CBSE Class 12 History Bricks Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation MCQs Set B

Question. Mesopotamian texts datable to the third millennium BCE refer to copper coming from a region called Magan. Magan was probably the ancient name of ……………… .
(a) Oman
(b) Kuwait
(c) Qatar
(d) Iran

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following statement is incorrect regarding the weights used during the Harappa & Mohenjo Daro period?
(a) In Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro period, exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of a stone called chert.
(b) They were generally cubical and without markings.
(c) The higher dominations of weights were binary in multiple of two.
(d) The smaller weights were probably used for weighing jewellery and beads.

Answer : C

Question. The best source of lapis lazuli, a blue stone that was apparently very highly valued was found in ………….. .
(a) Bharuch in Gujarat
(b) Shortughai in Afganisthan
(c) Kalibagan in Rajasthan
(d) Dholavira in Gujarat

Answer : B

Question. Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of …………… .
(a) Dholavira in Gujarat
(b) Shortughai in Afghanistan
(c) Kalibangan in Rajasthan
(d) Sind

Answer : B

Question. Which of these is the characteristic feature of citadel at Lothal?
(a) Low walls
(b) High walls
(c) Built at a height
(d) Away from the river.

Answer : C

Question. The significance of Harappan seals began to realize when …………….. .
(a) Archaeologist Daya Ram Sahani in the early decades of the twentieth century discovers the seals at Harappa.
(b) A Harappan seal was given to Cunningham by an Englishman
(c) The first professional archaeologist John Marshall brought his experience of working in Greece and Crete to work in India.
(d) Rakhal Das Banerji found similar seals at Mohenjodaro.

Answer : A

Question. Which among the following are possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan civilisation?
(a) Pottery and ornaments.
(b) Copper mirror
(c) Stone Seals
(d) Beads jewellery

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following items was not found in the Harappan culture?
(a) Stone Blades
(b) Copper mirror
(c) Stone Seals
(d) Beads jewellery

Answer : B

Question. Which of these sites of Harappan Civilisation belong to Haryana?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Banawali
(d) Shortugai

Answer : C

Question. Assertion (A): Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan.
Reason (R): Most Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): The bull was known, and archaeologists extrapolate from this that oxen were used for ploughing.
Reason (R): Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Bones of cattle have been found at Harappan sites.
Reason (R): The practice of domesticating animals existed during Harappan civilization.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other.
Reason (R): Single crop was grown by Harappans.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correc texplanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : C

Question. Which of these was a luxury object?
(A) Sickle
(B) Queen stones
(C) Pots of Faience
(D) All of the above.

Answer: c

Question. Which one of the following was used most likely for harvesting during Harappan Civilization?
(A) Stone blades
(B) Tractors
(C) Cattle
(D) Agriculture was not practiced during the Harappan civilization

Answer: a

Question. The bones of which of these animals have been found at Harappan sites?
(A) Lion
(B) Pig
(C) Deer
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Answer: d

Question. Which of the following was a part of Harappan people’s diet?
(A) Millets
(B) Animal Products
(C) Mango seeds
(D) Both (A) and (B)

Answer: d

Question. Which among the following is not a notable artefact found in Mohenjodaro site?
(A) Dancing Girl
(B) Dockyard
(C) Pashupati-seal
(D) Priest-King

Answer: b

Question. Which of the following Harappan civilisation sites are presently outside India?
(1) Kalibangan
(2) Shortugai
(3) Chanhudaro
(4) Lothal
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and d

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A): Terracotta model of a ship was found at Lothal indicating that external trade was carried using ships and boats.
Reason(R): Small and heavy weights plus metal scale pans had been found.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A): Archaeological finds suggest that copper was probably brought from Oman, on the south- eastern tip of the Arabian peninsula to make vessels.
Reason (R): Chemical analyses have shown that both the Omani copper and Harappan artefacts have traces of nickel, suggesting a common origin.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

Question. Assertion (A): Seals and sealings were used to facilitate long-distance communication.
Reason (R): The sealing also conveyed the identity of the sender.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A): Expeditions to areas such as the Khetri region of Rajasthan and south India established communication with local communities.
Reason (R): Harrapan artefacts such as steatite micro beads in these areas are indications of such contact.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a