Origin and discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation

Q. The Immortals of Meluha finds its name as a result of which of the following?

1. The Harappans called themselves the Meluhas.
2. The Mesopotamians referred to the Indus Valley as "Meluha".
3. Meluha was the chief city of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
4. Meluha was a powerful king in Harappa.

Q. The excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro were directed and overseen by _____.

1. R.D. Banerjee
2. Dayaram Sahni
3. Sir John Marshall
4. Alexander Cunnigham

Q.

Write the characteristics features of Harappan civilization .

Q. The excavations at Mohenjodaro were led by _____.

1. Jadunath Sarkar
2. Dayaram Sahni
3. Romila Thapar
4. R.D. Banerjee

Q. How many sites were excavated under the guidance of Sir John Marshall?

1. 2, 000
2. 1, 500
3. 500
4. 100

Q. What could have been the possible outcomes had the Harappans not made use of wheeled transport?

1. The Indus Valley sites would never have been found.
2. The volume of trade with Mesopotamia would have been far lesser.
3. Street corners would not have been curved.
4. The main roads of their cities would have been much smaller.

Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation is also called as the _____.

1. Harappan Civilisation
2. Mohenjodaro Civilisation
3. Mesopotamian Civilisation
4. Dravidian Civilisation

Q. What do you know about the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Q. Identify the Harappan sites which fall in the Indian part of the subcontinent.

1. Lothal
2. Dholavira
3. Kali Bangan
4. Alamgirpur

Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as _______.

1. Mesopotamian civilisation
2. Negroid civilisation
3. Harappan civilisation
4. Egyptian civilisation

Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation existed some _____ years ago.

1. 7, 000
2. 2, 000
3. 3, 100
4. 4, 500

Q. Select all the sites from the Indus Valley Civilisation located in the Indian subcontinent.

1. Dholavira
2. Kali Bangan
3. Alamgirpur
4. Mitathal
5. Harappa
6. Lothal
7. Mohenjo-daro
8. Hattusha

Q. (1) Hampi is filled with monuments. These are a mute witness to an empire.
(Combine the sentences into a complex sentence)
(2) It is one of the most extraordinary works of excavation.
(Change into positive degree)

Q. The ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa can be found in present-day _____.

1. Iran
2. Sri Lanka
3. Pakistan
4. Bangladesh

Q. Archaeologists, Dayaram Sahni and led the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, respectively.

1. R.D. Sharma
2. Vikram Sethi
3. Anand Kumar
4. R.D. Banerjee