Indus Valley Civilization


  1. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of:









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    Houses of Indus Valley Civilization were one or two stories high, made of baked (Pucca) bricks, with flat roofs. Each was built around a courtyard, with winddows overlooking the courtyard. The outside walls had no windows. Each home had its own private drinking well and its own private bathroom. Clay pipes led from the bathrooms to sewers located under the streets.

    Correct Option: A

    Houses of Indus Valley Civilization were one or two stories high, made of baked (Pucca) bricks, with flat roofs. Each was built around a courtyard, with winddows overlooking the courtyard. The outside walls had no windows. Each home had its own private drinking well and its own private bathroom. Clay pipes led from the bathrooms to sewers located under the streets.


  1. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a stadium?









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    Recent excavations at the small township of Dholavira, In Kutch, Gujrat (India) have presented to the world some of the oldest stadiums and sign board, built by the Harappan civilization. One of the stadiums, with terraced seats for spectators, around 800 feet in length (around 283 meters) can accommodate as many as 10,000 persons. The other stadium is much smaller in size.

    Correct Option: D

    Recent excavations at the small township of Dholavira, In Kutch, Gujrat (India) have presented to the world some of the oldest stadiums and sign board, built by the Harappan civilization. One of the stadiums, with terraced seats for spectators, around 800 feet in length (around 283 meters) can accommodate as many as 10,000 persons. The other stadium is much smaller in size.



  1. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?









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    The Indus Valley Civilization sites Lothal gives evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1945 A.D. The dockyard is located in eastern side of Lothal.

    Correct Option: C

    The Indus Valley Civilization sites Lothal gives evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1945 A.D. The dockyard is located in eastern side of Lothal.


  1. Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?









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    Animals like buffaloes, sheep's and pigs and the humped bull were bred. Animals like elephant, camels and dogs were also domesticated. There is no evidence found about horses in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization.

    Correct Option: D

    Animals like buffaloes, sheep's and pigs and the humped bull were bred. Animals like elephant, camels and dogs were also domesticated. There is no evidence found about horses in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization.



  1. Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in Indus Civilization settlement?









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    The greatest uniformity is noticed in the layouts of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains, etc. Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Kalibangan and others) are divided into two parts-a citadel on higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the Indus Valley Civilization settlement.

    Correct Option: A

    The greatest uniformity is noticed in the layouts of the towns, streets, structures, brick size, drains, etc. Almost all the major sites (Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Kalibangan and others) are divided into two parts-a citadel on higher mound on the western side and a lower town on the eastern side of the Indus Valley Civilization settlement.