General Knowledge - The First Cities

General Knowledge - The First Cities
1. In the Indian subcontinent, the first cities came into being in the valley of - ( River Indus).
2. Harappa was 1st excavated by - in 1921 & Mohenjo - daro by - in 1922.(Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni & Rakhal Das)
3. The most impressive structure at Mohenjo - daro is the - (Great Bath)
4. The script of the Harappans was - (Pictographic)
5. - & - were the most important Indus cities (Harappa & Mohenjo - daro)
6. -, - & - are the important Harappan sites in Gujarat.(Lothal, Dholavira, Gola Dhoro)
7. The Harappan cities declined around - BC.(1500)

Choose the correct one
1. In the Indian subcontinent, the 1st cities emerged in the valley of
a) River Ganga   b) River Satluj   c) River Indus  d) River Chenab      (c)

2. The civilization flourished between
a) 2500 - 1500 BC  b) 1500 - 1000 BC c) 3500 - 1500 BC  d) 2000 BC - AD 2000 (a)

3. The - cut each other at right angles.
a) drains  b) streets  c) houses  d) seals   ( b)

4. - were used to construct buildings
a) Mud & hay b) Mortar & cement c) Sun - dried brick d) Baked bricks (d)

5.In Mohenjo - daro, the largest building is the
a) granary  b) lower town  c) Great bath  d) dockyard (b)

6. Most of the seals were made of
a) bitumen  b) terracotta  c) tar  d) stone  (b)

7. Trading links - have been [roved by the discovery of Mesopotamian seals in many Harappan cities.
a) Greece  b) China  c) Mesopotamia  d) Egypt  (c)

8. The script of the Harrappans was
a) Roman  b) Brahmi  c) Latin  d) Pictographic  (d)