The Harappan Civilisation 1

The Director-General of the ASI, often called the 'Father of Indian archaeology', was

• Alexander Cunningham.
• Hargreaves.
• James Burgess.
• John Marshall.

All the gold jewellery found at Harappan sites was recovered from

• Burials
• Hoards
• Lakes
• Temples

For what purpose was the Great Bath used by the Harappans?

• Community bathing
• Swimming exercise and water sports
• Special ritual bath
• Storage of water to be used during drought or emergency

The most important industry of the Harappans at Chanhudaro was

• Bead-making
• Brick making
• Handlooms
• Ship building

The Director General of the ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archaeology was

• Cunningham
• Hargreaves
• James Burgess
• R.E.M. Wheeler

In 1875, a report on Harappan seal was published, which was written by

• John Marshall
• R. E. M. Wheeler
• R. D. Banerji
• Alexander Cunningham

The Harappan script was written from

• Bottom to top
• Top to bottom
• Left to right
• Right to left

M.S. Vats began his excavations at Harappa in the year

• 1920
• 1921
• 1922
• 1923

The major problem faced by archaeologists, in relation to an artefact, is related with its

• Material
• Finding
• Function
• Duplicity

Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at _______

• Banawali
• Kalibangan
• Cholistan
• Siswal