The period when men used both stones and copper tools is known as the:
(a) Monolithic Age
(b) Chalcolithic Age
(c) Neolithic Age
(d) Metal Age
History of the Subcontinent
The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the:
(a) Harrapan culture
(b) Vedic texts
(c) Marked coins
(d) None of these
Nomad man started settling in:
(a) Palaeolithic Age
(b) Neolithic Age
(c) Mesolithic Age
(d) None of these
Which of the following metals was not known to Indus valley people?
(a) Copper
(b) Bonze
(c) Iron
(d) None of these
Which of the following is not a characteristics of the religion practised by Harappan people?
(a) Nature worship
(b) Worship of Mother Goddess
(c) Faith in magic, charms and sacrifices
(d) Belief in life after death
The great bath of the Indus valley civilisation was discovered in:
(a) Lothal
(b) Mohenjodro
(c) Bopar
(d) Harrapa
Which one of the following elements of Hinduism were practised in the Indus valley civilisation?
(a) Idol worship
(b) Wearing of sacred threads
(c) Cult of Shiva
(d) None of these
Which one of the following archeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
(a) Sir John Marshal
(b) Rakhal Das Banerjee
(c) Daya Ramshani
(d) Sir Martimer Wheeler
The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley was:
(a) Trade
(b) Agriculture
(c) Cattle rearing
(d) Hunting
The main characteristics of the Indus valley civilisation is:
(a) Drainage System
(b) Town planning
(c) Pucca houses
(d) Well laid-out roads