MCQ Chapter 2 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board First Cities of India 1. Who was the first to visit and write about the archaeological remains at Harappa in 1829? Sir Alexander Cunningham Charles Masson Lieutenant Alexander Burnes Rakhaldas BanerjeeQuestion 1 of 202. When did Sir Alexander Cunningham conduct excavations at Harappa? 1829-30 1872-73 1921-22 1946-47Question 2 of 203. Which city was excavated by Rakhaldas Banerjee in 1921-22? Harappa Mohenjodaro Kalibangan LothalQuestion 3 of 204. On which river was Mohenjodaro built? Ravi Ghaggar Sindhu (Indus) BhogaoQuestion 4 of 205. Why was it difficult to reach the bottom layer during Mohenjodaro excavations? Lack of Tools High Groundwater Levels Political Restrictions Poor FundingQuestion 5 of 206. What additional section, besides the citadel and lower town, was found at Mohenjodaro? Granary Market Fire Altars DockQuestion 6 of 207. Which Harappan city is considered the largest in Pakistan? Harappa Mohenjodaro Kalibangan LothalQuestion 7 of 208. Where is Kalibangan located? Gujarat Haryana Rajasthan PunjabQuestion 8 of 209. Who confirmed Kalibangan as a Harappan city after excavations began in 1960? S.R. Rao Brijabasi Lal and Balkrishna Thapar J.P. Joshi R.S. BishtQuestion 9 of 2010. What significant agricultural evidence was found at Kalibangan dated to about 2800 B.C.E.? Granary Ploughed Field Irrigation Canals Seed StorageQuestion 10 of 2011. What unique religious feature was discovered in the citadel of Kalibangan? Public Baths Six to Seven Fire Altars Granary DockQuestion 11 of 2012. Near which gulf is Lothal situated? Gulf of Cambay Gulf of Kutch Arabian Sea Bay of BengalQuestion 12 of 2013. Who supervised the excavations at Lothal from 1955 to 1960? J.P. Joshi S.R. Rao R.S. Bisht Vasant ShindeQuestion 13 of 2014. What feature at Lothal confirms it was a trading center? Fire Altars Granary Dock MarketQuestion 14 of 2015. On which river was Lothal established? Sindhu Bhogao Ghaggar RaviQuestion 15 of 2016. Who discovered the Harappan site of Dholavira? S.R. Rao J.P. Joshi R.S. Bisht Vasant ShindeQuestion 16 of 2017. In which district is Dholavira located? Ahmedabad Kutch Bikaner HissarQuestion 17 of 2018. How many sections was the Mature Harappan city of Dholavira divided into? Two Three Four FiveQuestion 18 of 2019. What was built at Dholavira to manage water from nearby streams? Granary Dock Dam of Baked Bricks and Stone Fire AltarsQuestion 19 of 2020. In which state is Rakhigarhi located? Rajasthan Haryana Gujarat PunjabQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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