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UPSC CDS Harappan Civilisation — practice questions — page 5

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The arts of the Indus Valley Civilisation emerged during the second half of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Along the Indus, Harappa lies in the north and which city in the south?Read the answer and worked solution →Lothal and Dholavira, important Indus sites in India, are in:Read the answer and worked solution →The bust of the bearded priest from the Indus Valley is carved in:Read the answer and worked solution →The shawl of the bearded priest is decorated with:Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan bronze statues were made using which technique?Read the answer and worked solution →Daimabad, a late Harappan site with fine metal-cast sculptures, is in:Read the answer and worked solution →The most important Indus terracotta figures represent the:Read the answer and worked solution →Most Indus seals were made of:Read the answer and worked solution →The purpose of producing Indus seals was mainly:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus seals carry a script that is:Read the answer and worked solution →On the Pashupati seal, which animals appear to the right of the seated figure?Read the answer and worked solution →Seals like the Pashupati seal date from between:Read the answer and worked solution →Indus Valley pottery consists chiefly of:Read the answer and worked solution →Perforated Indus pottery, with a large hole at the bottom and small holes all over, was probably used for:Read the answer and worked solution →A Harappan cemetery where bodies were buried with ornaments has been found at Farmana in:Read the answer and worked solution →Bead factories of the Indus Valley have been discovered at Lothal and:Read the answer and worked solution →Spindles and spindle whorls in Indus houses show that people commonly practised:Read the answer and worked solution →Indus people used which mineral as a cosmetic and face-paint?Read the answer and worked solution →The Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro is a copper figure about how tall?Read the answer and worked solution →Around her neck, the Dancing Girl wears a necklace of:Read the answer and worked solution →The red sandstone male torso has socket holes in the neck and shoulders for attaching:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Indus sites in IndiaRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the seal animalsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the materialsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Indus art wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Stone or metalRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the Indus craftsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Indus arts bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The arts of the Indus Valley Civilisation emerged during the second half of the:

  1. Third millennium BCE
  2. First millennium BCE
  3. Fifth millennium BCE
  4. First millennium CE
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Correct answer: A. Third millennium BCE

1. Sculptures, seals, pottery and jewellery survive. 2. The period is the second half of the third millennium BCE. 3. Human and animal figures were highly realistic. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 2, Arts of the Indus Valley._

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Along the Indus, Harappa lies in the north and which city in the south?

  1. Dholavira
  2. Mohenjodaro
  3. Lothal port
  4. Kalibangan
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Correct answer: B. Mohenjodaro

1. Both show early civic planning. 2. Mohenjodaro is the southern city. 3. Both are now in Pakistan. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 2, Arts of the Indus Valley._

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Lothal and Dholavira, important Indus sites in India, are in:

  1. Gujarat
  2. Haryana
  3. Punjab
  4. Rajasthan
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Correct answer: A. Gujarat

1. Rakhigarhi is in Haryana. 2. Lothal and Dholavira are in Gujarat. 3. Kalibangan is in Rajasthan. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 2, Arts of the Indus Valley._

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