Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
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6528f11d5db74b27f7d869fd- 1Great Bathfalse
- 2Granarytrue
- 3Huge Hallfalse
- 4Two Story Buildingfalse
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Answer : 2. "Granary"
Explanation :
The Granary of Mohanjodaro was 45.71 meter long and 15.23 meter wide and that was the biggest building there. The length of the great bath from north to south was 11.88 m and breadth from east to west was 7.01 m.
Q: Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
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6335a55930141c336c3570b5- 1Kalibanganfalse
- 2Harappafalse
- 3Mohanjodarofalse
- 4Chanhudarotrue
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Answer : 4. "Chanhudaro"
Explanation :
Expl:– Chanhudaro was the only city of Indus without fortification. It was situated on the left bank of Indus river. The large quantity of cosmetics was found here. This was an industrial city. An impressive worshop recognised as Bead making factory, was found at chanhudaro which included a furnace.
Q: Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
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- 2Kharshthifalse
- 3Unknowntrue
- 4Brahmifalse
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Answer : 3. "Unknown "
Explanation :
Expl:– Around Sixty four original sign in the Indus script, from 250 to 450 characters which were found on the rectangular seals of selkdi and copper pellet. This script was symbolic. This script has not read yet.
Q: How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
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6335a4275c208a6bf71678e5- 1Wide and Straighttrue
- 2Narrow and slantfalse
- 3Slipperyfalse
- 4Narrow and Curvedfalse
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Answer : 1. "Wide and Straight "
Explanation :
Expl:– The streets were wide and straight in Indus Valley civilization. Here the roads from east to west and north to south going down, were cut at right angles.
Q: Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India?
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64c3996529beb3482a3bd270- 1Chirandfalse
- 2Burzahomfalse
- 3Hunasagitrue
- 4Mehrgarhfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hunasagi"
Explanation :
1. Hunsagi is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka.
2. A late phase Old Stone Age site excavated at Hunasagi has yielded stone tools and weapons made of red-brown chert.
Q: Bhimbetka, a noted site of the Palaeolithic period, is located in which the state of India?
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64c388e0bd3d254806859cfc- 1Biharfalse
- 2Uttar Pradeshfalse
- 3Rajasthanfalse
- 4Madhya Pradeshtrue
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Answer : 4. "Madhya Pradesh"
Explanation :
1. Bhimbetka is a Palaeolithic residential site located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.
2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of seven hills and more than 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km.
3. Bhimbetka rock shelters are the oldest signs of human life in India. They provide important information about the life, culture and art of early man.
4. Bhimbetka was discovered by Dr. Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar in 1957. It was declared a site of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division in 1990.
Q: Who composed Tabaqat-i-Nasiri in the Delhi Sultanate period?
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64c24922bd3d25480680fd6b- 1Hasan Nizamifalse
- 2Amir Khusraufalse
- 3Minhaj-us-Sirajtrue
- 4Ziauddin Baranifalse
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Answer : 3. "Minhaj-us-Siraj"
Explanation :
1. Tabaqat-e-Nasiri is a history book which is in Persian language. Which was composed by Minaj-us-Siraj.
2. Minhaj had dedicated this work to the ruler of the Ghulam dynasty, Naseeruddin Mahmood.
Q: Rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed through ______, a mahajanapada in ancient India.
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- 2Kosalafalse
- 3Magadhatrue
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Answer : 3. "Magadha"
Explanation :
1. Ganga and Son rivers flowed through the Magadha Mahajanapada of ancient India.
2. Magadha Mahajanapada was located in the area of modern Bihar and Jharkhand states.
3. Ganga river flowed through the northern part of Magadha, while Son river flowed through the southern part of Magadha.