Ancient History GK Quiz and Answers

The Indus script, also known as the Harappan script, is a pictographic script developed during the Indus Valley Civilization. The inscriptions on these symbols are very small. It is difficult to decide whether these symbols involved any writing system. Therefore experts are having difficulty in understanding the pictographic script.

This city, about four thousand years old, situated on the banks of the Indus River in Sindh province of Pakistan, was discovered only 100 years ago. It was a major city of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest civilizations. Mohenjodaro means 'mound of the dead'.

Amri is an ancient site located in Dadu district of Sindh province of Pakistan which dates back to 3600 BC.

The fallen city of the Indus Valley Civilization was Lothal.

The correct answer is Alamgirpur. Alamgirpur is the eastern extension of the Harappan civilization located in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Manda is the northern limit of the Harappan civilization located in Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The people of the Neolithic period first domesticated the dog, which helped in hunting. Sheep is the second animal that humans adopted as a pet. It is believed that around 11,000 B.C.

Describing the Indus Valley Civilization as a non-Aryan civilization is not correct on the basis of historical facts. In fact, the Indus Valley Civilization is considered as an ancient and high civilization, which is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world. This civilization developed between about 2600 BC and 1900 BC.

The correct answer is horse. Cow, camel, horse and lion were not depicted on the seals. The most represented animal on seals was the taurus. In fact, the horse was an animal unknown to the Harappan civilization.

The main male deity was Pashupati who was depicted in the seals and is surrounded by 4 animals which are a tiger, a rhinoceros, an elephant and a buffalo and 2 deer at his feet. The people of the Indus Valley worshiped the Peepal tree, a sacred tree. They also performed fire puja called Havan Kund.

The Indus Valley Civilization flourished in the Indian subcontinent. It was one of the most ancient civilizations.