1. Where was Fire altars discovered?
kalibangan and lothal
2. Where was Furrowed fields discovered?
kalibangan
3. Where was horse remains found?
Surkotda
4. Where was Ink pot discovered?
Chanhudaro
5. Where was Teracotta plough discovered?
Banawali
6. Where was the first evidence of cotton found?
Harappa
7. Where was the Great bath found?
Mohenjodaro
8. Where was the stamp of Pashupati Shiva found?
Mohenjodaro
9. Which animal is most frequently found in IVC seal?
unicorn bull
10. Which civilization introduced the Swastik symbol?
Indus valley civilization
11. Which country business with IVC?
Sumerians
12. Which Gods were worshipped by IVC people?
Proto shiva, mother goddess, bull and pipal tree
13. Which industry was important for IVC people at Lothal and Chanhudaro?
Bead making
14. Which metal was unknown to IVC?
Iron
15. Which metals were known to IVC?
gold, silver, brass, copper and bronze
16. Which period is attributed to IVC?
2500BC to 1500BC which is also called bronze age
17. Which site was called “Mound of the dead”?
Mohenjodaro
18. Which towns are there in IVC?
There are six towns – Harappa, mohenjodaro, kalibangan, lothal, chanhudaro, banwali
19. Which was the Sacred bird of Indus era?
Dove
20. Who coined the term Indus Valley Civilisation?
Sir John Marshall
21. Who first excavated ruins of Harappa?
Alexander Cunningham in 1875
22. Who first found Harappa bricks?
Charles Meson in 1826
23. Why is Indus civilization called an urban civilization?
Because all the buildings were built by burnt bricks instead of stone
24. Apart from which grain no other grain is mentioned?
Barley or Yava
24. Name the adjoining rivers of the IVC towns.
They are the following:
Towns | Rivers |
Mohenjodaro | Indus |
Lothal | Bhogava |
Suktagendor | Dashak |
Harappa | Ravi |
Kalibangan | Ghagghar |
Chanhudaro | Indus |
Alamgirpur | Hindon |