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SOCIAL VI

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Harappan cities develop?

a)

About 4,700 years ago

b)

About 3,700 years ago

c)

About 2,700 years ago

d)

About 1,700 years ago

2.

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

a)

One or two storeys

b)

Four to five storeys

c)

Multi storeys

d)

None of these

3.

From where did the boats and ships come into the sea and rivers?

a)

Dockyards

b)

Ports

c)

None of these

d)

Ground

4.

In Mohenjodaro, a very special tank, which archeologists call ________ .

a)

The Great Bath

b)

The Great wall

c)

The Great well

d)

None of these

5.

The bricks were laid in an _______ pattern and that made the walls strong.

a)

Interlocking

b)

Arabic

c)

Indian

d)

Basic

6.

Many of these cities had opened drains.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

A Harappan city was a very busy place.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

Gum

b)

Ink

c)

Nails

d)

Rubber

9.

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

a)

Local citizens

b)

Farmers and herders

c)

Post men

d)

All of these

10.

How did the Harappans irrigate their fields and grow plants? Through

a)

rainfall

b)

stored water

c)

streams

d)

rivers

11.

Some cities like Mohenjodaro, Harappa and Lothal had elaborate storehouses.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Archaeologists have also found spindle whorls made of terracotta and faience. These were used to spin ______.

a)

thread

b)

Basket

c)

Mat

d)

None of these

13.

The stone weights were shaped carefully and precisely. These were made of chert which is a kind of _____.

a)

stone

b)

Leaf

c)

Wood

d)

None of these

14.

The stone-weights were probably used to weigh precious _____ or _____.

a)

Stone

b)

Metals

c)

Both Stone and metals

d)

None of these

15.

Beads were made of carnelian a beautiful ______.

a)

red stone

b)

Blue stone

c)

Green stone

d)

Black stone

16.

Faience was used to make beads, bangles, earrings and small vessels etc

a)

True

b)

False

17.

_________, Harappan Civilization suddenly seems to have ended up.

a)

Around 3900 years ago

b)

Around 4900 years ago

c)

Around 2900 years ago

d)

Around 1900 years ago