Indian History:Pre-Historic Period-Part3

Pre-Historic Period of India,gk questions with answers in English-Part3

 

   

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 Pre-Historic Period-Part3

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31.Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
A. Pottery
B.Houses
C.Seals
D.Boats

Seals



32. Which one of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?
A. Terracotta
B. Bronze
C. Iron
D. Copper

Terracotta



33. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ?
 A. Fort
B. Temple with Shikhar
C. Reservoirs
D. Drains and Well

Temple with Shikhar

Note: Shikhar over the sanctum sanctorum (The innermost sanctuary of a temple),a place where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple in North India. Shikhar was a major feature the medieval times.



34. Kalibangan, the Indus Valley site is in?
A.      Punjab
B.      Gujarat
C.      Rajasthan
D.      Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Note: Kalibangan(literally black bangles), was excavated between 1960-61 and 1968-69, this ancient city of Indus valley civilization is located on the bank of the dry bed of the Ghaggar in Rajasthan.

The pre-historic and pre-mauryan character of Indus Valley civilization was first identified at this site.

Kalibangan site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist and linguist



35.Harappan were the earliest people to produce?
  A. Bronze implements
  B. cotton
  C. barley
  D. seals

Copper

Note: The Harappan were the first to grow cotton. They produced cotton cloth hundreds of years before anyone else. The Greek word for cotton is Sindon, a word derived from Sind which is a part of the Indus Valley civilization region.



36. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is?
A. Barley
B. Wheat
C. rice
D. tobacco

tobacco

Note: Tobacco was introduced in India by the Portuguese.



37.The Harappan were?
A.Rural
B.Urban
C.Nomadic
D.Tribal

Urban

Note: The Harappan cities were well planned to support the social and economic needs of their inhabitants. The Urbanism of the Harappan civilization is related to its mature phase.

Many scholars have called the Harappan urbanization as 'The Urban Revolution' which could not have been possible without the strong central authority, specialized economic organization and socio-cultural unity.



38.The Megalithic culture (500BC-AD100)brings us to the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used?
A.Articles of daily use made of stone.
B.Weapons made of stone
C.Tools and implements made of stone.
D.Graves encircled by big pieces of stones.

Graves encircled by big pieces of stones.

Note: A Megalith is a large stone which was used to construct a structure of monument, either alone or together with other stones. Many of these contain human remains.

39.The Indus Valley houses were built of?
A. Bricks
B. Bamboos
C. stones
D. wood

Bricks

Note: The Harappan civilization was noted for its cities built of brick, roadside drainage system etc. The buildings were made of burnt bricks, which have been preserved even to this day.



40.The most important text of Vedic mathematics is?
A. Satapatha Brahman
B. Atharvaveda
C. Chhandogya Upanishad
D. Sulva Sutras

Sulva Sutras

Note: Sulva Sutra is the oldest book on Indian Geometry.

They are part of the larger corpus of texts called the Shrauta Sutras, considered to be appendices to the vedas. They are the only sources of knowledge of Indian Mathematics from the Vedic period.

The Sulva Sutras are believed to be written between 600-300 BC. They contained instructions for making special altars to the Gods.




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