C) Courtyards open to the main street

History test
D) Large entrances providing direct views inside
FULL MARK-80 6. What evidence indicates that some Mohenjodaro houses had multiple
levels?
TIME: 3h
A) Presence of multiple entrances
GROUP- A (MCQ)
B) Use of wooden beams in wall construction
1. Which of the following types of artifacts is NOT mentioned as found in the C) Remains of staircases leading to a second storey or roof
Harappan region according to the text? D) Larger courtyards with elevated platforms
A) Seals 7. How was the Great Bath made watertight?
B) Copper articles A) By lining it with waterproof clay
C) Stone sculptures B) By using a mortar of gypsum and setting bricks on edge
D) Beads C) Through a layer of waterproof paint
2. The Harappan civilization's distinctive artifacts have been discovered in all of D) With overlapping stone slabs
the following regions EXCEPT: 8. Why do scholars believe the Great Bath had a special ritual significance?
A) Baluchistan A) Because of its location near living quarters
B) Maharashtra B) Due to its uniqueness and the context of surrounding distinctive buildings on
C) Kerala the Citadel
D) Afghanistan C) Based on written records found inside the bath
3. What is the primary reason saddle querns typically have convex bases? D) Due to the presence of religious statues around the tank
A) To enhance the grinding surface area 9. According to the text, how do archaeologists broadly classify artefacts to
B) To allow the upper stone to roll smoothly identify social differences?
C) To prevent the querns from rocking when set in earth or mud A) Ritual and ceremonial
D) To facilitate easier carrying and transport B) Utilitarian and decorative
4. How was the citadel at Lothal uniquely designed compared to typical C) Utilitarian and luxuries
Harappan citadels? D) Durable and fragile
A) It was located in the lower eastern section and heavily walled 10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of utilitarian
B) It had multiple walls enclosing smaller neighborhoods inside artefacts?
C) It was built at a height but not walled off A) Querns
D) It was the largest high western part among all Harappan sites B) Pottery
5. What architectural feature of Lower Town houses at Mohenjodaro suggests C) Faience pots
an emphasis on privacy? D) Flesh-rubbers
A) Presence of multiple windows on the ground floor 11. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
B) Lack of windows in the ground-level walls a. Shells - South India b. Carnelian - Lothal
 c Gold - Oman d. Lapis lazul - Nageshwar and Balakot b. It had too many symbols. between 600 and 1000 in number
12. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? c. It was written from left to right
a. Banawali: Gujarat b. Kalibangan : Haryana d. Its writing remains undeciphered to date
c Shortughal: Afghanistan d. Cholistan: Pakistan
13. Which group of scholars among the following reconstructed the dletary GROUP-B
practices of Harappa from the remains of charred grains and seeds found in the 1. The Most Ancient System Yet Discovered About the drains, Mackay
Harappan sites? noted: “It was certainly the most complete ancient system as yet
a. Archaeo-zoologists b. Archaeo-Ethnographists discovered.” Every house was connected to the street drains. The main
c. Geo-Archaeologists d. Archaeo-Botanists channels were made of bricks set in mortar and were covered with loose
14. Who among the following was the author of book 'The story of Indian bricks that could be removed for cleaning. In some cases, limestone was
Archaeology'? used for the covers. House drains rst emptied into a sump or cesspit into
a. R.E.M Wheeler b. John Marshall c. S.N Roy d. Rakhal Das Banerji which solid matter settled while waste water owed out into the street
15. Which one among the following religious practices was seemed to be drains. Very long drainage channels were provided at intervals with
unfamiliar and unusual with the Harappan culture? sumps for cleaning. It was a wonder of archaeology that “little heaps of
a. Mother Goddess c. Yogic posture seal material, mostly sand, have frequently been found lying alongside
b. Worshlp of Lord Vishnu d. Sanskritic Yajnas drainage channels, which shows … that the debris was not always carted
16. Which one of the following mature Harappan sites Is located in present day away when the drain was cleared.” From Ernest Mackay, Early Indus
Gujarat? Civilisation, 1948. Drainage systems were not unique to the larger cities,
a. Rakhl Garhi c. Kot Diji b. Dholavira d. Amri but were found in smaller settlements as well. At Lothal, for example,
17. Who is known as the father of Archaeology? while houses were built of mud bricks, drains were made of burnt
a. John Marshall b. Rakhal Das Banerji bricks.
