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1
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Human Society is unique because it depends mainly o

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Economy

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Harappa Civilization is also known as

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Indus Valley Civilizati

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Indus Civilization existed in

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Proto-historic age

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Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan becau

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  • It was an urban civilization
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According to Chachnama, the capital of the Indus Country in the 6th and 7th centuries wa

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Arod

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The important reason to keep Indus-Valley Civilization before Aryan civilization i

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Potteries

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The Indus Valley civilization was diff erent from the Vedic civilization because

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It had the amenities of developed city life. - It has pictographic script. - It lacked knowledge of iron

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The source of knowledge about the Harappan Civilization

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Archaeological excavations

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9
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Indus Valley Civilization - Later Vedic Society - Rigvedic Society - Medieval Period

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UrbanAgrarianPastoralLand Lordism

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10
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The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization

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Seals

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E.J.H. Mackay

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Migration of people from Sumer

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12
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Mortimer Wheel

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Migration of idea of civilization

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13
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Amalananda Ghosh

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Pre-Harappan culture matured to make Harappan civilization

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14
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The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the

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Harappan civilization

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15
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The colour which was commonly used in the Harappan pottery

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Red

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16
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The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in

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Pre aryan age

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17
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Out of the given animals namely - Cow, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Tiger which was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan civilization

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Cow

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18
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The Harappan Civilization site mandi is situated in

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Uttar Pradesh

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19
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Ancient Site Lothal Kalibangan Dholavira Banawali - - - - -

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Archaeological fi nding
DockyardPloughed fi eld
An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Terracotta replica of a plough

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20
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Harappa

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Cemetry R-37

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21
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Lothal

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Dockyard

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22
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Kalibangan

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Furrowed land

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23
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Mohenjo-Daro

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Dancing Girl Statue

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24
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Harappa

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Ravi river

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25
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Hastinapur

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Ganga river

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26
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Nagarjuna Konda

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Krishna river

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27
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Paithan

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Godavari river

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28
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Kalibangan

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Ghaggar

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29
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Lothal

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Bhogava

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30
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Ropar

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Sutlej

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31
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Shape of this tree is found in the seals from the Indus civilisation

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Pipal

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32
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The Great Bath was found at the archaeological site of

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Mohenjodaro

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33
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The other name of the Indus Valley Civilization is

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Bronze-Age-Civilization

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34
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The correct statement about the Indus civilization is

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Unknown to iron

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35
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Indus Valley civilization

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Its town planning (2) Mohenjodaro and Harappa (3) Their agricultural work (4) its industrialization

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36
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Alamgirpur

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Uttar Pradesh

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37
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Lothal

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Gujarat

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38
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Ropar

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Punjab

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39
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Banawali

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Haryana

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40
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Daimabad

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Maharashtra

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41
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Rakhigarhi

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Haryana

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42
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Manda

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Jammu and Kashmir

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43
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Balu

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Haryana

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44
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Padri

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Gujarat

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45
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Hulas

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Uttar Pradesh

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46
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The sites of Harappan culture which are located in Sindh

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Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Amri, Kotdiji, Ali Murad

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47
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Excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by

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E.J.H. Mackay

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48
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Out of the given sites namely - Kalibangan, Harappa, Lothal, Alamgirpur which is now in Pakistan

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Harappa

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49
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Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is located in

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Saurashtra (Gujarat)

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50
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Dadheri (Kotla Dadheri) is a later Harappan site in

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Punjab

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51
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The terracotta of ‘plough’ was found from

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Harappan site ‘Banawali

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52
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Figures or modals of boats are found in these archaeological sites of Indus Valley

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Mohenjodaro and Lothal

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53
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¾ Out of the given sites namely: Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Lothal which is located in Indi

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Lothal (Gujara

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54
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The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the rive

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Bhogva

55
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port city of Indus valley civilization is

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Lothal

56
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most signifi cant feature of the Indus valley civilization is

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Burnt brick building

57
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Out of the given cities namely: Kalibangan, Ropar, Pataliputra, Lothal which is not a site of Indus Valley civilization

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Pataliputra

58
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Out of the given sites namely: Chanhudaro, Kotdiji, Sohgaura, Desalpur which is not a Harappan site

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Sohgaura (UP)

59
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The largest site of the Harappan civilization in India is

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Rakhigarhi

60
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The Harappan site ‘Desalpur’ is located in

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Kutch region of Gujarat

61
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Among, Sindhu, Jhelum, Chenab and Ganga, rivers that are associated with Indus Valley Civilisation

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Jhelum, Chenab, Sindhu

62
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people of Indus Valley believed in

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Mother Goddess

63
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The Indus Valley people worshipped

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Pashupati Shiva, Mother Goddess, Linga, worship of plants, trees and snakes (nagas), worship of ‘Linga and yoni’

64
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The director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro

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Sir John Marshall

65
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Two Indians who were associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, are

