20 Questions of History

21. All the three phases af the Palaealithic Age fallawed by the
Mesalithic and then by . the Nealithic have been facussed in sequence in the
(a) Gangetic Valley
(b) Indus Valley
(c) Narmada Valley
. (d) Ganga-Yamuna daab
22. Which af the fallawing is nat a
Nealithic site?
(a) Mehrgarh (b) Belan Valley (c) Chirand (d) Burzaham
23. The prehistaric bane implements have been faund at
(a) Burzaham and Chirand
(b) Belan and Narmada Valleys (c) Allahabad and Brahmagiri (d) Maski and Brahmagiri
24. The two. sites which pravide the earliest evidence far the damesti­catian af animals are
(a) Sambhar and Kalibangan (b) Bagar and Adamgarh (c) Burzaham and Chirand (d) Piklihal and Bhimbetka
25. Jarwe culture is assaciated with …
age.
(a) Palaealithic (b) Mesalithic
(c) Nealithic (d) Chalcalithic
26. Which af the fallawing is nat a characteristic af the Chalcalithic peaple?
(a) The Chalcalithic peaple also.
accasianally used law-grade branze
(b) The Malwa-ware is cansid­ered the richest amang the Chalcalithic ceramics
(c) The Chalcalithic peaple used only ane type af pattery called black-and-red ware
(d) The Chalcalithic peaple ate beef, but they did nat take park an any cansiderable scale
27. Regarding the Indus Valley
Civilisatian we may canclude
I. temples have nat been exca­
vated at any site II. their script was cuneifarin III. a republican farm af gavern­
ment prevailed
IV. cattan as well as waollen tex­
tiles were used
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) III and IV (d) I and IV
28. Which af the fallawing statements are carrect with regard to. the Indus Valley civilisatian?
1. The peaple af this civilisatian
were the earliest to. make use af cottan.
2. They did nat cremate their
dead.
3. A grid system was fallawed
in city planning.
4. Sto.ne was the chief building
material.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
29. Which af the fallawing is nat true abaut the Indus Valley Civilisatian?
1. The drainage system they
created was based an Sumerian design.
2. It had trade links by sea with
ather regians.
3. Existence af streetlighting has
been revealed in the excava­
tians.
4. All the sites excavated shaw
the existence af huge public
baths.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
30. The Indus Valley peaple were nat familiar with
(a) capper (b) silver
(c) tin (d) iron
31. Which af the fallawing items and the place af their discavery i!> wrongly matched?
(1) Statuette af a bearded man­
Mahenjadaro
(2) Rice husks-La thaI
(3) Fire pits and altars-Harappa (4) Bead-makers shap-Chanhu­
daro
(5) Fassil remains af a harse­
Surkatada
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 1 and 5
32. Which af the fallawing was nat a
characteristic af the Great Bath
discavered at Mahenjadara?
(a) The centre was quadrangular.
(b) A well situatecMn the adjain­
ing roams proyided water to.
it.
(c) Access to. the bath was pro­
vided by a flight af steps.
(d) It had roams anly an its right
side.
33. Which af the fallawing animals
was generally nat known to. the
Indus Valley peaple?
(a) Bull (b) Cow
(c) Rhinaceros (d) Harse
34. Match the fallawing.
I II
A. Practice af 1. Lathal
fire cuI t
B. Lo.wer tawn 2. Kalibangan
fartified
C. Great Bath
3. Mahenja­
daro
D. Granary 4. Harappa E. Shipbuilding 5. Surkotada
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-l (c) A-2, B-5, C-3, D-4, E-l (d) A-5, B-3, C-4, D-2, E-l
35. Which af the fallowing is nat true abaut the seals faund in the Indli-&­Valley excavatians?
(a) They were made af steatite
generally.
(b) The mast popular were the
square ar ablang ones.
(c) They were absalutely secular.
(d) A number af them are found
in Mesapotamia.
36. Where has a bronze rod, which
has been related to. a scale based
an ‘cubits’, been discavered?
(a) Harappa (b) Lothal
(c) Mahenjadara (d) Nawhere
37. Which af the fallawing statements abaut the pattery industry af the Indus Valley peaple is false?
(a) It cansisted af very fine wheel­
made ware.
(b) Plain pattery was mare cam­
man than painted ware o.r
ware with designs.
(c) The po.ttery was delicate and
thin.
(d) Pattery far household pur­
pases was made in many
shapes and sizes.
38. Which af the fallawing is/are
Indus Valley site/s in India? 1. Rangpur 2. Banwali
3. Sutkagendar 4. Alamgirpur (a) 1 and 4 (b) I, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
40. Which of the following is not an aspect of Harappan religion adapted into Hinduism?
(a) Worship of nagas
(b) Holding the pipal tree sacred (c) Dedicating temples to particu­
lar gods
(d) Worship of linga