Practice Indus Valley Civilisation – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Great Bath at Mohenjodaro?

Arrange the following events in the discovery of the Harappan civilisation in chronological order.

1. John Marshall, Director-General of the ASI, announced a new civilisation

2. Alexander Cunningham received a Harappan seal but did not realise its age

3. Daya Ram Sahni found seals in very old layers at Harappa

Select the correct chronological order.

What was the main purpose of pressing a Harappan seal on wet clay over the knot of a tied bag?

Consider the following statements about Harappan weights:

1. They were usually cubical and made of a stone called chert.

2. The smaller weights followed a binary system (1, 2, 4, 8, 16...).

3. They usually carried markings showing their value.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements about the Harappan script is correct?

Consider the following statements about Dholavira:

1. The city was divided into three parts.

2. It lies on Khadir Beyt in the Rann of Kutch, Rajasthan.

3. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Fire altars have been found at which pair of Harappan sites?

Some scholars think the Harappan cities were ruled by a single state. What is the main reason for this view?

Consider the following statements about the Harappan Civilisation:

1. It is called the Harappan civilisation because Harappa was the first site to be discovered.

2. Its Mature phase lasted roughly from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following was NOT a feature of houses in Harappan cities such as Mohenjodaro?