HOLLOTOLI SCHOOL

CLASS XII
REVISION TEST – HISTORY

Chapter 1 – Bricks Beads and Bones

1. Name the author of the book ‘The Story of Indian archaeology”.

2. Which group of scholars among the following reconstructed the dietary practices of Harappa from the
remains of charred grains and seeds found in the Harappan sites?
(A) Archeo-Zoologists (B) Archeo-Ethnographists (C) Geo-Archeologists (D) Archeo-Botanists

3. Which of the following artefact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used for long distance
communication?
(A) Shells (B) Stone (C) Seals (D) Steatite

4. Which one of the following mature Harappan sites is located in present day Gujarat?
(A) Rakhi Garhi (B) Dholavira (C) Kot Diji (D) Amri

5. Which one of the following books was written by Ernest Mackay?

(A) The lndus (B) Ancient India (C) Early Indus Civilization (D) Early Indians

6. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the subsistence strategies of Harappa?
(1) Archaeologists have reconstructed dietary practices from finds of charred grains and seeds.
(2) Archaeo-botanists have studied grains found at Harappa like millets, barley, etc.
(3) Animals were domesticated according to archeobotanists.
(A) (1) and (2) only
(B) (2) and (3) only
(C) (1), (2) and (3)
(D) (2) only

7. Which of the following was a part of Harappan people’s diet?

(A) Millets (B) Animal Products (C) Mango seeds (D) Both (A) and (B)

8. The bones of which of these animals have been found at Harappan sites?
(A) Lion (B) Pig (C) Deer (D) Both (B) and (C)

9. Which of the following were used most likely for harvesting during Harappan civilization?
(A) Stone blades (B) Tractors (C) Cattle (D) Agriculture was not practiced during the Harappan civilization

10. Water reservoirs found in ___________________ suggest storage of water for irrigation.

11. Pictures of __________ have been found on Harappan seals and Terracotta sculptures.

12. Traces of canals have been found at the Harappan site of ___________ in Afghanistan.

13. Assertion (A): Bones of cattle have been found at Harappan sites
Reason (R): The practice of domesticating animals existed during Harappan civilization.
(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.

14. Assertion (A): The field had two sets of furrows at right angles to each other.
Reason (R): Single crop was grown by Harappans
(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.

15. “The domestic architecture of Mohenjodaro along the ground level meant privacy of the residents.
“Identify which of the following statements prove it:
(i) Houses were centred on a courtyard.
(ii) There were no windows in the walls.
(iii) The main entrance did not give a direct view.
(iv) Many houses had wells often in room for passers by.
Options:
(A) i and ii (B) ii and iii (C) iii and iv (D) i and iv

16. Which of these is the characteristic feature of the Citadel at Lothal?

(A) Low walls (B) High walls (C) Built at a height (D) Away from the river

17. Which of these was a luxury object?

(A) Sickle (B) Quern Stones (C) Pots of Faience (D) All of the above

18. Identify the structure: Large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides
with two flights of steps.
(A) Emperor’s Palace (B) The Great Bath (C) Monastery (D) Residential Building

19. The _______________ at Mohenjodaro provided examples of residential buildings.

20. Luxury objects were rare and made of ____________material.

21. ________________ was an Archeologist known for his excavation and studies of Mohenjodaro and
other sites of Indus Valley Civilization.

22. Assertion (A): The burials found at Harappa contain pottery and ornaments
Reason (R): The Harappans did not believe in afterlife.
(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.

23. Assertion (A): One of the strategies to identify social differences during Indus valley civilization is to
study artefacts.
Reason (R): Archaeologists assume objects were luxuries if they were rare or made from costly, non-local
materials or with complicated technologies.
(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.

24. Assertion (A): Terracotta model of a ship was found at Lothal indicating that external trade was carried
using ships and boats.
Reason (R): Small and heavy weights plus metal scale pans had been found.
(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.

