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In the Earliest cities history class 6 chapter 3 quiz for class

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cotton was probably grown at _________ from about 7000 years ago.

a)

Lothal

b)

Dholavira

c)

Mehrgarh

d)

Mohenjo-daro

2.

Cities, such as _____________ and Lothal had fire altars.

a)

Sotkakoh

b)

Kalibangan

c)

Dholavira

d)

Ganweriwala

3.

Identify

a)

Drainage system

b)

Well

c)

Citadels

d)

The Great Bath

4.

A stone statue of an important man found at ____________ shows him wearing an embroidered garment. (Trefoil pattern)

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-daro

c)

Lothal

d)

Kalibangan

5.

The harappans probably got copper from __________, and even from __________ in West Asia.

a)

Rajasthan, Oman

b)

Karnataka, Qatar

c)

Rajasthan, Bahrain

d)

Karnataka, Oman

6.

Some men and __________ may have been specialists.

a)

Children

b)

Women

c)

Rulers

d)

Merchants

7.

People who knew how to write were known as __________.

a)

Crafts Persons

b)

Scribes

c)

Rulers

d)

Farmers

8.

Where was Harappa?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

China

c)

Indus valley

d)

Asia

9.

Why were Harappa and Mohenjodaro special?

a)

They were planned cities

b)

They were not special

c)

They had The Great Bath

d)

None of the above

10.

which river was near Harappa and Mohenjodaro?

a)

Nile

b)

Tigris

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

11.

Why did the people of Harappa built high walls?

a)

To build market places

b)

To keep out animal

c)

To keep out Invaders

d)

To keep animals

12.

Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Urban planning, Sanskrit and cotton best fit

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Iran

13.

Two major cities that helped us to learn about the Indus culture are Harappa and __________________________________

a)

Egypt

b)

Pakistan

c)

Ganges

d)

Mohenjodaro

14.
what was citadel ?
a)
Harappan cities were divided into two parts  east and west ,western part is smaller but higher eastern part larger but in lower.
b)
Great Bath tank
c)
Assembly hall
d)
Drainage system
15.
A statue of  a dancing girl reflects the art of____________.
a)
playing
b)
weaving
c)
bronze casting
d)
spindles
16.
________ was the first city to discovered.
a)
Lothal
b)
Delhi
c)
Mohenjodaro
d)
Harappa
17.
For stamping they used
a)
soft stones
b)
coins
c)
Seals
d)
clay
18.
identify
a)
Drainage system
b)
Assembly Hall
c)
Citadels
d)
The Great Bath
19.

Why were Harappa and Mohenjodaro special?

a)

They were planned cities

b)

They were not special

c)

They had The Great Bath

d)

None of the above

20.

which river was near Harappa and Mohenjodaro?

a)

Nile

b)

Tigris

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

21.

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

22.

Name a contemporary civilization of Harappa.

a)

Egypt

b)

Kalibangan

c)

Dholavira

d)

Lothal

23.

Where is the city of Harappa located now a day?

a)

Pakisthan

b)

Afganisthan

c)

Rajasthan

d)

India

24.

Where was the ‘great bath’ found?

a)

Harappa

b)

Kalibangan

c)

Lothal

d)

Mohenjodaro

25.

Plough was used for

a)

Digging the earth

b)

Drawing water from wells

c)

Rearing cattle

d)

Making seals

26.

Where was the great bath located?

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

America

d)

Katmandu

27.

How was the life in the Harappan city ?

a)

hard

b)

really easy

c)

medium

28.

Where was cotton grown 7000 years ago?

a)

Mehragarh

b)

Harappa

c)

Mohenjo-Daro

29.

What was the use of Copper and Bronze ?

a)

ornaments

b)

tools

c)

car

d)

toys

30.

What did the (Harrapans) grow?

a)

wind

b)

rice

c)

wheat

d)

chocolates

31.

Where was Dholavira located ?

a)

On Khadir Beyt in the Rann of Kutch.

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

India

d)

Tokyo

32.

WHEN DID THE CITIES DEVELOP ?

a)

5000 YEARS AGO

b)

4700 YEARS AGO

c)

4566 YEARS AGO

d)

5765 YEARS AGO

33.

Which new tool was used around indus valley civilization time to dig the earth and prepare the soil for farming?

a)

pickaxe

b)

axe

c)

plough

d)

shovel

34.

how many parts were been divided

a)

two

b)

nine

c)

two or more

d)

six

35.

which cities had fire altars

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Kalibangan

d)

Lothal

36.

IN WHICH CITY WAS GREAT BATH FOUND

a)

HARRPA

b)

MOHENJADARO

37.

