WorksheetsSOCIAL VI
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
From where did the boats and ships come into the sea and rivers?
Dockyards
Ports
None of these
Ground
In Mohenjodaro, a very special tank, which archeologists call ________ .
The Great Bath
The Great wall
The Great well
None of these
The bricks were laid in an _______ pattern and that made the walls strong.
Interlocking
Arabic
Indian
Basic
Many of these cities had opened drains.
False
True
A Harappan city was a very busy place.
True
False
What was the thing used to shape sand or powdered quartz into an object?
Gum
Ink
Nails
Rubber
Who supplied food to craft persons, scribes and rulers in the cities?
Local citizens
Farmers and herders
Post men
All of these
How did the Harappans irrigate their fields and grow plants? Through
rainfall
stored water
streams
rivers
Some cities like Mohenjodaro, Harappa and Lothal had elaborate storehouses.
True
False
Archaeologists have also found spindle whorls made of terracotta and faience. These were used to spin ______.
thread
Basket
Mat
None of these
The stone weights were shaped carefully and precisely. These were made of chert which is a kind of _____.
stone
Leaf
Wood
None of these
The stone-weights were probably used to weigh precious _____ or _____.
Stone
Metals
Both Stone and metals
None of these
Beads were made of carnelian a beautiful ______.
red stone
Blue stone
Green stone
Black stone
Faience was used to make beads, bangles, earrings and small vessels etc
True
False
_________, Harappan Civilization suddenly seems to have ended up.
Around 3900 years ago
Around 4900 years ago
Around 2900 years ago
Around 1900 years ago
