Indian GK Question Answer MCQ Set-1

Indian GK Question Answer MCQ Set-1: DailyExamLink is presenting Indian Gk Question Answer for students and readers preparing for competitive exams. 

1. The Social System of the Harappans was:
(A) Fairly egalitarian
(B) Slave-Labour based
 (C) Colour Varna based
 (D) Caste based 

 Exp:
i) The Social System of Harappan was fairly egalitarian (equality and equal rights).
 ii) No signs of slave tradition or Varna system have been found.

2. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
 (A) Horse sacrifice was known to them.
 (B) Cow was sacred to them.
 (C) ‘Pashupati’ was venerated by them.
 (D) The culture was generally static.
Exp: Harappan’s people worshiped Pashupati (Modern Shiva.

3. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
 (A) The Pottery
(B) Seals
(C) The boats
 (D) The houses
Exp : More than 2000 seals were excavated from Harappan sites. These seals were made of soapstone, terracotta and copper. Harappan seals also found in Mesopotamia.

4. The earliest city discovered in India was
 (A) Harappa
 (B) Punjab
(C) Mohenjo Daro
(D) Sindh 
 Exp: i) Harappa is an important site of Indus valley Civilization.
 ii) It is situated at the present day Sahiwal district of Punjab, Pakistan.
 iii) The first Harappan sites were discovered by Dr. D.R. Sahni and Dr. R.D. Banarjee in 1921.

5. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
(A) Drains and well
(B) Fort
(C) Reservoirs
 (D) Temple with Shikhar

Exp : No temples have been excavated from the sites of Harappan Civilization. They used to worship 'Mother and Pashupati Maharaj. Yoni and Lingam worship culture was also prevelant in Harappa.

6. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:
(A) 1935
 (B) 1942
 (C) 1921
(D) 1922 

 Exp : First Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921.

7. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
(A) Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
(B) Stones, trees and animals
(C) Vishnu and Lakshmi
 (D) Siva and Sakti
Exp: Like Harappan Civilization we worshiped stones, trees and animals in modern Hinduism in various form.

 8. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
(A) Lothal
 (B) Kalibangan
(C) Harappa
 (D) Mohenjo Daro 

 Exp: Lothal was the port city of Indus Valley Civilization. It was located at Saragwala, Gujarat. A massive dockyard was found at Lothal which is supposed to be the earliest dock in the history of the world.

9. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization?
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Cow
(D) Pig 
 Exp: The terracotta figurines excavated at Harappan site had images of oxen, buffaloes, pigs, goat, sheep and humped bull. Cow was famous in vedic culture.

10. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
(A) Kalibangan
 (B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjodaro
(D) Chanhudaro 

 Exp: Chanhudaro was the only Indus city without a citadel.

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