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IN THE EARLIEST CITIES

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what was citadel?

a)

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

b)

Great Bath tank

c)

Assembly hall

d)

Drainage system

2.
________ was the first city to discovered.
a)
Lothal
b)
Delhi
c)
Mohenjodaro
d)
Harappa
3.
identify
a)
Drainage system
b)
Assembly Hall
c)
Citadels
d)
The Great Bath
4.

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

5.

Plough was used for

a)

Digging the earth

b)

Drawing water from wells

c)

Rearing cattle

d)

Making seals

6.

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

a)

HARAPPA

b)

MOHENJODARO

c)

LOTHAL

d)

KALIBANGAN

7.

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

a)

ORNAMENTS

b)

SEALS

c)

STONE TOOLS

d)

COVERED DRAINS

8.

Harappan seals are generally ______ in shape

a)

RECTANGULAR

b)

SQUARE

c)

TRIANGLE

d)

CIRCLE

9.

We get ________________ from Karnataka

a)

Tin

b)

Bronze

c)

Gold

d)

Precious stones

10.

The impressions of the seal is known as __________

a)

Seal

b)

Sealings

c)

Both 'a' and 'b'

d)

None of these

11.

Where was Dholavira located

a)

Khadir Beyt

b)

Lothal

c)

Harppa

d)

Mohenjodaro

12.

which cities had fire altars

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Kalibangan

d)

Lothal

13.

WHICH CITIES ELABRATED WITH STORE HOUSE

a)

MOHENJADARO

b)

KALIBANGAN

c)

HARRAPA

d)

CHANHUDARO

e)

LOTHAL

14.

WHERE COTTON WHERE BEEN GROWEN

a)

MEHGRAH AND 7000 YEARS AGO

b)

HARRPA AND 7000 YEARS AGO

c)

MOHENJADARO AND 7000 YEARS AGO

15.

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

a)

Rajasthan, Oman

b)

Karnataka, Qatar

c)

Rajasthan, Bahrain

d)

Karnataka, Oman

16.

People who knew how to write were known as __________.

a)

Crafts Persons

b)

Scribes

c)

Rulers

d)

Farmers

17.

Spindle whorls in Harappa were mainly made of ____________ and ____________.

a)

copper

b)

faience

c)

terracotta

d)

gold

e)

iron

18.

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

19.

The Harappan cities developed about _____ years ago.

a)

2000

b)

3700

c)

4700

20.

The part to the west of the Harappan city

a)

Citadel

b)

Lower town

c)

Dock yard

21.

The city of Lothal stood beside the tributary of the

a)

Ganga

b)

Sabarmati

c)

Narmada

22.

__________ was used to stamp bags containing goods.

a)

Sealing

b)

Seal

c)

Thread

23.

Name the red stone used to make beads.

a)

Chert

b)

Ruby

c)

Carnelian

24.

Name the Harappan city which was divided into three parts

a)

Dholavira

b)

Lothal

c)

Kalibangan

25.

Identify the picture ?

a)

bull

b)

cow

c)

Harrapan seal

26.

IDENTIFY THE PICTURE

a)

DOCKYARD

b)

CITY

c)

GRANARY

d)

GREATBATH

27.

The Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the __________ Civilisation

a)

Harappan Civilisation

b)

Mohenjo - daro Civilisation

c)

Lothal Civilisation

28.

Harappan cities were divided into ________ and__________ parts.

a)

Assembly Hall and Lothal

b)

Citadel and Lower Town

29.

Indus Valley Civilisation developed around ________ river.

a)

Jhelum river

b)

Indus river

c)

Beas river

d)

Ganga river

30.

BRONZE WAS MIX OF _____AND_____.

a)

COPPER AND TAR

b)

GOLD AND SILVER

c)

COPPER AND TIN

d)

STONE AND WOOD

31.

FIRE ALTARS WERE USED TO PERFORM _____

a)

SACRIFICES

b)

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

c)

KINGS AND QUEENS DEATH

d)

FESTIVALS

32.

Oman is in ________

a)

West Asia

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

South Asia

d)

West Arabia

33.

Faience is ______ material

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

c)

None of the above

d)

Sand

34.

Who had planned to construct the special buildings?

a)

Sages

b)

Rulers

c)

Scribes

d)

Craft Persons

35.

As the drains were covered, _____________________ holes were provided at intervals to clean them.

a)

Rectangular

b)

Inspection

c)

Oval

d)

None of them

36.

The weights found in Harrapan cities were made of ____________

a)

Carnelian

b)

Shell

c)

Chert

d)

Silver

37.

The ____________________ sent people to distant lands to get metal, precious stones and other things that they wanted.

a)

Rulers

b)

Servants

c)

Scribes

d)

Craft persons

38.

Match the column

Column A Column B

1.Copper A. Gujarat

2.Gold B. Afghanistan

3.Tin C. Rajasthan

4.Precious stones D. Karnataka

a)

1-A 2- B 3-C 4-D

b)

1-B 2- A 3-C 4-D

c)

1-C 2- D 3-B 4-A

d)

1-D 2- B 3-C 4-A

39.

Who prepared the seals?

a)

Specialists

b)

Craft people

c)

Scribes

d)

Farmers and herders

40.

THE BRICKS WERE LAID IN AN (a)   PATTERN.

41.

Generally, the part to the east was larger but lower. This is called the (a)   town.

42.

What was the dockyard at Lothal meant for ?

a)

A huge well

b)

A stone structure

c)

Where boats and ships came from sea and rive channel.

d)

A lake

43.

One Word Answer


A place where surplus grains were stored.

(a)  

44.

Where did the crafts persons make the things in the earliest cities?

a)

In their own homes

b)

In special workshops

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

45.

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

46.

What was the purpose of seals?

a)

a. Seals have been used to stamp bags.

b)

b. Perform some sacrifices.

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of the above

47.

Name the most important center for making objects out of stone shell and metal ?

a)

Lothal

b)

Amritsar

c)

Mumbai

d)

None of the above

48.

What is this ?

a)

Faience

b)

great shell

c)

Big beats

d)

A trunk of a tree