (Sindh) and Harappa (Punjab) are in Pakistan, while the other listed sites are in India.

18.  
GROUP 1 – 2024
Which of the following statements about the Harappan Civilisation is not correct?

Correct Answer: C [The people of Harappan Civilisation never disposed of their dead by the method of cremation]

Explanation:

Evidence of cremation as well as burial has been found, so the claim that the Harappans never cremated their dead is wrong.

19.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL (NON IV POST) – 2024
In which language does the name Mohenjodaro mean "mound of the dead"?

Correct Answer: B [Sindhi]

Explanation:

In Sindhi, Mohenjodaro means mound of the dead; the city lies in Larkana district, Sindh, on the Indus.

20.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (ITI POST) – 2024
The Indus civilisation and the contemporary cultures covered nearly how many million sq.km area in India and Pakistan?

Correct Answer: B [1.5 million sq.km]

Explanation:

The Indus civilization and its contemporary cultures covered about 1.5 million sq km in India and Pakistan.

21.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (IV POST – II) – 2024
The site of Indus valley civilization discovered with stone rubble fortification is

Correct Answer: A [Surkotada]

Explanation:

Surkotada in Kutch had a fortification of stone rubble and mud bricks, unlike the brick-built Harappa and Mohenjodaro.

22.  
GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024
The Harappans mainly settled on the banks of rivers. Match the following settlements with the banks of rivers on which they are located:
(a) Lothal – 1. Indus
(b) Kalibangan – 2. Sutlej
(c) Ropar – 3. Ravi
(d) Harappa – 4. Ghaggar
(e) Mohenjo-daro – 5. Bhogava

Correct Answer: A [5 4 2 3 1]

Explanation:

Lothal is on the Bhogava, Kalibangan on the Ghaggar, Ropar on the Sutlej, Harappa on the Ravi and Mohenjodaro on the Indus: 5 4 2 3 1.

23.  
GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024
________ is located on Khadir Island in the Rann of Kutch at Gujarat.

Correct Answer: A [Dholavira]

Explanation:

Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021, lies on Khadir Island in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

24.  
ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GRADE II – 2025
The Great Public Bath was located in which place?

Correct Answer: A [Mohenjadaro]

Explanation:

The Great Public Bath, a large waterproofed pool with steps and drains, was found in the citadel of Mohenjodaro.

25.  
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE – 2025
The bronze image of dancing girl was obtained from

Correct Answer: D [Mohenjo-Daro]

Explanation:

The famous bronze dancing girl statuette, made by the lost-wax method, was found at Mohenjodaro.

26.  
GROUP 1 & 1A – 2025
Which of the following statements are true about the Houses at Mohenjo-daro?
(i) It was discovered in Montgomery District of Punjab.
(ii) In Mohenjo-daro the houses were made of Kiln-burnt bricks.
(iii) Kiln-burnt bricks in large quantities were used for drains.

Correct Answer: C [(ii) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

Mohenjodaro is in Larkana, Sindh, not Montgomery district (which is Harappa), and its houses and drains were built of kiln-burnt bricks.

27.  
GROUP 4 – 2025
Which of the following statements are true about the Indus Civilisation?
(i) In the 1920s Mortimer Wheeler excavated the Harappan sites.
(ii) The longest text has about twenty six signs.
(iii) The term "Meluhha" in the Prakrit inscriptions refers to the Indus region.
(iv) The "Priest King" of steatite was discovered in Mohenjo-Daro.

Correct Answer: D [(ii) and (iv) only]

Explanation:

The longest Indus inscription has about 26 signs, while Wheeler excavated in the 1940s and Meluhha appears in Mesopotamian cuneiform, not Prakrit, texts.

28.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (NON IV POST) – 2025
Match the following Indus Valley sites:
(a) Daimabad – 1. Gujarat
(b) Bhagatrav – 2. Rajasthan
(c) Ropar – 3. Maharashtra
(d) Kalibangan – 4. Punjab

Correct Answer: B [3 1 4 2]

Explanation:

Daimabad is in Maharashtra, Bhagatrav in Gujarat, Ropar in Punjab and Kalibangan in Rajasthan: 3 1 4 2.

29.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (NON IV POST) – 2026
Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
(a) Harappa – 1. Great bath
(b) Mohenjadharo – 2. Workmen's quarters
(c) Lothal – 3. Rajasthan
(d) Kalibangan – 4. Dockyard

Correct Answer: C [2 1 4 3]

Explanation:

Harappa has workmen's quarters, Mohenjodaro the Great Bath, Lothal the dockyard and Kalibangan is in Rajasthan: 2 1 4 3.

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