{"id":6138,"date":"2026-01-09T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:00:47","slug":"mcqs-based-on-ancient-history-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6138","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Ancient History &#8211; (14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which of the following fruits were NOT commonly consumed by the Harappans?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Coconut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Pomegranate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Banana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Watermelon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Banana <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Based on archaeological and botanical studies, Harappans consumed a variety of fruits including:<br\/>\n\n&bull; Coconut<br\/>\n\n&bull; Pomegranate<br\/>\n\n&bull; Dates<br\/>\n\n&bull; Lemon<br\/>\n\n&bull; Watermelon<br\/>\nThere is no evidence of banana cultivation or consumption during the Indus Valley period. Banana is believed to have been domesticated much later in Southeast Asia and spread to the Indian subcontinent at a later stage.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which site provides evidence of an earthquake during the Harappan period?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mohenjo-Daro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Kalibangan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Banawali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Surkotada<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Kalibangan <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Kalibangan, located in Rajasthan, is one of the key Indus Valley sites.<br\/>\nArchaeological layers at Kalibangan show signs of sudden destruction, including:<br\/>\n\n&bull; Tilted or cracked walls<br\/>\n\n&bull; Displaced structures<br\/>\nThis points to a massive earthquake that may have contributed to the site\u2019s abandonment.<br\/>\nKalibangan also has evidence of fire altars, ploughed agricultural fields, and wooden drainage systems \u2014 all showcasing a developed but fragile urban system vulnerable to natural disasters.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What was the primary material used in Harappan textile production?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Linen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Silk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Wool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Cotton<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Cotton <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Harappans were among the first people in the world to cultivate cotton.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Fragments of cotton cloth were found preserved on silver objects at Mohenjo-Daro.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Spindle whorls and other tools related to spinning were also discovered.<br\/>\nThere is no archaeological evidence of silk, linen, or wool in the Indus Valley Civilization \u2014 wool came later, associated with pastoral cultures in the Vedic age.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. According to Mortimer Wheeler, who was responsible for the decline of the Harappan Civilization?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Internal conflicts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Aryan invaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Natural disasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mesopotamians<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Aryan invaders <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Mortimer Wheeler, a British archaeologist, popularized the Aryan invasion theory in the 1940s.<br\/>\nHe interpreted:<br\/>\n\n&bull; Skeletal remains found at Mohenjo-Daro as signs of massacre.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Rig Vedic hymns (e.g., calling Indra &#8220;puramdara&#8221; or fort-destroyer) as historical references to the destruction of Indus cities.<br\/>\nHowever, modern scholars widely reject this theory, arguing that the decline was gradual and likely due to climate change, river shifts, and economic factors \u2014 not an abrupt Aryan invasion.<br\/>\nStill, Wheeler\u2019s theory remains important in the historiography of early India.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which of the following elements from Harappan religion has continued into modern Hinduism?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Worship of Vishnu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Worship of Buddha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Worship of Pashupati (Shiva) and Lingam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Worship of Prophet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Worship of Pashupati (Shiva) and Lingam <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> A seal discovered at Mohenjo-Daro shows a figure surrounded by animals, seated in a yogic posture, wearing a horned headdress.<br\/>\nThis has been interpreted by scholars like John Marshall as an early form of Lord Shiva or Pashupati (Lord of Beasts).<br\/>\n\n&bull; Similarly, Lingam worship \u2014 a symbolic representation of Shiva \u2014 finds early parallels in the cylindrical stones found at Harappan sites.<br\/>\nOther religious continuities from Harappa into later Hinduism include:<br\/>\n\n&bull; Mother Goddess worship<br\/>\n\n&bull; Sacred animals and trees<br\/>\n\n&bull; Swastika symbol<br\/>\nThis indicates a strong cultural and religious continuity between Harappan religion and later Vedic\/Hindu practices.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which of the following fruits were NOT commonly consumed by the Harappans? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Banana Explanation: Based on archaeological and botanical studies, Harappans consumed a variety of fruits including: &bull; Coconut &bull; Pomegranate &bull; Dates &bull; Lemon &bull; Watermelon There is no evidence of banana cultivation or consumption during the Indus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1362,21,1431,1419,1430,1424,31,20],"class_list":["post-6138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ancient-history","tag-ancient-history","tag-competitive-exams","tag-cotton","tag-harappan-civilization","tag-harappan-textile-production","tag-harappans","tag-mcq","tag-ssc-cgl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6138"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6140,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions\/6140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}