HARRAPAN CITY WAS EVERY BUSY PLACE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

COPPER AND BRONZE WHERE USED FOR

a)

VESSEL

b)

ORNAMENTS

c)

TOOL

d)

WEAPON

39.

WHERE COTTON WHERE BEEN GROWEN

a)

MEHGRAH AND 7000 YEARS AGO

b)

HARRPA AND 7000 YEARS AGO

c)

MOHENJADARO AND 7000 YEARS AGO

40.

HOW IS SPECILIST FOR CUTTING STONE OR POLISHING BEADS OR CARVING SEALS

a)

MEN

b)

DON'T KNOW

c)

WOMEN

41.

WHICH TOOL WAS BEEN USED TO DIG EARTH

a)

THRILLING MACHINE

b)

PLOUGH

42.

HOW HARRAPAN CIVILIZATION ENDED

a)

NOT MENTIONED PROPALY

b)

FLOODS

c)

DEFORESTIONS

d)

RIVER DRIED UP

43.

The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the __________ Civilisation

a)

Harappan Civilisation

b)

Mohenjo - daro Civilisation

c)

Lothal Civilisation

44.

Identify the image.

a)

Drainage System

b)

Assembly Hall

c)

Great Bath

d)

Dockyard

45.

Harappan cities were divided into ________ and__________ parts.

a)

Assembly Hall and Lothal

b)

Citadel and Lower Town

46.

Harappans used a __________ script

a)

Devanagiri

b)

Roman

c)

Pictographic

47.

_________ and __________ cities had fire altars,where sacrifices may have been performed.

a)

Dholavira & Lothal

b)

Mohenjo-daro & Lothal

c)

Kalinbangan & Lothal

48.

Indus Valley Civilisation developed around ________ river.

a)

Jhelum river

b)

Indus river

c)

Beas river

d)

Ganga river

49.

A new tool, ________ was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seeds.

a)

Tractor

b)

Plough

50.

A stone statue of an important man found at ____________ shows him wearing an embroidered garment.

a)

HARAPPA

b)

MOHENJODARO

c)

LOTHAL

d)

KALIBANGAN

51.

__________ was the most impressive and unique feature of the earliest cities of India.

a)

ORNAMENTS

b)

SEALS

c)

STONE TOOLS

d)

COVERED DRAINS

52.

Harappan seals are generally ______ in shape

a)

RECTANGULAR

b)

SQUARE

c)

TRIANGLE

d)

CIRCLE

53.

We get copper from _______________

a)

Gujrat

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Afghanisthan

d)

All of these

54.

Where was Great Bath located ?

a)

Lothal

b)

Mohenjodaro

c)

Kalibangan

d)

Khadir Beyt

55.

Where was Dholavira located

a)

Khadir Beyt

b)

Lothal

c)

Harppa

d)

Mohenjodaro

56.

The impressions of the seal is known as __________

a)

Seal

b)

Sealings

c)

Both 'a' and 'b'

d)

None of these

57.

India gets its name from Indus valley civilization (True or False)

a)

True

b)

False

58.

We get ________________ from Karnataka

a)

Tin

b)

Bronze

c)

Gold

d)

Precious stones

59.

What was citadel ?

a)

Harappan cities were divided into two parts east and west ,western part is smaller but higher eastern part larger but in lower.

b)

Great Bath tank

c)

Assembly hall

d)

Drainage system

60.

The drainage system were covered with__________

a)

Inspection holes

b)

square holes

c)

both

d)

none

61.

The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the __________ Civilisation

a)

Harappan Civilisation

b)

Mohenjo - daro Civilisation

c)

Lothal Civilisation

62.

Harappan cities were divided into ________ and__________ parts.

a)

Assembly Hall and Lothal

b)

Citadel and Lower Town

63.

_________ and __________ cities had fire altars,where sacrifices may have been performed.

a)

Dholavira & Lothal

b)

Mohenjo-daro & Lothal

c)

Kalinbangan & Lothal

64.

Indus Valley Civilisation developed around ________ river.

a)

Jhelum river

b)

Indus river

c)

Beas river

d)

Ganga river

65.

Where was the Great Public Bath located?

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjodaro

c)

Lothal

66.
Where was the Indus Valley Civilization? 
a)
South Africa
b)
Pakistan and India
c)
Iraq and India 
67.

Why were Harappa and Mohenjodaro special?

a)

They were planned cities

b)

They were not special

c)

They had The Great Bath

d)

None of the above

68.

Why did the people of Harappa built high walls?

a)

To build market places

b)

To keep out animal

c)

To keep out Invaders

d)

To keep animals

69.

