1500+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON INDIAN HISTORY
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
21. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of
(a) clay
(b) copper
(c) bronze
(d) brass
Ans: (a)
22. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?
(a) gold
(b) silver
(c) copper
(d) iron
Ans: (d)
23. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people
(a) Mother Goddess
(b) Pashupati Shiva
(c) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
(d) Trimurti
Ans: (d)
24. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Suktagendor
(d) Sotka Koli
Ans: (b)
25. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Trade and Commerce
(c) Crafts
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
26. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
(a) Aryan invasion
(b) Decline in foreign trade
(c) Ecological factors
(d) Not definitely known factors
Ans: (d)
27. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
(a) unihorn bull
(b) cow
(c) bull
(d) tiger
Ans: (a)
28. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept?
(a) Linguistic
(b) Racial
(c) Religious
(d) Cultural
Ans: (a)
29. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from
(a) India
(b) Central Asia
(c) Central Europe
(d) Steppes of Russia
Ans: (b)
30. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Ans: (a)