MODEL QUESTION PAPER 1
1. Which of the following statement is not correct: 1
[Link] planned drainage system
b. Bones of fish and fowl are found
c. Amri –Nal are matured Harappan site
d. Mohenjo –daro literally means mound of dead
2. Which of the following statement is not correct: 1
a. In Dholavira and Lothal entire site was fortified
b. The Citadel within Lothal was not walled off, but was built at a height.
c. Most Harappan settlements have a small high western part and a larger lower eastern
section
d. streets with drains were laid out after houses built
3. Specialised drills are not found from which of the following city sites? 1
a. Chanhudaro
b. Dholavira
c. Harappa
d. Lothal
4. Match the following: 1
A B
a. Shortughai 1. Shell
b. Nageshwar 2. Copper
c. Lothal 3. Lapis Lazuli
d. Khetri 4. Carnelian
a. a-1,b-2,c-3,d-4
b. a-2,b-4,c-1,d-3
c. a-3,b-1,c-4,d-2
d. a-3,b-4,c-3,d-4
5. After 1900 BCE a transformation of material culture, marked by the disappearance of the
distinctive artefacts of the Harappan civilization are noticed by the historians. With what
name this phase of the civilization is known? 1
a. Early Harappa
b. Matured Harappa
c. Successor Culture
d. None of these
6. The longest Harappan inscriptions are of how many signs? 1
a. 26
b. 24
c. 400
d. 260
7. Which method is used by the international archaeologists to recover traces of clay, stone,
metal and plant and animal remains as well as to minutely analyse every scrap of available
evidence. 1
a. Stratigraphy
b. Surface Exploration
c. Subsurface methods
d. Geophysical methods
8. The lower and higher denominations of Harappan weights were generally ------- and --------
respectively. 1
a. Decimal and Binary
b. Binary and Decimal
c. Only Decimal
d. Only Binary
9. With what name Khetri area with its distinctive non-Harappan pottery and an unusual
wealth of copper objects is called? 1
a. Ganeshwar- Jodhpura Culture
b. Ahar- Banas Culture
c. RBW Culture
d. Bagor –kayatha Culture
10. John Marshall brought experience of working in ------and --------- to excavate Harappa.
1
a. Parthian and Sasanian
b. Ctesiphon and Baghdad
c. Greece and Crete
d. None of these
11. Who published the first book on Indian Archaeology in 1961 with the title “ The story of
Indian Archaeology” ? 1
a. R D Banerjee
b. Daya Ram Sahni
c. R E M Wheeler
d. Sourindra Nath Roy
12. ------------ are possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley
civilisation.
13. Soft stones in Harappa are called-----------
14. What is ‘Culture’?
15. How do we find out the dietary practices of the Harappans?
16. Which of the following food grains are not found at every Harappan sites wheat, barley,
lentil, millets, rice, chickpea and sesame.
17. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in ----------- and at ------------
(Haryana).
18. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at--------------, associated with
Early Harappan levels.
19. How do historians are finding that two different crops were grown together?
20. Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of --- in Afghanistan, but not in
Punjab or Sind.
21. Name the only Indus Valley site which was divided into three parts.
22. Who was Alexander Cunningham?
23. What are the two signs of planning in Harappa?
24. Which of the following statement is not correct:
e. In Dholavira and Lothal entire site was fortified
f. The Citadel within Lothal was not walled off, but was built at a height.
g. Most Harappan settlements have a small high western part and a larger lower eastern
section
h. streets with drains were laid out after houses built
25. “It is certainly the most complete ancient system as yet discovered.” Who said this?
26. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about ---------.
27. Which of the following are not found from Mohenjo-daro:
a. Great Bath
b. Bronze Statue of a Dancing Girl
c. Bearded Male Bust
d. Dock Yard
28. Specialised drills are not found from which of the following city sites?
e. Chanhudaro
f. Dholavira
g. Harappa
h. Lothal
29. Find whether the statement is correct or wrong. “Archaeologists’ experiments have revealed
that the red colour of carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw material and beads
at various stages of production”.
30. -------- and --------- near sea coast were specialised centres for making shell objects including
bangles, ladles and inlay.
31. How do historians identify the centres of craft productions?
32. How do historians find that Bullock Cart was one of the important means of transportation?
33. With what name Khetri area with its distinctive non-Harappan pottery and an unusual
wealth of copper objects is called?
34. How do historians claim that Harappans procured copper from Oman?
35. Mesopotamian texts mention contact with regions named Dilmun (probably the island of
Bahrain), Magan and Meluhha, possibly the ----------region.
36. Mesopotamian texts refer to --------- as a land of seafarers.
37. -------- and ---------------- were used to facilitate long distance communication by the
Harappans.
38. The Harappans were using around how many signs?
39. ‘Some seals show a wider spacing on the right and cramping on the left’. What does it
suggest?
40. How did the Harappans regulate exchange of goods?
41. The lower and higher denominations of Harappan weights were generally ------- and --------
respectively.
42. After 1900 BCE a transformation of material culture, marked by the disappearance of the
distinctive artefacts of the Harappan civilization are noticed by the historians. With what
name this phase of the civilization is known?
43. Who was REM Wheeler?
44. Who was John Marshall?
45. The scientific study of layers of an archaeological site is called?
46. John Marshall brought experience of working in ------and --------- to excavate Harappa.
47. John Marshall recognised that it was necessary to follow the stratigraphy of the mound
rather than dig mechanically along uniform horizontal lines. Correct the sentence if it is
wrong.
48. Why is Harappan script Enigmatic?
49. Fire Altars are found from --------- and ------- which is speaking ritual significance.
50. Terracotta figurines of women, heavily jewelled, some with elaborate head-dresses is
identified as---
51. Who was Dayaram Sahani?
52. Who was R D Banerjee?