History Questions for SSC CPO & Railway Exam 2018: 05th May

May 5, 2018    



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Q1. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
लोथल वह स्थल है जहां निम्न में से किस सभ्यता का पोतगाह पाया गया था?  
(a) Indus Valley / सिंधु घाटी
(b) Mesopotamian / मेसोपोटामियन
(c) Egyptian / मिस्र
(d) Persian / फारसी
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Ans.(a)
Sol.Lothal is one of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization,located in the Bhāl region of the modern state of GujarātLothal had the world's earliest known dock, which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea.

Q2. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
हड़प्पा संस्कृति के मुहरों और टेराकोटा कला पर निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा जानवरों का प्रतिनिधित्व नहीं करता था ?
 (a) Cow / गाय
(b) Elephant / हाथी
(c) Rhinoceros / गैंडा
(d) Tiger / बाघ
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Ans.(a)
Sol.Many seals have pictures of animals on them. Animals on seals include elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, fish-eating crocodiles (gharial) and zebu (humped cattle).

Q3. The Indus Valley people traded with the—
सिन्धु घटी के लोग निम्न में से किसके साथ व्यापार करते थे?
(a) mangolians / मन्गोलियन
(b) Mesopotamians / मेसोपोटामियन
(c) Parthians / पार्थियन
(d) Romans / रोमन
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Ans.(b)
Sol.The Indus Valley people had one of the largest trading areas, ranging anywhere from Mesopotamia to China We know Indus Valley traders went to Mesopotamia as well as other countries, because Indus seals have been found in there. Also, the Mesopotamians wrote about importing goods from the Indus people which further support the idea of a trading partnership between the two civilizations.

Q4. One of the following sites from where the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley Civilizaton was found—
निम्नलिखित स्थलों में से सिन्धु घाटी सभ्यता की प्रसिद्ध सांड मुहरे कहाँ पायी गई थी ?
(a) Harappa / हड़प्पा
(b) Chanhudaro / चहुदारों
(c) Lothal / लोथल
(d) Mohenjodaro / मोहनजोदड़ो
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Ans.(a)
Sol.The majestic zebu bull, with its heavy dewlap and wide curving horns is perhaps the most impressive motif found on the Indus seals.


Q5. All the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are correct except—
सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता के बारे में निम्नलिखित सभी कथन सही हैं?
 (a) The Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced urban civilization / सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता एक उन्नत शहरी सभ्यता थी
(b) Iron was not known to the people / लोहा लोगों के लिए अज्ञात था.
(c) It is difficult to say to which race the people belonged / यह कहना मुश्किल है कि लोग किस समय से सम्बन्धित थे.
(d) The people knew nothing about agriculture / लोगों को कृषि के बारे में कुछ नहीं पता था
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Ans.(d)
Sol.The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), or Harappan Civilisation,was a Bronze Age civilisation (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. 

Q6. The Indus Valley Civilization known for it’s excellent—
सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता अपनी किस उत्कृष्टता के लिए जानी जाती हैं?
(a) town planning / शहर की योजना
(b) architecture / वास्तुकला
(c) craftsmanship / शिल्प कौशल
(d) All of these / यह सभी
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Ans.(a)
Sol.The Town Planning System of Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) was city based. The excellent drainage and sanitation systems are remarkable. 

Q7. Which one of the following was not known to the Hrappans?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा हड़प्पन वासियों के लिए अज्ञात था?
(a) Construction of Wells / कुओं का निर्माण
(b) Construction of Pillars / स्तंभों का निर्माण
(c) Construction of Drains / नालियों का निर्माण
(d) Construction of Arches / मेहराब का निर्माण
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture,and their systematic use started with the ancient Romans, who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures. 