c. Alexander Cunningham d. Daya Ram Sahni (i) Why did Mackay describe this drainage system as the most complete
18. Which of the following artefacts of the Harappan civilisation was mainly ancient system?
used for long distance communication? (ii) Was the drainage system similar in both large and small settlements
a. Shells c Seals b. Stone d. Steatite of Harappa?
19. Which of the following is true about Harappan religion? (iii) List any two features of the drainage system.
a. Nature worshlp was in vogue b. Female deities were not dominant 2. Animal bones found at Harappan sites include those of cattle, sheep,
c. No cult or mother goddess was found d. Temple structures were unearthed goat, buffalo and pig. Studies done by archaeo-zoologists or
20. How was inter-country communication done during Harappan Civilisation? zooarchaeologists indicate that these animals were domesticated. Bones
a. Water ways c Rallways b. Road ways d. All of these of wild species such as boar, deer and gharial are also found. We do not
21. Why is the Harappan script called enigmatic? Choose the correct reason know whether the Harappans hunted these animals themselves or
from the followings options. obtained meat from other hunting communities. Bones of sh and fowl
a. It resembles the Hieroglyphic script of Egypt are also found.
 Q1: What kinds of animal bones have been discovered at Harappan 4. Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in
sites, and what do studies by archaeo-zoologists suggest about them? Harappan society.
Q2: What types of wild animal bones are found at Harappan sites, and is 5. Describe any three sources to know about the Harappan Civilisation?
it clear whether the Harappans hunted these animals themselves? 6. List the raw materials required for craft production in the Harappan
Q3: Besides land animals, what other types of animal remains are Civilisation and discuss how these might have been obtalned.
discovered at Harappan sites? 7. Describe any three features of the Great Bath used in the Harappan
3. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a ploughed eld at Kalibangan Civilisation?
(Rajasthan), associated with Early Harappan levels (see p. 20). The eld 8. Explain how different methods of irrigation were developed for
had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting that agriculture in the Harappan site.
two different crops were grown together. Archaeologists have also tried 9. Describe the contributions of the various archaeologists from 1875 to
to identify the tools used for harvesting. Did the Harappans use stone 1950 in discovering the Harappan Civilisation.
blades set in wooden handles or did they use metal tools? Most
Harappan sites are located in semi-arid lands, where irrigation was GROUP D (any 3)
probably required for agriculture. Traces of canals have been found at 1. Discuss, how archaeologists reconstruct the past.
the Harappan site of Shortughai in Afghanistan, but not in Punjab or 2. What are the evidences found by the archaeologists which shows that
Sind. the Harappans had contacts with distant lands: Does it show that the
Q1: What evidence of early agricultural practices have archaeologists contacts proved to have good trade relations with each other?
found at Kalibangan, and what does it suggest about Harappan farming? 3. What factors in your opinion are responsible for the collapse of a
Q2: What have archaeologists tried to determine regarding the tools mature Harappan Civilisation by 1800 BC?
used for harvesting during the Harappan period, and what is the 4. 'Early Harappan archaeologists thought that certain objects which seem
signicance of this research? unusual and unfamiliar may have had a religious significance.
Q3: In regions with semi-arid climates, such as Punjab and Sind, what Substantiate.
evidence of irrigation have archaeologists found at Harappan sites, and
what sets Shortughai in Afghanistan apart in this regard? GROUP E
GROUP C (any 8)
1. List the materials used to make beads in the Harappan Civilisation.
Describe the process by which any one kind of bead was made.
2. Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates
town planning? Give reasons for your answer.
3. How was the burials placed? What are the objects placed near it? Are
there any artefacts on the body? Do these indicate the sex of the
skeleton?