Town Planning in the Indus Valley Civilisation

Q. Which of the following cities had fire altars?

1. Dholavira, Harappa
2. Chanhudaro, Mohenjo-daro
3. Sotkakoh, Surkotada
4. Kalibangan, Lothal

Q. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes the well-planned city of .

1. Memphis
2. Babylon
3. Uruk
4. Nineveh

Q. Which of the following Harappan cities had elaborate storehouses?

1. Mehrgarh
2. Lothal
3. Harappa
4. Mohenjodaro

Q. Where was the Assembly hall located?

1. Mohenjodaro
2. Harappa
3. Lothal
4. None of the above

Q. The Harappans stored surplus foodgrains in _____.

1. the great bath
2. the citadel
3. the palace
4. the great granary

Q. Which of the following statements is true in terms of Harappan town planning?

1. The cities were divided into two parts with one part having slightly higher elevation than the other.
2. Discrimination existed in terms of water availability between the rich and the poor.
3. The whole city in Harappan civilisation used to be built on the same elevation.
4. The Drainage system was not well-developed.

Q. Select the incorrect statements with regard to the Great Bath.

1. The bricks on the floor and the walls of the bath were loosely fitted.
2. There was no drainage system in place to rid the bath of dirty water.
3. The Great Bath was built in the citadel of Mohenjo-daro.
4. Bitumen was used to make the bath waterproof.

Q. How many centres of culture have been found in Harappan civilization?

1. 150
2. 200
3. 250
4. 300

Q. A swimming pool-like place that became a remarkable feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation is known as the _____.

1. great bath
2. lower town
3. palace
4. citadel

Q. Who among the following likely has planned the construction of special buildings in the Harappan cities?

1. Rulers
2. Farmers
3. Traders
4. Scribes

Q. The area where the kings, priests and royal family lived was known as the _____ in the Indus Valley.

1. citadel
2. palace
3. lower town
4. great bath

Q. A huge tank which was found in Mohenjodaro by archaeologists was referred to as _______.

1. the Great Bath
2. the Great Pit
3. the Temple Tank
4. the Stone Tank

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

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

Q. The Great Bath was found in the city of _________.

1. Harappa
2. Mohenjodaro
3. Lothal
4. None of the above

Q. were temple complexes dedicated to the patron gods of Mesopotamian cities.

1. Gopuras
2. Ziggurats
3. Chawadis
4. Dur-Kurigalzu

Q. The residential buildings and other public facilities in the Indus Valley civilisation were part of the _____.

1. citadel
2. great bath
3. palace
4. lower town

Q. What did Harappa achieve in architecture?

1. Open Drainage
2. Running Water
3. Indoor Plumbing
4. All of the above

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

1. community wells
2. borewells
3. cylindrical bottles

Q. Arrange the following kingdoms in the order (first to last) in which they ruled Mesopotamia.

1. Assyrians
2. Sumerians
3. Babylonians
4. Akkadians

Q. What were the major findings at Dholavira? How was this Harappan site different from others?

Q. Where did the elite people of the Indus civilization live?

1. The citadel
2. Outside the town
3. Near the town walls
4. None of the above

Q. Why was Dholavira different from other Harappan cities?

Q. The area where the kings, priests and royal family lived was known as the _____ in the Indus Valley.

1. palace
2. citadel
3. lower town
4. great bath

Q. What was contained in the lower town?

1. Residential buildings
2. Gardens
3. Public factories
4. None of the above.

Q. Select the correct pairs with regard to the various kingdoms of Mesopotamia over the ages.

1. Cuneiform
2. Hammurabi
3. Sargon
4. Sumerians
5. Babylonians
6. Akkadians
7. Assyrians
8. Asshurbanipal

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

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

Q. ______ was the head of the Rajputs.

1. Maharana Pratap
2. Rana Pratap Singh
3. Rana Sanga
4. Maharaja Gulab Singh

Q. At what angles were the streets of the towns planned?

1. Right Angle
2. Acute angle
3. Obtuse angles
4. Straight Angle

Q. Near which lake did the Aztecs build their empire?

1. Lake Chalco
2. Lake Texcoco
3. Lake Cuitzeo
4. Lake Champala