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Indus Valley Quiz

Practice quiz on Indus Valley (General Knowledge). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.

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Practice quiz on Indus Valley (General Knowledge). 10 exam-style questions with explanations. Indus Valley Quiz is a free, 10-minute, 10-mark practice quiz on AajExam rated at mixed difficulty, designed to help candidates preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC government competitive exams sharpen their command of Ancient History (History). Every question on this quiz ships with a detailed step-by-step solution so you don't just learn the right answer — you learn the reasoning and shortcuts top scorers use to crack similar questions faster on the actual exam day. Why Indus Valley Quiz matters in your preparation: government exam-conducting bodies repeatedly draw questions from the same chapters and the same skill-clusters across recruitment cycles. By attempting focused topic-wise quizzes like this one, you build pattern recognition — the ability to spot which formula, rule or trick applies the moment you see a question. Toppers consistently report that 5-10 quizzes on a single topic delivers more exam-day score gain than 20+ unfocused full-length mocks, because targeted drilling exposes your specific sub-topic weaknesses with surgical precision. How to use this quiz effectively: attempt it in one sitting under the 10-minute timer, without referring to notes or external resources — simulate exam-day conditions exactly. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your accuracy, time per question and section-wise performance. Then go through every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, mentally tagging the underlying concept rather than just memorising the answer. Revisit this quiz after 7-10 days; your second attempt should be 15-20% faster with noticeably better accuracy. After mastering this quiz, explore the 6 related quizzes linked below to broaden your topic coverage. AajExam quiz design principles: every quiz on the platform is curated by subject experts using the actual question formats, difficulty distributions and time pressures of the target government exams. We deliberately avoid generic "textbook" questions in favour of exam-replicating ones. Solutions are written in plain English (and Hindi where source material was bilingual), with step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English questions, and direct reference statements for general awareness items. Performance analytics after each attempt include accuracy, attempt rate, time spent per question, and an estimated all-India percentile so you know exactly where you stand against other candidates. This quiz is completely free to attempt. You only need a free AajExam account to track your performance across attempts, view detailed solutions and unlock the platform-wide analytics dashboard. The platform is mobile-friendly and works seamlessly on smartphones, tablets and desktops — so you can sharpen your Ancient History (History) skills in any spare 15-minute window.
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Indus Valley Quiz — Questions with Solutions

All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.

  1. Q1.The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in

    • A.1947
    • B.1921-22
    • C.1905
    • D.1857
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    Answer: B. 1921-22

    Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.

  2. Q2.Mohenjo-daro means

    • A.Mound of the dead
    • B.City of gold
    • C.River of life
    • D.Great bath
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    Answer: A. Mound of the dead

    Sindhi: mound of the dead.

  3. Q3.The Great Bath was found at

    • A.Harappa
    • B.Lothal
    • C.Mohenjo-daro
    • D.Kalibangan
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    Answer: C. Mohenjo-daro

    Mohenjo-daro.

  4. Q4.Lothal is famous for its

    • A.Fire altars
    • B.Granary
    • C.Great bath
    • D.Dockyard
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    Answer: D. Dockyard

    Port town in Gujarat.

  5. Q5.The Indus Valley people did not know the use of

    • A.Bronze
    • B.Cotton
    • C.Copper
    • D.Iron
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    Answer: D. Iron

    They were Bronze Age.

  6. Q6.The main crop of the Indus people was

    • A.Wheat and barley
    • B.Maize
    • C.Tea
    • D.Rice only
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    Answer: A. Wheat and barley

    Wheat and barley.

  7. Q7.Harappa is located on the river

    • A.Indus
    • B.Ravi
    • C.Sutlej
    • D.Ganga
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    Answer: B. Ravi

    Ravi.

  8. Q8.The script of the Indus civilisation is

    • A.Kharosthi
    • B.Brahmi
    • C.Devanagari
    • D.Undeciphered
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    Answer: D. Undeciphered

    Not deciphered yet.

  9. Q9.The most famous bronze statue found at Mohenjo-daro is of a

    • A.King-priest
    • B.Mother goddess
    • C.Bull
    • D.Dancing girl
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    Answer: D. Dancing girl

    The Dancing Girl.

  10. Q10.Dholavira is in

    • A.Haryana
    • B.Gujarat
    • C.Sindh
    • D.Punjab
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    Answer: B. Gujarat

    Kutch, Gujarat.

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