Class 6 SS The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation MCQ
- What is a civilisation?
A) A small village community
B) An advanced stage of human society
C) A group of hunters
D) A tribal settlement
Answer: B) An advanced stage of human society
- Which of the following is
NOT a characteristic of civilisation?
A) Urbanism
B) Writing system
C) Nomadic lifestyle only
D) Trade
Answer: C) Nomadic lifestyle only
- Which civilisation is
considered the earliest civilisation of the Indian Subcontinent?
A) Egyptian Civilisation
B) Mesopotamian Civilisation
C) Harappan Civilisation
D) Roman Civilisation
Answer: C) Harappan Civilisation
- Another name for the
Harappan Civilisation is:
A) Greek Civilisation
B) Indus-Sarasvatī Civilisation
C) Chinese Civilisation
D) Persian Civilisation
Answer: B) Indus-Sarasvatī Civilisation
- The Indus-Sarasvatī
Civilisation flourished approximately between:
A) 5000–4000 BCE
B) 4000–3000 BCE
C) 2600–1900 BCE
D) 1500–1000 BCE
Answer: C) 2600–1900 BCE
- Which river made the plains
of Punjab and Sindh fertile?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Brahmaputra
D) Indus
Answer: D) Indus
- The Sarasvatī River flowed
through parts of:
A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B) Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat
C) Odisha and Bengal
D) Maharashtra and Goa
Answer: B) Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat
- Why are the people of this
civilisation called “Harappans”?
A) They worshipped Harappa
B) Harappa was their capital
C) Harappa was the first excavated city
D) Their king was Harappa
Answer: C) Harappa was the first excavated city
- The development of Harappan
cities is also called:
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Green Revolution
C) First Urbanisation of India
D) Agricultural Revolution
Answer: C) First Urbanisation of India
- Which Harappan city is
located in Gujarat?
A) Harappa
B) Mohenjo-daro
C) Dholavira
D) Rakhigarhi
Answer: C) Dholavira
- Which Harappan city is
located in Haryana?
A) Lothal
B) Rakhigarhi
C) Mohenjo-daro
D) Harappa
Answer: B) Rakhigarhi
- Harappan cities were known
for:
A) Random planning
B) Poor drainage
C) Planned streets and drainage
D) Wooden houses only
Answer: C) Planned streets and drainage
- Harappan streets were often
aligned according to:
A) River flow
B) Cardinal directions
C) Mountains
D) Sunlight only
Answer: B) Cardinal directions
- The two main parts of
Harappan cities were:
A) East town and west town
B) Upper town and lower town
C) Village and city
D) Fort and palace
Answer: B) Upper town and lower town
- The famous “Great Bath” is
located at:
A) Dholavira
B) Harappa
C) Kalibangan
D) Mohenjo-daro
Answer: D) Mohenjo-daro
- Harappans gave great
importance to:
A) Warfare
B) Hunting only
C) Water management and cleanliness
D) Horse riding
Answer: C) Water management and cleanliness
- The largest reservoir at
Dholavira measured about:
A) 20 metres
B) 40 metres
C) 73 metres
D) 100 metres
Answer: C) 73 metres
- Which crop was first grown
in Eurasia by the Harappans?
A) Rice
B) Cotton
C) Tea
D) Sugarcane
Answer: B) Cotton
- Which farming tool used by
Harappans is still used today?
A) Tractor
B) Axe
C) Plough
D) Drill machine
Answer: C) Plough
- Harappans traded beads made
of which semiprecious stone?
A) Diamond
B) Ruby
C) Carnelian
D) Sapphire
Answer: C) Carnelian
- Lothal is famous for its:
A) Temple
B) Dockyard
C) Palace
D) Library
Answer: B) Dockyard
- Harappan seals were
generally made of:
A) Gold
B) Iron
C) Steatite
D) Marble
Answer: C) Steatite
- Which metal was mixed with
copper to make bronze?
A) Silver
B) Tin
C) Gold
D) Zinc
Answer: B) Tin
- Around when did the Harappan
Civilisation begin to decline?
A) 3000 BCE
B) 2600 BCE
C) 1900 BCE
D) 1000 BCE
Answer: C) 1900 BCE
- One major reason for the
decline of the Harappan Civilisation was:
A) Foreign invasion
B) Climatic changes and drying up of Sarasvatī River
C) Lack of trade
D) Earthquake only
Answer: B) Climatic changes and drying up of Sarasvatī River
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