History Class 12 Chapter 1 MCQ Questions 2021 Term 1

CBSE Class 12 History

Part-I: Chapter 1

The Harappan Civilisation

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 Q1.Which of the following name is appropriate, Indus valley civilization or Harappan Culture.

 

 Ans: Harappan Culture. 

 

 Q2. Which was the first site of Indus valley civilization where this unique culture was discovered? 

 

 Ans: Harappa. 

 

 Q3. Where was evidence of ploughed field found in Indus Valley Civilization?

 

 Ans: Kalibangan. 

 

 Q4: Terracotta models of the plough have been found at which sites in Indus valley Civilization?

 

Ans: 1. Cholistan 2. Banawali Haryana 

 

 Q5. From which traces of canals have been found in Indus valley Civilization. 

 

 Ans: Shortughai

 

 Q6. Where was water reserve found in Indus valley Civilization . 

 

 Ans : Dhaulavira 

 

 Q7. Name any two structures which were found in the Citadel? 

 

 Ans: 1. The warehouse - 2. The great bath - 

 

 Q8. In Mesopotamians texts Dilmun, Meluhha and Magan words are used for which centres? 

 

 Ans : Dilmun for Bahrain Meluhha for Harappa Magan for Oman. 

 

 Q9. The longest signs containing inscription contains how many signs?

 

Ans : 26 Signs

 

Q10. Harappa Script was written from which side?

 

Ans : From Right to left.

 

Q11: Weights were usually made of which stone in Indus valley Civilization.

 

Ans: Chert.

 

Afghanistan

 

Gujarat

 

In Harappa

 

In Mohenjodaro

 

Q12. Weights were generally made in which form?

 

Ans: Cubical with No markings.

 

Q13.What was the type of the lower denomination of weights?

 

Ans: Binary (1,2,4,8,16, 32 upto 12,800)

 

Q14: what was the type of the higher denominations of weights?

 

Ans: Decimal System

 

Q15: Who was the first Director General of A. S. I. ?

 

Ans: Cunningham.

 

Q16: What was the time period of Cunningham’s main interest in history?

 

Ans: 600 B.C.E. to 400 C. E.

 

Q17: Who announced the discovery of a new civilization in the Indus valley?

 

Ans: John Marshall. 

 

Q.18. Who has written “The story of India Archaeology” 

 

Ans. S.N.Roy

 

Q.19. Who was the first professional archaeologist to work in India?

 

Ans. John Marshall

 

Q.20. What was the new technique that was followed by R.E.M. Wheeler?

 

Ans. To Follow the stratigraphy of the round rather than digging horizontal lines.

 

Q.21 How did the Harappans obtain red colour of carnelian?

 

Ans:-Harappans obtained red colour of carnelian by firing the 

yellowish raw material and beads at various stages of production. 

 

Q.22 How do we know about the social differences among the Harappans? 

 

Ans:-By study of the structure of burials and things found from these burials. By 

classifying artifacts into useful and luxurious things. 

 

Q.23 What were the animals of Harappans civilization? 

 

Ans:- Pet animals :- Cattle , Sheep , Goat , Buffalo , Pig - Wild animal: - Boar, Deer, 

Ghariyal. 

 

Q. 24 List the food items available to the people in Harappan civilization? 

 

 Ans:- Products taken from plants; Fish and flesh; wheat, millet, pulses, rice et

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