Q8. Which of the following animals was most commonly found on seals of the Indus Valley Civilization?
 निम्न में से सामान्यतः वह कौन सा जानवर है जो सिन्धु घाटी सभ्यता की मुहरों पर आसानी से पाया जाता है?
(a) Bull / सांड
(b) Horse / घोड़ा
(c) Elephant / हाथी
(d) unicorn / एक सींग का जानवर
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Ans.(d)
Sol.The most commonly pictured animal on Indus seals is a 'unicorn'. In ancient stories, the unicorn was a mythical beast, usually looking like a horse, with one horn.


Q9. The earliest city discovered in India was—
 निम्न में से वह सबसे पुराना शहर कौन सा है जो भारत में खोजा गया था?
(a) Harappa / हड़प्पा
(b) Rangpur / रंगपुर
(c) Mohenjodaro / मोहनजोदड़ो
(d) Sindh / सिंध
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Ans.(a)
Sol.Marshall, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni and Madho Sarup Vats began excavating Harappa in 1921, finding buildings and artefacts indicative of an ancient civilisation.


Q10. To which age the Indus Valley Civilization belongs?
सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता किस युग से संबंधित है?
(a) Iron age / लौह युग
(b) Palaeolithic age / पालीओलिथिक युग
(c) Stone age / पत्थर युग
(d) Bronze age / कांस्य युग
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Ans.(d)
Sol.The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), or Harappan Civilisation,was a Bronze Age civilisation.

Q11. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley
निम्नलिखित में से वह कौन सा स्थान, जहां सिन्धु घटी के विकसित चरण से सम्बन्धित घरों  में कुओं के अवशेष पाए गये थे?
(a) Harappa / हड़प्पा
(b) Kalibangan / कालीबंगा
(c) Lothal / लोथल
(d) Mohenjodaro / मोहनजोदड़ो
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Ans.(d)
Sol.Mohenjo-daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico. 

Q12. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in—
किस संस्कृति में कपड़ा के लिए कपास की खेती पहली बार की गई थी?
(a) Egypt / मिस्र
(b) Mesopotamia / मेसोपोटामिया
(c) Central America / मध्य अमरीका
(d) India / भारत
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Ans.(d)
Sol.The first evidence of cotton use was found in India and Pakistan, and dates from about 6,000 B.C. Scientists believe that cotton was first cultivated in the Indus delta.


Q13. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिये और नीचे दिए गए कोड से सही उत्तर का चयन कीजिये-

1. Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus Civilization.
मोहनजोदड़ो , हड़प्पा , रोपर और कालीबंगा सिंधु सभ्यता के महत्वपूर्ण स्थान हैं.

2. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system.
  हड़प्पा लोगों ने सड़कों और जल निकासी व्यवस्था तंत्र के साथ योजनाबद्ध शहरों का        विकास किया.

3. Harappan people did not know use of metals.
हड़प्पा लोगों को धातुओं का उपयोग नहीं पता था.

Codes:/ कोड 
(a) 1 and 2 are correct / 1 और2 सही है
(b) 1 and 3 are correct / 1 और 3सही है
(c) 2 and 3 are corret / 2 और 3 सही है
(d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct / 1,2और 3 सही है
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Ans.(a)

Q14. A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at—
हड़प्पा समय के तांबा रथ की खोज कहाँ की गई थी?
(a) Kuntal / कुन्थल
(b) Rakhigarhi / राखीगढ़ी
(c) Daimabad / दैमाबाद
(d) Banawali / बनावली
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Ans.(c)
Sol.Daimabad is a deserted village and an archaeological site on the left bank of the Pravara River, a tributary of the Godavari River in Srirampur taluka in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state in India. 

Q15. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilizaton?
सिन्धु घटी सभ्यता किसके द्वारा खोजी गई?
(a) Sir Leonard Wolley / सर लियोनार्ड वॉली
 (b) V. S. Agrawal / वी एस अग्रवाल
(c) Dayaram Sahni / दयाराम साहनी
(d) A. L. Basham / ए एल बाशम
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Ans.(c)
Sol.Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921-22.


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