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WorksheetsThe Harappan Civilisation 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Director-General of the ASI, often called the 'Father of Indian archaeology', was
a)
Alexander Cunningham.
b)
Hargreaves.
c)
James Burgess.
d)
John Marshall.
2.
All the gold jewellery found at Harappan sites was recovered from
a)
Burials
b)
Hoards
c)
Lakes
d)
Temples
3.
For what purpose was the Great Bath used by the Harappans?
a)
Community bathing
b)
Swimming exercise and water sports
c)
Special ritual bath
d)
Storage of water to be used during drought or emergency
4.
The most important industry of the Harappans at Chanhudaro was
a)
Bead-making
b)
Brick making
c)
Handlooms
d)
Ship building
5.
The Director General of the ASI who brought a military precision to the practice of archaeology was
a)
Cunningham
b)
Hargreaves
c)
James Burgess
d)
R.E.M. Wheeler
6.
In 1875, a report on Harappan seal was published, which was written by
a)
John Marshall
b)
R. E. M. Wheeler
c)
R. D. Banerji
d)
Alexander Cunningham
7.
The Harappan script was written from
a)
Bottom to top
b)
Top to bottom
c)
Left to right
d)
Right to left
8.
M.S. Vats began his excavations at Harappa in the year
a)
1920
b)
1921
c)
1922
d)
1923
9.
The major problem faced by archaeologists, in relation to an artefact, is related with its
a)
Material
b)
Finding
c)
Function
d)
Duplicity
10.
Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed field at _______
a)
Banawali
b)
Kalibangan
c)
Cholistan
d)
Siswal
11.
The roads and streets were laid out along an approximate ____ pattern.
a)
grid
b)
triangular
c)
square
d)
perpendicular
12.
Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about _____.
a)
400
b)
500
c)
600
d)
700
13.
______ was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides.
a)
Warehouse
b)
Pillared Hall
c)
The Great Bath
d)
Stupa
14.
________ was almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.
a)
Mohenjodaro
b)
Chanhudaro
c)
Kalibangan
d)
Balakot
15.
Exchanges were regulated by a precise system of weights, usually made of a stone called ____.
a)
Stupa
b)
Chert
c)
Knot
d)
Seal
16.
Which of these is the other name of Harappan Civilisation?
a)
Aryan Civilisation
b)
Indus Valley Civilisation
c)
Vedic Civilisation
d)
All of these
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