WHEN DID THE CITIES DEVELOP ?

a)

5000 YEARS AGO

b)

4700 YEARS AGO

c)

4566 YEARS AGO

d)

5765 YEARS AGO

70.

Which one of the following refers to Citadel?

a)

The part to the East of Harappan Cities

b)

The part to the West of Harappan Cities

c)

The part to the North of Harappan Cities

d)

The part to the South of Harappan Cities

71.

The Harappan cities developed about _____ years ago.

a)

2000

b)

3700

c)

4700

72.

The part to the west of the Harappan city

a)

Citadel

b)

Lower town

c)

Dock yard

73.

People who knew how to write, who helped prepare the seals

a)

writers

b)

rulers

c)

scribes

74.

Spindle whorls in Harappa were mainly made of ________ material

a)

copper

b)

iron

c)

terracotta

75.

The city of Lothal stood beside the tributary of the

a)

Ganga

b)

Sabarmati

c)

Narmada

76.

Which of the following option is not correct with respect to the decline of Indus Valley Civilization

a)

Floods

b)

Deforestation

c)

Fall of meteorite

77.

__________ was used to stamp bags containing goods.

a)

Sealing

b)

Seal

c)

Thread

78.

A new tool invented by the Harappans

a)

Plough

b)

Faience

c)

Sickle

79.

Name the Harappan city which was divided into three parts

a)

Dholavira

b)

Lothal

c)

Kalibangan

80.

HOW BRONZE IS MADE

a)

BAKING

b)

MIXING TIN AND COPPER

c)

NONE OF THESE

81.

WHERE PYRAMIDS WHERE FOUND

a)

NONE OF THESE

b)

EGYPT

c)

LOTHAL

d)

HARAPPA

82.

IN WHICH MATERIAL SEALS WHERE MADE

a)

METAL

b)

GOLD

c)

CLAY

d)

NONE OF THESE

83.

WHEN THE HARAPPAN CITY WAS DEVELOPED

a)

150 YEARS AGO

b)

4700 YEARS AGO

c)

90 YEARS AGO

d)

NONE OF THESE

84.

._____AND_____ CITIES HAD FIRE ALTARS.

a)

KALIBANGAN

LOTHAL

b)

MOHENJODARO

HARAPPA

c)

LOTHAL

HARAPPA

d)

KALIBANGAN

DHOLAVIRA

85.

MANY OF THE CITIES HAD ____ DRAINS.

a)

NO

b)

OPEN

c)

CURVED

d)

COVERED

86.

PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO WRITE WERE CALLED _______.

a)

CRAFTS

PERSON

b)

SCRIBES

c)

SPECIALISTS

d)

RULERS

87.

BRONZE WAS MIX OF _____AND_____.

a)

COPPER AND TAR

b)

GOLD AND SILVER

c)

COPPER AND TIN

d)

STONE AND WOOD

88.

SPINDLE WHORLS WERE USED TO SPIN ________.

a)

WOOL

b)

COTTON

c)

JUTE

d)

THREAD

89.

._____WAS A TOOL USED TO DIG THE EARTH TO PLANT A SEED.

a)

HAMMER

b)

SCREW DRIVER

c)

PLOUGH

d)

STICK

90.

THE CITIY OF DHOLAVIRA WAS LOCATED  ON ________, IN THE ________.

a)

RANN OF KUTCH, KHADIR BEYT

b)

KHADIR BEYT,

RANN OF KUTCH

c)

IN GULF OF KHAMBAT,

SABARMATI

d)

SABARMATI,

IN GULF OF KHAMBAT

91.

MUMMIES WERE PRESERVED IN ________.

a)

PYRAMIDS

b)

TEMPLES

c)

CITIES

d)

DESSERT

92.

DOCKYARDS WERE LOCATED IN WHICH CITIY____.

a)

MOHENJODARO

b)

HARAPPA

c)

LOTHAL

d)

KALIBANGAN

93.

WHERE WAS GOLD BROUGHT FROM  _______.

a)

RAJASTAN

b)

IRAN

c)

OMAN

d)

KARNATAKA

94.

THE HARAPPAN CIVLIZATION STARTED ____ YEARS AGO.

a)

3900

b)

4700

c)

1700

d)

1800

95.

WHERE WAS COPPER BROUGHT FROM ____.

a)

AFGANISTAN

b)

RAJASTAN

c)

PAKISTAN

d)

DELHI

96.

FIRE ALTERS WERE USED TO PERFORM _____

a)

SACRIFICES

b)

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

c)

KINGS AND QUEENS DEATH

d)

FESTIVALS

97.

The great bath was coated with _______.

a)

Tar

b)

GOLD

c)

copper

d)

Plaster

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