Discovery of Sites

Q. Why was the civilisation named the Indus Valley Civilisation?

1. Because a part of it was found in present day India.
2. Because it was found near the Indus Valley.
3. Because it flourished only around the Indus Valley.
4. Because some of its earliest discoveries were in the Indus Valley.

Q. When were the ruins of Harappa reported?

1. 1827
2. 1900
3. 1872
4. 1921

Q. When did Alexander Cunningham start the excavation of Harappa?

1. 1872
2. 1831
3. 1827
4. 1830

Q. Who among the following were involved in the excavation of the Harappan sites?

1. Charles Masson
2. Alexander Cunningham
3. John Marshall
4. R D Banerjee

Q. In a way, the British were responsible for connecting the two of us. One of us served as a northern terminus for the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, while the other was a port city. It was during the establishment of the railway link between us that the baked bricks from an ancient civilisation were found. Who are we?

1. Balochistan, Punjab
2. Afghanistan, Lahore
3. Karachi, Lahore
4. Karachi, Balochistan

Q. When did Alexander Cunningham start the excavation of Harappa?

1. 1872
2. 1827
3. 1830
4. 1831

Q. Who among the following were involved in the excavation of the Harappan sites?

1. Charles Masson
2. Alexander Cunningham
3. John Marshall
4. R D Banerjee

Q. Why, do you think, 'Pushkarni' is considered by archaeologists as one of the most extraordinary works of excavation?

Q. Archaeologists believe that the Harappan sites spread over an area of about _____ kilometres from west to east, and _____ kilometres from north to south.

1. 1600, 1300
2. 1600, 1100
3. 1300, 1600
4. 1100, 1600

Q. Archaeologists believe that the Harappan sites spread over an area of about _____ kilometres from west to east, and _____ kilometres from north to south.

1. 1600, 1300
2. 1600, 1100
3. 1100, 1600
4. 1300, 1600

Q. What did the construction workers discover while laying the railway line between Karachi and Lahore in 1856?

1. Baked bricks
2. Seals
3. The Great Bath
4. Terracotta toys

Q. Who first (unknowingly) discovered the ruins of an ancient civilisation in the late 1820s in the vicinity of River Indus?

1. Charles Masson
2. John Marshall
3. Alexander Cunningham
4. Debabrata Bannerjee

Q. A British archaeologist called _______ carried out a preliminary excavation in Harappa in 1872-73.

1. Alexander Graham Bell
2. Charles Masson
3. Alexander Cubbon
4. Alexander Cunningham

Q. Lothal is said to have been a very important city in the context of the Indus Valley Civilisation. According to some sources, it played host to one of the very first dockyards in the world. What do you think this could imply?

1. The Harappans grew very little food and were forced to turn to the sea to meet their dietary needs.
2. It was the largest Harappan city without a doubt.
3. The entire city of Lothal is submerged today, thus not allowing any form of excavation.
4. The Harappans possibly used this as a means to trade with the Mesopotamians.