MCQ Questions for chapter-3 the earliest cities

(d)

Exp: The Harappan site of Lothal was located on the river Bhogava a tributary of river Sabarmati that links it with the Gulf of Mannar. This site played an important role in the external trade.

(b)

Exp: Scribes were the people, who know the art of writing. Their skills had influenced their respective rulers and because of this they employed them for making seals.

(c)

Exp: Rann of Kutch is located in Gujarat. The Harappan site of Dholavira was located over here.

(b)

Exp: The people of Harappa had given equal importance to the articles of amusement for children. The toy models were made for children and this shows that Harappan people were familiar with these objects like cart etc.

(b)

Exp: The seals were made from steatite. Most of the seals were rectangular in shape with the impression of animals like rhinoceros, bull, unicorn etc on it. This gives us a clue that people of Harappa were familiar with these animals.

(a)

Exp: The gold and silver were mostly used in making ornaments, which included bangles, necklaces and other ornaments. These ornaments were discovered from the graves and also worked as a basis for understanding the social differences prevailing in the society.

(c)

Exp: On these pots the Harappans made design with the black colour. Occasionally this technique is also known as the "combed- slip" technique. It has been found in many Harappan sites.

(a)

Exp: The first use of cotton in the history has been found to be at Mehrgarh from 7000 ago. Actual pieces of cloth have been found as evidence to the lid of a silver vase.

(a)

Exp: Many copper objects have been found at Mohenjodaro, which includes a statue of dancing girl.

(a)

Exp: These specialists were trained to do only one kind of work. Example: cutting stone, polishing beads, carving seals, etc.

(d)

Exp. Besides clay terracotta toys have been found in Harappa as children must have played with these.

(c)

Exp: Oman is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

(d)

Exp: The Harappan vessels have been found at several places of Oman. This justifies the point that there existed a trade relation between the Harappans and the Omanians

(d)

Exp: The Harappans used to get maximum copper from the khetri copper mine, which is in Rajasthan.

(d)

Exp: The Harappans used to produce Tin and used it for hardening copper. This metal was used to make weapons and also agricultural implements

(c)

Exp: Both Harappa and Mohenjodaro sites of the Indus valley Civilization used to obtain maximum Tin from Afghanistan and Iran.

(b)

Exp: Harappans used to bring Gold from Kolar Mines in present state of Karnataka. Ivory was also brought from this state.

(c)

Exp: The importance of plants has been described in the Vedas. The cultivation of plants was important for the Harappans who lived in the countryside and grew crops.

(d)

Exp: Cloth was found in Mohenjodaro attached to the statue of a man. This cloth was embroidered and the man appeared to be someone important.

(b)

Exp: During Harappan period the ploughs made up of hard wood were used for tilling soil. Toy models of ploughs have been found from various sites. Wheel missing wooden ploughs have also been found.

(c)

Exp: Dholavira is one of the largest and most prominent sites of the Indus valley civilization in the Rann of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. The site was occupied from 2900 B.C.E.

(d)

Exp: Dholivira is an important Harappan site located on Khadir Beyt. This site declined after 2100 B.C.E. It was briefly abandoned and once again occupied. This site was discovered by J.P. Joshi. It is the fifth largest Harappan site.

(d)

Exp: Faience was a material made artificially, unlike stone and shell, which were found naturally. It was made from gum, which was glazed and gave a shiny glassy surface.

(d)

Exp: To turn the soil and plant new seeds a new type of instrument was used. Toy models of the plough have been found as wood ones did not survive.

(d)

Exp: The fortification had elaborate gateways having entrance chambers. These replaced the more ornamental gateways at other sites.

(c)

Exp:Unlike other cities which were divided into two parts ,Dholavira had three parts.Each part was surrounded with massive stone walls.

(b)

Exp: The Harappan script, which was carved out on white stone, was inlaid on wood. Harappan script was a pictographic one.

(a)

Exp: The Harappan writing is mostly found on the seals. The Harappan script has not yet been deciphered. The first publication of a Harappan seal dates to 1873, in the form of a drawing by Alexander Cunningham.

(c)

Exp: Lothal is in the state of Gujarat. It was situated near the areas, where raw materials were found in abundance. In this region semi-precious stones were easily available.

(b)

Exp: Lothal is located on the banks of the river Bhogava a tributary of river Sabarmati. It was located very close to Gulf of Khambat, which provided the facility of a dockyard to this site. This site worked as an important trade centre.

(a)

Exp: The city of Lothal was located at the banks of the River Bhogava. A beautiful storehouse has been found in this city. Many Foreign seals have been found from this site, which indicates that this site served as the most important site for the both internal as well as external trade.

(b)

Exp: We come to know that there was a workshop due to the presence of beads and seals and stones that were used to produce them. Large number of finished and unfinished seals and beads were discovered from the site.

(b)

Exp: As a result of the failure of the drainage system in this city garbage piled on the streets. Due to this when in the later years the houses were constructed they were of inferior quality.

(a)

Exp: Two sites of Harappan civilization that were vacated due floods are in Sind and west Punjab. This region is full of sand. In this region there are many rivers namely Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

(b)

Exp: The two Harappan sites that were vacated due to flood were Harappa and Mohenjodaro located in Larkana and Montgomery district of present day Pakistan. The devastating flood forced people to move towards new areas in the direction of the east and the south.

(c)

Exp: These Pharaohs sent armies to far lands and brought gold, silver, ivory, timber etc. Under the rule of these able pharaohs this period witnessed a great cultural revolution in the History of Egypt.

(a)

Exp: These Pyramids were shaped as inverted cone masonry structures. There are over 100 pyramids in Egypt. Most of them were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs.

(c)

Exp: A Mummy is a corpse, whose skin and organs have been preserved. A large number of objects were also buried with them. These are the most elaborate burials known in the world.

(c)

Exp: It was the raised part of the city. It has often been described as a fort or administrative block. People might have lived here in these areas.

(a)

Exp: Interlocking pattern is also known as running lane pattern. This technique of laying the bricks gave extra strength to the walls and to the entire super structure that is justified by the presence of the sites even today.

(b)

Exp: These special tanks are known as “Great Bath”. The "great bath" is without doubt the earliest public water tank in the ancient world.

(c)

Exp: The circular and square fire altars have been found in Harappan civilization. These fire altars in which bones and ash have been found gives enough evidence in the favour that Harappan civilization practiced Sacrifices.

(a)

Exp: The fire altars, which have been found, were placed on a higher platform. S.R. Rao found six fire altars similar to the ones in Kalibangan in different blocks at the lower town.