English DSSSB PGT 2014 History
Q1361. Who worked on the decipherment of the Indus Script?
A I. Mahadevan
B H. D. Sankalia
C V. D. Smith
D B. B. Lal
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Correct answer: I. Mahadevan
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1362. Who was the first one to discover Harappan Seal in 1853?
A R.D. Banerjee
B Alexander Cunningham
C F.A. Khan
D Daya Ram Sahni
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Correct answer: Alexander Cunningham
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1363. Which animal was engraved on most Harappan seals?
A Humpless bull
B Elephant
C Bison
D Tiger
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Correct answer: Humpless bull
English DSSSB PGT 2014 History
Q1364. Assertion (A) : The Indus people did not use metal money. Reason (R) : They did not have the technology to make metallic Goddess.
A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C (A) is true but (R) is false
D (A) is false but (R) is true
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Correct answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
English BPSC TRE 3.0 Exam-2024 (11-12)
Q1365. The causes of the destruction of the Harappan culture were.
A Heavy floods
B Pestilence
C Attacks by alien people
D More than one of the above
E None of the above
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Correct answer: More than one of the above
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1366. Which of the following was a reason for Harappans to move from their urpan sites?
A Foreign invasion
B Hydrological changes
C Environmental changes
D Demographic changes
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Correct answer: Hydrological changes
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1367. The civilisation succeeding Harappan Civilization was
A Chalcolithic
B Vedic
C Mauryan
D Magadha
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Correct answer: Chalcolithic
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1368. The chalcolithic economy was
A Rural
B Pastoral
C Indeterminate
D Urban
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Correct answer: Rural
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1369. The Pre-Harappan phase at kalibangan in Rajasthan and Banawali in Haryana is distinctly
A Neolithic
B Chalcolithic
C Mesolithic
D Palaeolithic
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Correct answer: Chalcolithic
English BPSC TRE 3.0 Re-exam-2024
Q1370. Who was the first Director of ASI?
A John Marshall
B R. D. Banerjee
C Alexander Cunningham
D More than one of the above
E None of the above
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Correct answer: Alexander Cunningham
English DSSSB PGT 2014 History
Q1371. Assertion (A) : The Indus People worshipped Mother Goddess. Reason (R) : Excavations at several Indus sites reveals that Indus people worshipped figures of terracota representing Mother Goddess.
A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C (A) is true but (R) is false
D (A) is false but (R) is true
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Correct answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1372. In which Harappan site were the horse teeth found?
A Rupar
B Shortugai
C Ranagundai
D Mundigak
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Correct answer: Ranagundai
English BPSC Teacher 2023 (Tier-2.0) S.Sci. (9-10)
Q1373. Who described for the first time about the Harappa in 1826?
A Charles Masson
B Alexander Cunningham
C John Marshall
D More than one of the above
E None of the above
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Correct answer: Charles Masson
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1374. Which one of the following games was known to the people of the Indus valley?
A Terracotta toys
B Clay disc
C Stone disc
D Wood toys
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Correct answer: Terracotta toys
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1375. The various Harappan sites show marked uniformity in:
A Agricultural practices
B Crafts
C Town planning
D Seals
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Correct answer: Town planning
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1376. The ratio of measurement of the Harappan bricks are
A 1: 2 : 3
B 1: 2 : 4
C 1: 3 : 4
D 1: 2 : 5
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Correct answer: 1: 2 : 4
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1377. How many granaries are there in Harappa?
A Six
B Four
C Eight
D Seven
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Correct answer: Six
English DSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History
Q1378. Assertion (A) : The Indus people are generally said to have been utilitarian in nature. Reason (R) : In the Harappan civilisation terracotta figurines were mainly used by the common people.
A both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C A is true but R is false.
D A is false but R is true.
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Correct answer: both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
English KVS PGT (18-02-2023 Shift-I) History
Q1379. Arrange the following in a chronological order : (i) Mahajanapada (ii) Jana (iii) Empire (iv) Janapada Choose the correct answer from th code given below :
A (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
B (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
C (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
D (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
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Correct answer: (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
English KVS PGT (18-02-2023 Shift-I) History
Q1380. Which of the following was the principal city Assaka Mahajanapada?
A Bairat
B Dantapura
C Mahismati
D Potana
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Correct answer: Potana