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Rakhal Das Banerjee (Mohenjodaro), Dayaram Sahni (Harappa)

66
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Harappa Hastinapur Takshashila Kaushambi Lothal Surkotada

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Dayaram Sahni
B.B. Lal
John Marshall
N.G Majumdar
S.R RaoJ.
P Joshi

67
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Dholavira was excavated by

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R.S. Bisht

68
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The fi rst archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its signifi cance, was

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A. Cunningham

69
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Out of the given names viz. R.D Banerjee, K.N. Dikshit, M.S. Vats, V.A. Smith who was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro

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VA SMITH

70
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Chronological order

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Urban culture , iron plogh , punch marked , silver coins , gold coins

71
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The first metal usedby man

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Copper

72
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Ivory scale in harappan context was found atv

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Lothal

73
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The metal that has so far not been discovered in harappan sites

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Iron

74
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Out of the given sites namely : Alamgirpur, Lothal, ¾ A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has Mohenjodaro, Banawali which is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associate rivers

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Banawali

75
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The correct statements are

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Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley civilization. - People of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system

76
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The correct statements are-

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Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. - They were discovered during excavations.

77
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Dholavira is located in the state of

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Gujarat

78
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The place where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to Harappa -The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization

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Dholavira

79
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A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at -

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Dholavira

80
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Out of the given sites namely:- Kuntasi, Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan which has yielded evidence of - Mostly black-red coloured pottery decorated with white geometric designs have been found in the Ahar civilizaiton.a double burial

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Lothal and Kalibangan

81
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Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Vedic AgeSinauli what was found

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Human burials

82
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For clothing, cotton was fi rst introduced in

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India

83
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The correct statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are

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Secular civilisation
Cotton used

84
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The correct statement regarding the people of Indus Civilization is

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They worshipped both male and female deities

85
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Famous bull seals

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Mohenjodaro

86
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Animal on harappan seals

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Bull , elephant, sheep

87
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Has not been discovered indus valley civilization

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Lion

88
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A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has

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Kalibangan

89
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Civilization on the bank of river nile

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Egyptian civilization

90
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The correct North-South sequence of the civilizations is

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Aztec-Maya-Mochica-Inca

91
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The fi rst ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was

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Sumerian

92
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According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley civilization

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900 year

93
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reference to the Ahar civilization, the correct statements are

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The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization - Dholavira - Metal work was one of the means of economy of the Ahar.

94
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The term ‘Aryan’ denotes

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superior race

95
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Meaning of the term ‘Arya’ in classical Sanskrit is

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Nobleman

96
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The oldest Veda is

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Rig Veda

97
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Trayi’ is a name for

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Three Vedas

98
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The Vedic text in which the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the fi rst time, that is

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Rig-Veda

99
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The ‘Purush Sukta’ related to Varna System was manufacturing textiles in India.originally found in

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Rig Veda

100
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Atharvaveda

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Medicine

101
Q

Rig veda

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God grace

102
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Yajurveda

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Sacrifice process

103
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Samveda

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Music

104
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Rig veda

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Hymns and prayer

105
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Yajur veda

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Hymns and rituals

106
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Samvedq

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Music hymns

107
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Artharvaveda

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Charms and spell

108
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In Rig Veda, number of hymns are

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1028 hymns

109
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The Rig Veda is the

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Collection of hymns

110
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Rig Veda, Mandals are

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10

111
Q

Rig Veda

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Aitareya

112
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Samaveda

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Panchvisha

113
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Yajurveda

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Shatpatha

114
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Atharaveda

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Gopath

115
Q

In Rig Veda, verses are

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10552

116
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The Rig Veda is the -

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Collection of hymns

117
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In Rig Veda, Mandals are

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10

118
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Mandala of Rig Veda dedicated to ‘Soma’ is

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Ninth Mandala

119
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The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to

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Soma’ the god who is named after the drink

120
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Rig Veda

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Aitareya

121
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Samaveda

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Panchvisha

122
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Yajurveda

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Shatpatha

123
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Atharaveda

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Gopath

124
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MandalaSoma

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Ninth Mandal

125
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The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to - ‘Soma’ the god who is named after the drink

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126
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Rights and rituals related to Yajnas are mentioned

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Yajurveda

127
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The shortest among all the four Vedas is

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Samaveda

128
Q

evidence of the use of iron

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Ataranjikhera

129
Q

The main theme of Upanishads is

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Philosophy

130
Q

The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in

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Kathopanishad

131
Q

The river mentioned most in early Vedic Literature -

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Sindhu

132
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Vedic river Askini is identifi ed with the rive

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Chenab

133
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Out of the given rivers mentioned in the Rig-Veda namely : Askini and Parushni, Kubha and KramuVipasha and Shutudri which river indicate the elations of Aryans with Afghanistan

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  • Kubha, Kramu
134
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Kubha - Parushni - Ravi Rig Veda Aitareya- Sadaneera - Gandak Samaveda Panchvisha- Shutudri

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