Culture of Harappans

Q.

Someone who knows and studies several languages is called a

1. Philologist

2. Linguist

3. Orientalist

4. Polyglot

Q. Which of these were worshipped by the Harappans?

1. Pashupathi
2. Sun
3. Earth
4. Mother Goddess

Q. Which gods were worshipped by the Harappans?

1. Pashupati
2. Vishnu
3. The mother Goddess
4. The creator

Q.

Those with a scholarly knowledge of the language and culture of Asia were called

1. Orientalist

2. Revivalist

3. Indologist

4. Linguist

Q. Some of the famous figurines found in the ruins of the Harappan civilization were

1. The bearded man's stone idol
2. The deer
3. The dancing girl
4. The mother goddess

Q. What language did the Harappans communicate in?

1. Language of the Aryans
2. Sanskrit
3. Latin
4. Their own unique language

Q. The language spoken by Bonda tribals is unique. It is called ________.

1. Remo
2. Demo
3. Semo
4. None of these

Q. Where were fire rituals practised in Harappa?

1. Kalibangan
2. Lothal
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Dholovira

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

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of these were worshipped by the Harappans?

1. Pashupathi
2. Sun
3. Earth
4. Mother Goddess

Q. Meluha was the name given to the Indus Valley by the Mesopotamians.

1. True
2. False

Q. Meluha was the name given to the Indus Valley by the Mesopotamians.

1. True
2. False

Q. What was the main source of entertainment for the Harappans?

1. Bull fighting
2. Wrestling
3. Boxing
4. Goat fighting

Q. What were the reasons for the decline of the Harappa civilisation?

1. Floods at regular intervals in Indus and its tributaries
2. Attack from the Aryans
3. Overuse of wood for burning bricks that destroyed the forests, which necessitated in their migration
4. The spread of infectious diseases