11). Nomad man started settling in:
| A). Palaeolithic Age |
| B). Mesolithic Age |
| C). Neolithic Age |
| D). None of these |
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12). Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the:
| A). Palaeolithic Age |
| B). Mesolithic Age |
| C). Neolithic Age |
| D). Chalcolithic Age |
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13). The greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age was:
| A). fire |
| B). potter's wheel |
| C). metal implements |
| D). spinning of cloth |
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14). Indus Valley Civilization is also known as Harappan culture because:
| A). the site of Harappa is six times larger than Mohenjodaro site |
| B). the Indus Valley Civilization is considered the elementary/initial stage of Vedic culture and Harappa is believed to be the same as Harappa mentioned in the Vedas |
| C). Harappa was the first site to be excavated in the Indus Valley |
| D). the most important evidence of the achievements of this civilization have been excavated from Harappa |
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15). The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during:
| A). 5000-35000 B.C |
| B). 3000-1500 B.C |
| C). 2500-1750 B.C |
| D). 1500-500 B.C |
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16). The main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization are:
| A). inscriptions |
| B). coins |
| C). palm and barch leaf manuscripts |
| D). archaeological excavations |
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17). Which of the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization is not true?
| A). The excavations at Harappa are attributed to R.B. Daya Ram Sahni |
| B). The assembly Hall was discovered at Mohenjodaro |
| C). The open courtyard was the basic feature of house planning |
| D). The Indus Valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and weaving |
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18). During the Neolithic age in India. The only metal known to the people was:
| A). iron |
| B). copper |
| C). gold |
| D). silver |
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19). On the basis of available evidence, the Indus Civilization contributed two important things to mankind which were:
| A). mathematics and decimal system |
| B). script and language |
| C). wheat and cotton |
| D). rearing animal |
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20). Match the following:
Ancients site Archaeological finding
A. Lothal 1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan 2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira 3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banwali 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Below are the options given in A B C D order
| A). 1 2 3 4 |
| B). 2 1 4 3 |
| C). 1 2 4 3 |
| D). 2 1 3 4 |
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