Art, Craft and Religion

Q. Which tree did the Indus Valley people worship?

1. Peepal Tree
2. Neem Tree
3. Tulsi
4. None of the above

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Who were Aram and Mourad? What were they crazy about?

Q. How do we know that the Harappans believed in life after death?

1. They did not believe in life after death.
2. They kept the body of the deceased on a stone pedestal for 2 weeks after the death.

3. The Harappans would bury the dead bodies with utensils, ornaments and mirrors.

4. None of the above.

Q. What do you think is the difference between a seal and a sealing?

1. Seals and sealings were two different forms of imprints.
2. Both of them refer to the same object.
3. Sealings were the instruments used to make seals that were essentially imprints.
4. Seals were the instruments used to make sealings that were essentially imprints.

Q. How were the Harappan seals made?

1. A layer of wet clay was applied on the knots and then a seal was pressed on it.

2. The metal was melted and the seal was carved out of it.
3. All the seals were made through chemical reaction.
4. All the seals were handmade with hand-held equipments

Q. The Harappans worshipped _____ and the _____.

1. Pashupati Mahadev
2. Vishnu
3. Mother Goddess
4. Andal

Q. Eskimos believed in the supernatural power named ______ and its gods such as ______ who was the goddess of health.

1. Silla, Sedna
2. Sedna, Sila
3. Sila, Hera
4. Sila, Demeter

Q. Which Gods did the people of the Indus worship?

1. Pashupati
2. The Mother Goddess
3. Rama
4. (b) and (c) above.

Q. Which religion was influenced the most by the Harappan civilisation?

1. Hinduism
2. Jainism
3. Buddhism
4. Islam

Q. Which is a famous Indus Valley figurine?

1. None of the above
2. The Playing Girl
3. The Weeping Girl
4. The Dancing Girl

Q. Identify the items of art and craft from the Indus Valley Civilisation that showcase the skill of their artisans.

1. Glazed pottery
2. Dancing girl
3. Pashupati seal
4. Nataraja

Q. Explain the development of art forms during the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Q. There is conclusive evidence of the practise of organised religion during the Indus Valley Civilisation.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Harappans created a new material called _____.

1. bronze
2. tin
3. faience
4. steel

Q. __________ is known to have been partially influenced by Harappan Civilisation.

1. Hinduism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
4. Jainism

Q. Which of the following during the "Age of Rennaisance" did not lay a foundation for the modern era?

1. Reformations
2. Religious reform
3. Spirituality
4. Geographical discoveries

Q. The ruins of the Mayan civilisation are found in which of the following present day countries?

1. Peru
2. Hounduras
3. Guatemala
4. Spain

Q. Archaeologists named the smaller parts of the cities from the Indus Valley Civilisation as .

1. ramparts
2. palaces
3. citadels
4. forts

Q. Bitumen was used to make tanks waterproof.

1. False
2. True

Q. What were the Harappans famous for?

1. Their skill in warfare.
2. None of the above.
3. The quality of their weapons.
4. Their jewellery and crafts.

Q. What religious practices were followed by the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Q. Apart from separate wells for houses, Harappan cities also had .

1. community wells
2. borewells
3. cylindrical bottles

Q. Cities in the Indus Valley Civilisation were divided into two parts; one part smaller and the other part bigger.

1. True
2. False

Q. The canterville ghost is an inverted ghost story? comment

Q. Explain how art and craft was an important industry in the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Answer the question in eighty words.

Q. Why were Allegories female? Why is a country referred to as "she"?