Title 1. Bricks, Beads and Bones .pdf ✅

Bricks, Beads and Bones Question 1. Which of the following items has not been found in the Harappan graves? (a) Pottery and ornaments (b) Iron hand axe (c) Jewellery (d) Copper mirrors Answer Answer: (b) Iron hand axe Question 2. Harappa is located on the banks of which river? (a) Indus (b) Chenab (c) Ravi (d) Jhelum Answer Answer: (c) Ravi Question 3. The ‘Great Bath’ was found in which town of the Indus Valley Civilisation? (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa (c) Lothal (d) Rangpur Answer Answer: (a) Mohenjodaro Question 4. Which town in Indus Valley Civilisation had no Citadel? (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Harappa (c) Chanhudaro (d) Lothal Answer Answer: (c) Chanhudaro
Question 5. What was the main feature of the Harappa Civilisation? (a) Town planning (b) Art and architecture (c) Administration (d) Agriculture Answer Answer: (a) Town planning Question 6. Where were large granaries found? (a) Lothal and Dholavira (b) Kalibangan (c) Banawali (d) Harappa and Mohenjodaro Answer Answer: (d) Harappa and Mohenjodaro Question 7. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the weights used during the Harappan period? (a) The Harappan people had developed several kinds of small and heavyweights. (b) They were cubical in shape and had no markings. (c) These weights were mostly made of hard stones like chert. (d) The higher denominations of weights were binary in multiples of two. Answer Answer: (d) The higher denominations of weights were binary in multiples of two. Question 8. Which of the following is not one of the features of Harappan writing? (a) The Harappan script was pictographic and not alphabetical. (b) It has been deciphered by James Prinsep. (c) It had too many signs, somewhere between 375 and 400. (d) The script was written from right to left. Answer Answer: (b) It has been deciphered by James Prinsep. Question 9. Which two strategies are adopted by the archaeologists to identify social differences among the Harappans?
(i) Study of burials (ii) Study of script (iii) Study of trade and commerce (iv) Study of artifacts Choose the correct option. (a) Both ‘i’ and ‘ii’ (b) Both ‘i’ and ‘iv’ (c) Both ‘ii’ and ‘iii’ (d) Both ‘i’ and ‘iii’ Answer Answer: (b) Both ‘i’ and ‘iv’ Question 10. Which of the following metal was NOT known to the Harappans? (a) Bronze (b) Silver (c) Copper (d) Iron Answer Answer: (d) Iron Question 11. Who was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India? Answer Answer: Alexander Cunningham Question 12. Harappan script was written from _______ Answer Answer: Right to left Question 13. Consider the following statements regarding the features of the Harappan settlements. (i) The Harappan settlements were often small. (ii) They had no large buildings (iii) Harappan settlements had a well-planned network of roads. (iv) Drainage system was the key feature of the Harappan settlements. Which of the following statements is/are correct? (a) I and II (b) III and IV