25. Why is the Harappan script called enigmatic? Choose the correct reason from the following options
(A) It resembles the Hieroglyphic script of Egypt.
(B) It had too many symbols, between 600 and 1000 in number.
(C) It was written from left to right.
(D) Its writing remains undeciphered to date.

26. Which one of the following was a centre of craft production during Harappan Culture?
(A) Banawali (B) Kalibangan (C) Manda (D) Chanhudaro

27. Consider the following statements regarding the identification of Shiva, a figure represented on
Harappan seals:
1. It is shown in the form of Gajapati
2. It is shown seated in Yogic posture.
3. It is surrounded by animals.
4. It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati.
Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Shiva?
(A) 1 and 4 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 2 and 4 (D) 3 and 4

28. Why is Harappan script called enigmatic? Identify the appropriate reason from the following options:
(A) It was pictograph and uniform.
(B) It was written from left to right.
(C) Scholars are not able to read the script.
(D) It shows common feature of writing.

29. The island of ____________ is probably named as Dilmun in Mesopotamian texts.

30. ___________ settlement was devoted to craft productions using variety of materials.

31. Consider the following statements and select the ones that are true:
(i) John Marshal was the first professional archaeologist to work in India.
(ii) He got the experience while, working in Greece and Crete.
(iii) He was an ex-army Brigadier.
(iv) He announced the discovery of new civilization in the Indus Valley to the people.
Choose the correct option:
(A) i, ii, and iii (B) ii, iii and iv (C) i, iii and iv (D) i, ii and iv

32. Which one of the following is a reason to call Harappan script as enigmatic?
(A) It is written from right to left.
(B) It has signs and alphabets.
(C) It has large number of signs, more than 375.
(D) It has not been deciphered so far.

33. Which of the following is NOT considered as a possible reason for the end of Harappan Civilization? E
(A) Floods (B) Climatic changes (C) Afforestation (D) All of the above

34. In which of the following are the problems of archaeological interpretation most evident?
(A) Architecture (B) Religious practices (C) Social structure (D) Occupational structure

35. In which of these countries, do sites of Indus valley civilization exist?

(A) New Zealand (B) Africa (C) Russia (D) Pakistan

36. The one-horned animal found in Harappan seals is named as ______________.

37. Cunningham used the accounts left by _____________ who visited the subcontinent between the fourth
and seventh centuries CE to locate early settlements.

38. _____________ has been of very little help for knowing about Harappan civilization.

39. Which of these sites is called as center of Ganeshwar- Jodhpura culture by the archaeologists?
(A) Mohenjodaro (B) Nageshwar (C) Khetri (D) Dholavira

40. How was inter-country communication done during Harappan Civilization?

(A) Waterways (B) Roadways (C) Railways (D) All of the above

MARKING SCHEME:
1. Sourindranath Roy
2. D) Archeo-Botanists
3. C) Seals
4. B) Dholavira
5. C) Early Indus Civilization
6. (A) (1) and (2) only
7. D) Both (A) and (B)
8. D) Both (B) and (C)
9. (A) Stone blades
10. Dholavira (Gujarat)
11. Bull
12. Shortughai
13. (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
14. (C) A is true but R is false.
15. B) ii and iii
16. C) Built at a height
17. C) Pots of Faience
18. B) The Great Bath
19. Lower Town
20. Costly/ Non-local
21. Ernest John Henry Mackay D
22. (C) A is true but R is false.
23. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
24. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
25. D) Its writing remains undeciphered to date.
26. D) Chanhudaro
27. B) 2 and 3
28. C) Scholars are not able to read the script.
29. Bahrain
30. Chanhudaro
31. (D) i, ii and iv
32. (D) It has not been deciphered so far.
33. C) Afforestation
34. B) Religious practices
35. D) Pakistan
36. Unicorn
37. Chinese Buddhist pilgrims
38. Harappan script
39. (c) Khetri
40. (A) Waterways