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Current Affairs Quiz - 24 Aug, 2020
Current Affairs Quiz
Current Affairs
August 24, 2020
Sunday, 23 August 2020
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(A) Horse sacrifice was known to them.
(A) Kalibangan (B) Harappa
(A) English
N.B :Indus Valley civilization had system of wide
roadsrunning straight from north to south and east to west cutting each other
at 90°
N.B :Seals found during excavation of Indus Valley
civilization had symbolic (pictographic) script which has not been deciphered
yet.
N.B :The Great Granary of Mohenjodaro was the largest
building of the town. It was 45.71 m high and 15.25 m wide.
N.B:A nude bronze statue of a 'dancing girl' was found at
Mohenjodaro. The Girl was in dancing position and waswearing a no. of bangles
in her both hands.
N.B :Agriculture was the main strength of Indus economy.
They produced wheat, barley, dates sesame etc. Indus people were first to grow
cotton in the world. The fertile soil due to inundation of Indus river and the
wooden ploughshare and stone sickle used for Ploughing and harvesting helped
growth of agriculture in Indus civilization.
August 23, 2020
1. The Social System of the Harappans was: [SSC
CGL 1999]
(A) Fairly egalitarian (B) Slave-Labour based
(C) Colour Varna based (D) Caste based
N.B: 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
Civilizations correct? [SSC
CGL 1999]
(B) Cow was sacred to them.
(C) ‘Pashupati’ was venerated by them.
(D) The culture was generally static.
N.B: 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? [SSC CPO SI 2003]
(A) The Pottery (B) Seals
(C) The boats (D) The houses
N.B: 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 [SSC CPO SI 2003]
(A) Harappa (B) Punjab
(C) Mohenjo Daro (D) Sindh
N.B: 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? [SSC
Sec. Officer (Audit) 2003]
(A) Drains and well (B) Fort
(C) Reservoirs (D) Temple with Shikhar
N.B: 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: [SSC CGL 2004]
(A) 1935 (B) 1942 (C) 1921 (D) 1922
N.B: 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 [SSC Tax Asst. (Income Tax)] (A) Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
(B) Stones, trees and animals
(C) Vishnu and Lakshmi (D) Siva and Sakti
N.B: 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? (SSC CGL 2016)
(A) Lothal (B) Kalibangan
(C) Harappa (D) Mohenjo Daro
N.B: 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? [SSC
CGL 2005]
(A) Buffalo (B) Sheep
(C) Cow (D) Pig
N.B: 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? [SSC CGL 2005]
(C) Mohenjodaro (D) Chanhudaro
N.B: Chanhudaro was the only Indus city without a citadel.
11. The essential feature of the Indus
Valley Civilization was [SSC CGL 2007]
(A) worship of forces of nature
(B) organised city life
(C) pastoral farming
(D) caste society
N.B: The Indus valley civilization had advanced urban culture,
proper town planning and wide roads cutting each other at
90°.
12. The people of the Indus Valley
Civilization usually built their houses of [SSC Sec. Officer (Audit) 2008]
(A) Burnt bricks
(B) Stone
(C)
Wood
D) All of the above
N.B :Indus Valley civilization had urban culture. The
house were made of burnt bricks.
13. The first metal used by man was [SSC
Investigator 2010]
(A)
Aluminium
(B) Copper
(C)
Iron
(D) Silver
N.B :The first metal used by man was Copper.
14. The striking feature of the Indus
Valley Civilization was [FCI Assistant 2012]
(A) Urban Civilization
(B) Agrarian Civilization
(C) Mesolithic Civilization
(D) Paleolithic Civilization
N.B: The Indus valley civilization had advanced urban culture,
proper town planning and wide roads cutting each other at
90°.
15. Which of the following scholars, who
was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilization? [SSC Combined Matric
Level 1999]
(A) Sir Johan Marshall
(B) R.D. Banerjee
(C) A. Cunningham
(D) Daya Ram Sahani
N.B :In 1875, the first Indus Valley seal was studied and
published by Alexander Cunnigham. He was the Director General of Archeological
Survey of North India.
16. Kalibangan is situated in- [SSC Combined Matric
Level 1999, 2002]
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Sindh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
N.B :Kalibangan is a Harappan site. It is situated on the
bank of river Ghaggar at district Hanumangarh (Rajasthan).
17. Who amongst the following is associated
with the study of the Harappan Civilization? [SSC Combined Matric Level 2000]
(A) Charles Mason
(B) Cunningham
(C) M. Wheeler
(D) M.S. Vats
N.B :Madho Swarup Vats was an Indian Archaeologist.He
supervised the excavations at Mohenjodaro from 1924. He wrote a book
"Being an Account of Archaelogical Excavations at Harappa" Carried
out between the years1920-21 and 1933-34.
18. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce- [SSC Combined Matric
Level 2001]
(A) Seals
(B) Bronze implements
(C) Cotton
(D) Barely
N.B :The Indus valley civilization is considered the
birthplace of cotton. The Harappans were the first to produce and spin cotton.
Yarns of spin – cotton were excavated at Mohenjodaro.
19. Which of the following materials was
mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals? [SSC Combined Matric
Level 2002]
(A) Terracotta
(B) Bronze
(C) Copper
(D) Iron
N.B: Most of the Harappan seals were made up of
terracotta on which inscriptions and animals engraved on them.
