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UPSC CDS Harappan Civilisation — practice questions — page 4

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Harappan seals were made of a stone called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mature Harappan civilisation is dated between about:Read the answer and worked solution →Terracotta plough models were found at Cholistan and:Read the answer and worked solution →Evidence of a ploughed field with two sets of furrows at right angles was found at:Read the answer and worked solution →Traces of Harappan canals were found at:Read the answer and worked solution →Water reservoirs, possibly for agriculture, were found at:Read the answer and worked solution →The smaller, higher section of Mohenjodaro is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Laying Mohenjodaro's foundations alone is estimated to have needed how many person-days?Read the answer and worked solution →Which settlements were fortified as a whole, with walled sections inside?Read the answer and worked solution →The estimated number of wells in Mohenjodaro is about:Read the answer and worked solution →The Great Bath was made watertight with bricks set on edge and a mortar of:Read the answer and worked solution →Faience, used for small precious pots, was made of:Read the answer and worked solution →Chanhudaro, a tiny settlement, was almost exclusively devoted to:Read the answer and worked solution →Nageshwar and Balakot were specialised centres for making objects of:Read the answer and worked solution →Shortughai in Afghanistan lay near the best source of:Read the answer and worked solution →Harappans may have sent expeditions for copper to which region of Rajasthan?Read the answer and worked solution →Copper from Oman and Harappan artefacts both contain traces of:Read the answer and worked solution →Mesopotamian texts call the Harappan region:Read the answer and worked solution →The longest Harappan inscription contains about how many signs?Read the answer and worked solution →The Harappan script was written:Read the answer and worked solution →Most Mature Harappan sites in Cholistan were abandoned by about:Read the answer and worked solution →Who announced the discovery of the Indus civilisation to the world in 1924?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Harappan sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mohenjodaro wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Harappan timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Harappan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Site or materialRead the answer and worked solution →Sort sites, materials and regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Harappa bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Harappan seals were made of a stone called:

  1. Steatite
  2. Chert stone
  3. Carnelian
  4. Jasper stone
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Correct answer: A. Steatite

1. Seals carry animal motifs and undeciphered signs. 2. They are made of steatite. 3. Weights were made of chert. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones._

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The Mature Harappan civilisation is dated between about:

  1. 1500 and 1000 BCE
  2. 2600 and 1900 BCE
  3. 3300 and 2600 BCE
  4. 1900 and 1300 BCE
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Correct answer: B. 2600 and 1900 BCE

1. Earlier and later cultures are called Early and Late Harappan. 2. The Mature phase is 2600 to 1900 BCE. 3. It is named after Harappa, the first site found. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones._

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Terracotta plough models were found at Cholistan and:

  1. Banawali
  2. Lothal port
  3. Dholavira
  4. Kalibangan
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Correct answer: A. Banawali

1. Seals show the bull, so oxen likely ploughed. 2. Banawali in Haryana yielded plough models. 3. Kalibangan has a ploughed field. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones._

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