MCQ Chapter 2 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board First Cities of India 1. What is the largest Harappan site in India and Pakistan by area?MohenjodaroHarappaRakhigarhiDholaviraQuestion 1 of 202. Who conducted excavations at Rakhigarhi in the late 1990s?S.R.RaoVasant ShindeR.S.BishtBrijabasi LalQuestion 2 of 203. What was studied at Rakhigarhi to analyze the hereditary characteristics of the Harappan population?PotteryHuman Skeletal RemainsSealsBeadsQuestion 3 of 204. Which semi-precious stone was in great demand in Mesopotamia and sourced from Shortugai?CarnelianLapis LazuliAgateTurquoiseQuestion 4 of 205. Which Harappan site in Afghanistan was established for its lapis lazuli mines?LothalShortugaiChanudaroKuntasiQuestion 5 of 206. During which period did women primarily make handmade pots and use digging sticks for sowing?Mature HarappanLate HarappanEarly HarappanPre-HarappanQuestion 6 of 207. What innovation in the Early Harappan period enhanced agricultural production?Wheel-Made PotteryPloughs Pulled by BullocksIrrigation CanalsStandardized WeightsQuestion 7 of 208. Which site provided clay replicas of ploughs from the Harappan period?KalibanganBanawaliLothalRakhigarhiQuestion 8 of 209. With which empire did Harappan trade flourish during the reign of Emperor Sargon I?Egyptian EmpireAkkadian EmpirePersian EmpireRoman EmpireQuestion 9 of 2010. Which region was identified as Meluhha in Mesopotamian records?BahrainOman-Iran-BaluchistanHarappan CivilizationCentral AsiaQuestion 10 of 2011. What commodity was exported by Harappan traders to dye blue cloth for Egyptian mummies?Lapis LazuliIndigoCottonWoolQuestion 11 of 2012. Which Harappan city was an important industrial town in Sindh?LothalChanudaroDholaviraKalibanganQuestion 12 of 2013. Which Harappan outpost was established for trade convenience in Gujarat?ShortugaiKuntasiRakhigarhiMohenjodaroQuestion 13 of 2014. What Mesopotamian structure influenced the idea of a Harappan Priest-King?PyramidsZigguratsPalacesCanalsQuestion 14 of 2015. What was NOT a reason for the decline of Harappan trade with Mesopotamia?Weakening Mesopotamian EconomyInternal Conflicts in MesopotamiaIncreasing Salination of LandImproved Land RoutesQuestion 15 of 2016. Around what time did the Harappan Civilization begin to decline?2500-2400 B.C.E.2000-1900 B.C.E.1500-1400 B.C.E.1000-900 B.C.E.Question 16 of 2017. What environmental factor contributed to the decline of the Harappan Civilization?Volcanic EruptionsIncreasing Aridity and FaminesTsunamisDeforestationQuestion 17 of 2018. What natural disaster raised the ground level of the Saraswati river bed, causing its tributaries to change course?FloodEarthquakeDroughtLandslideQuestion 18 of 2019. What cultures emerged after the decline of the Harappan Civilization in regions like Rajasthan and Gujarat?Vedic CulturesChalcolithic CulturesIron Age CulturesNeolithic CulturesQuestion 19 of 2020. What term describes the cultures that preceded the Harappan Civilization?Post-Harappan CulturesMature Harappan CulturesPre-Harappan CulturesLate Harappan CulturesQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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