20. The language from which the term
‘India’ is
derived is- [SSC Combined Matric
Level 2006]
(B) Greek
(C) Persian
(D) Arabic
N.B :The term 'India' was derived from word 'Indus' of
old Persian Language.
21. Harappa is situated on the bank of the
river: [SSC
Steno. Grade C and D 2010]
(A) Ganga
(B) Ravi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Sindhu
N.B :Harappan is the most important site of Indus Valley
civilization situated in Punjab, Pakistan on the banks of former course of
River Ravi.
22. The Great Bath of Indus Valley
Civilization is found at- [SSC CHSL 2011]
(A) Harappa
(B) Mohenjodaro
(C) Ropar
(D) Kalibangan
N.B :The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilization is found
at Mohenjodaro.
23. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy? [SSC CHSL 2014]
(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade
(C) Wheel Made
(D) Carpentry
N.B :The Indus economy was based on Agriculture and
Agricultural Surplus.
24. Name the oldest civilization
[SSC CHSL 2014]
(A) Indus Valley civilization
(B) Mesopotamian civlization
(C) Egyptian civilization
(D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
N.B :The order of Civilization is:- Mesopotamian
Civilization, Egyptian civilization, Indus Valley
civilization, Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
25. One of the following Indus Valley sites
is in
Pakistan- [SSC CGl 2015]
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Alamgirpur
(D) Harappa
N.B :Lothal - Gujrat
Kalibangan - Rajasthan
Alamgirpur - Uttar Pradesh
Harappa - Pakistan
26. The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped (SSC
CGL Tier-I 2016)
(A) Vishnu
(B) Pashupati
(C) Indra
(D) Brahma
N.B :The people of Indus Valley worshipped Pashupati
Shiva also called Protoshiva.
27. Match the following (SSC CGL Tier-I 2016)
A. Mohenjodaro 1. Statue of a priest
B. Harappa 2. Port
C. Kalibangan 3. Plough marks
D. Lothal 4. The Great Bath
(A) A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2
(B) A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
(C) A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
(D) A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 3
N.B :Mohenjodaro - The Great Bath
Harappa - Statue of a Priest
Kalibangan - Plough marks
Lothal - Port (Dockyard)
28. How were the streets of cities in Indus
Valley Civilization? [SSC FCI 2012]
(A) Wide and Straight
(B) Narrow and Unhygienic
(C) Slippery
(D) Narrow and Curved.
29. The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro
were found on which of the following river bank? [SSC Stenographer (grade
(D) Exam 2010]
(A) Ravi
(B) Indus
(C) Beas
(D) a and b both
N.B :Mohenjodaro was located the west of Indus river in
Sindh, Pakistan. City of Harappan was located near the Ravi river, in Punjab,
Pakistan.
30. Which is the script of Indus Valley
Civilization? [SSC
CHSL 2013]
(A) Tamil
(B) Kharshthi
(C) Unknown
(D) Brahmi
31. Which was the only city of the Indus
without fortification? [SSC CGL 2005]
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohanjodaro
(D) Chanhudaro
N.B :Citadels or fortified upper towns were part of town
planning of Indus Valley civilization. Chanhudaro was the only city without
citadel.
32. Which was the biggest building in
Mohanjodaro? [SSC
FCI 2012]
(A) Great Bath
(B) Granary
(C) Huge Hall
(D) Two Story Building
33. The Great bath was found at – [SSC CHSL 2015]
(A)
Harappa (B)
Lothal
(C) Chanhudaro (D) Mohanjodaro
N.B :The 'Great Bath' was found at Mohenjodaro. It was
public water tank used for religious purposes. It had a set of staircase on two
sides that lead down into thetank. There was also a changing room along the
bath.
34. Whose statue was an important creation
of the people of Indus Valley Civilization? [SSC CHSL, 2006]
(A) Natraj (B) Dancing Girl
(C) Buddha (D) Narasimha
35. The worship of Mother goddess was
related- [SSC
FCI 2012]
(A) With the Aryan Civilization
(B) With the Mediterranean Civilization
(C) With the Indus Valley Civilization
(D) With the Vedic Civilization
N.B : A large no. of Mother Goddess terracotta figurineshave been excavated
from Mohenjodaro are evident ofthe fact that the Mother Goddess was the chief
deity ofthe people of Indus Valley civilization.
36. What was the strength of Indus economy? SSC CHSL 2014]
(A) Agriculture (B) Business
(C) Pottery (D) Crockery
37. Which of the following has not been
found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites? [SSC CGL 2015]
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Cow
(D) Pig
N.B :Cow was related to vedic culture not from Indus
Valley civilization.
38. The people of the Indus Valley
civilization
worshipped_______. [SSC
CGL 2016]
(A) Vishnu (B) Pashupati
(C) Indra (D) Brahma
N.B :Pashupati Mahadeva was the chief male diety of people of Indus valley
civilization. The Pashupati seal found at Mohanjodaro has an image of
Pashupati Mahadeva with three face, two horns, sitting on a lowthrone. He is
surrounded by a tiger, a rhino, a buffaloand an elephant, with two deers near
his feet.
QUIZ
1.Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard-
Kalibangan
Harappa
Mohenjo Daro
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