In The Earliest Cities

When did Harappan cities develop?

• About 4,700 years ago

• About 3,700 years ago

• About 2,700 years ago

• About 1,700 years ago

How many storeys of houses were generally found in Harappan cities?

• One or two storeys

• Four to five storeys

• Multi storeys

• None of these

What was the thing used to shape sand or powdered quartz into an object?

• Nails

• Rubber

• Ink

• Gum

Which colours were used for glazed material resulting in a shiny object?

• Black and white

• Red and yellow

• Blue or sea green

• Pink or brown

From where did the Harappans get copper?

• Mumbai

• Delhi

• Kerala

• Rajasthan

Who supplied food to craft persons, scribes and rulers in the cities?

• Local citizens

• Farmers and herders

• Post men

• Craft persons

The Great Bath has been discovered in……………….

• Lothal

• Harappa

• Mohenjodaro

• Kalibangan.

Most cities had the western part ………… and …………..

• smaller, higher

• smaller, lower

• larger, lower

• larger, higher

Which of these groups of people did not usually live in cities, but the countryside?

• rulers

• crafts persons

• farmers and herders

• scribes

___________ was mixed with copper to produce bronze.

• Gold

• Tin

• Zinc

• Silver