Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of SSC CGL 2015 General Knowledge Quiz based on Indus Civilization from Ancient Indian History. This is also important for Postal Assistant exam in 2015.


1. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
(a) 1911
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1941


2. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Copper
(d) Iron


3. In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:
(a) Kharosthi
(b) Brahmi
(c) Boustrophedus
(d) None of these


4. Which of the following is the latest site found?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Amri
(c) Lothal
(d) Kalibangan


5. Harappa is located on the bank of river:
(a) Indus
(b) Ravi
(c) Beas
(d) Sutlej


6. The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
(a) Mound of Living
(b) Mound of Survivor
(c) Mound of Dead
(d) Mound of Great


7. Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Lion
(b) Bull
(c) Elephant
(d) Horse


8. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Dholavira


9. Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by:
(a) Dayaram Sahni
(b) R.D. Banerji
(c) Cunningham
(d) Wheeler


10. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the:
(a) Romans
(b) Parthians
(c) Mesopotamians
(d) Chinese



11. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from:
(a) Brahmagiri
(b) Chirand
(c) Mehargarh
(d) Burzahom



12. Which of the following is not depicted on the Pashupati seal of Mohenjodaro?
(a) Rhinoceros
(b) Tiger
(c) Bull
(d) Elephant



13. Which amongst the following civilizations was not contemporary with the Harappan civilization?
(a) Greek civilization
(b) Egyptian civilization
(c) Mesopotamian civilization
(d) Chinese civilization



14. In the Indus valley civilization period. Lapis-Lazuli was imported from:
(a) Badakhshah
(b) Iran
(c) Mesopotamia
(d) Gujrat



15. Which of the following was one of the causes of Harappan decline?
(a) Ecological change
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Aryan attack
(d) All of these



16. Who is the most important God in Rigaveda?
(a) Agni
(b) Indra
(c) Varun
(d) Vishnu



17. Who wrote a book ‘Return of the Aryans’ ?
(a) Bhagvan Das Gidvani
(b) L.D. Kalla
(c) Avinash Chandra Das
(d) D.S. Trivedi


18. The Vedic river Vitasta has been identified with :
(a) Ravi
(b) Jhelum
(c) Chenab
(d) Beas


19. Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?
(a) Shatpatha
(b) Aitareya
(c) Gopatha
(d) Panchavinsh


20. In Rigveda, maximum number of shlokas are written in the memory of :
(a) Indra
(b) Brahma
(c) Vishnu
(d) Shiva



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