Indus Valley Civilization One Liner Questions & Answers
Explore the fascinating world of the Indus Valley Civilization with these concise one-liner questions and answers, uncovering key insights about our ancient human ancestors.
| Questions | Answer | |
| 1 | Indus Civilization existed in – | Proto-historic age |
| 2 | Indus Valley civilization was Non-Aryan because – | It was an Urban Civilization |
| 3 | The important reason to keep the Indus-Valley civilization before Aryan civilization is – | Potteries |
| 4 | The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is – | Archaeological excavations |
| 5 | The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the – | Harappan culture |
| 6 | Which colour was commonly used in Harappan Pottery? | Red |
| 7 | The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in – | Pre-Aryan |
| 8 | In which Harappan cities, furrows of ploughed fields have been found? | Kalibangan |
| 9 | Which ancient towns is well known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelling water into connected reservoirs? | Dholavira |
| 10 | The Great Bath was found in the Indus Valley civilization at – | Mohenjodaro |
| 11 | The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by – | J. H. Mackay |
| 12 | Rangpur, where the contemporary Harappan civilization was found, is in – | Saurashtra |
| 13 | Dadheri is a late Harappan site of – | Punjab |
| 14 | The Harappan city ‘Lothal’ was situated on the river – | Bhogva |
| 15 | Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in – | Gujarat |
| 16 | The port city of the Indus Valley Civilization was – | Lothal |
| 17 | What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization? | Burnt brick buildings |
| 18 | The largest site of Harappa in India is – | Rakhigarhi |
| 19 | The people of Indus Valley believed in – | Mother Goddess |
| 20 | The Indus Valley people worshipped – | Shiva (Pashupati) |
| 21 | Who was the director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro? | Sir John Marshall |
| 22 | Two Indians who were associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, are – | Rakhal Das Banerjee and Dayaram Sahni |
| 23 | The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance, was – | A. Cunningham |
| 24 | The first metal used by man was – | Copper |
| 25 | An ivory scale in the Harappan context was found at – | Lothal |
| 26 | Which metal has so far not been discovered in Harappan sites? | Iron |
| 27 | Which sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers? | Banawali |
| 28 | From where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to the Harappa civilization? | Dholavira |
| 29 | Dholavira is located in the State of – | Gujarat |
| 30 | Which Harappan city is divided into three parts? | Dholavira |
| 31 | A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at – | Dholavira |
| 32 | Which sites has yielded evidence of a double burial? | Lothal |
| 33 | Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Sonauli what was found? | Human burials |
| 34 | For clothing, cotton cultivation was first introduced in – | India |
| 35 | Where the famous bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilization was found – | Mohenjodaro |
| 36 | Which animals is not depicted on the Harappan seal? | Horse |
| 37 | which animals have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization? | Lion & Cow |
| 38 | According to the report of the IIT Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of the fall of the Indus Valley civilization? | 900 years |
| 39 | A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has been recovered from – | Kalibangan |
| 40 | Which civilizations flourished on the bank of the River Nile? | Egyptian Civilization |
| 41 | The first ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was? | Sumerian |