Indus Valley Civilization NDA Questions

NDA Ancient Indian History

Indus Valley Civilization MCQ Questions


1.
The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's earliest urban civilizations, is also commonly referred to as the:
A.
Vedic Civilization
B.
Harappan Civilization
C.
Gangetic Civilization
D.
Deccan Civilization
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ANSWER :
B. Harappan Civilization
2.
The site of Harappa, after which the civilization is also named, was first excavated in 1921 under the direction of:
A.
Dayaram Sahni
B.
Mortimer Wheeler
C.
R.D. Banerji
D.
John Marshall
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ANSWER :
A. Dayaram Sahni
3.
The site of Mohenjo-daro, another major Harappan city, was first excavated in 1922 under the direction of:
A.
R.D. Banerji
B.
Dayaram Sahni
C.
S.R. Rao
D.
Alexander Cunningham
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ANSWER :
A. R.D. Banerji
4.
The overall systematic excavation and study of the Indus Valley sites in the 1920s was directed by the then Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India:
A.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
B.
Sir Aurel Stein
C.
Sir John Marshall
D.
Sir Alexander Cunningham
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ANSWER :
C. Sir John Marshall
5.
The name 'Mohenjo-daro' is generally translated to mean:
A.
'Land of Rivers'
B.
'House of Kings'
C.
'City of Gold'
D.
'Mound of the Dead'
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ANSWER :
D. 'Mound of the Dead'
6.
The mature (urban) phase of the Indus Valley Civilization is generally dated by archaeologists and historians to approximately:
A.
c. 1500-500 BCE
B.
c. 2600-1900 BCE
C.
c. 5500-2600 BCE
D.
c. 800-200 BCE
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ANSWER :
B. c. 2600-1900 BCE