Introduction:
The Harappan Civilization also known as Indus Valley Civilization was located in the northwestern regions of India which was lasted from circa. 2500 B.C to 1750 B.C.
Here are given below 100+ Gk Question and Answer about Harappan Civilization:
Q.1 What was the period of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: 2500 B.C. to 1750 B.C
Q.2 Harappan Civilization is also known as what?
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
Q.3 On the bank of which river did the Harappan Civilization mainly develop?
Answer: Indus River
Q.4 Who discovered Harappa in 1921?
Answer: Daya Ram Sahni
Q.5 Who discovered Mohenjo-daro in 1922?
Answer: R. D. Banerjee
Q.6 Which civilization was the first urban civilization of India?
Answer: Harappan Civilization
Q.7 In which present-day country is Harappa located?
Answer: Pakistan
Q.8 In which present-day country is Mohenjo-daro located?
Answer: Pakistan
Q.9 Which is the largest site of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.10 Which is the largest site of Harappan Civilization in India?
Answer: Rakhigarhi
Q.11 Rakhigarhi is located in which Indian state?
Answer: Haryana
Q.12 Which site is known as the port city of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Lothal
Q.13 Harappan Civilization is part of which larger cultural phase?
Answer: Chalcolithic Culture
Q.14 Which Harappan site is famous for the Great Bath?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.15 The Great Bath was mainly used for what purpose?
Answer: Religious or ritual bathing
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Q.16 Which metal was most commonly used by Harappans?
Answer: Copper and Bronze
Q.17 Harappan Civilization belongs to which age?
Answer: Bronze Age
Q.18 What type of town planning was used in Harappan cities?
Answer: Grid pattern
Q.19 What was the building material used in Harappan cities?
Answer: Baked bricks
Q.20 What was the ratio of bricks used by Harappans?
Answer: 1:2:4
Q.21 Which Harappan site is famous for dockyard?
Answer: Lothal
Q.22 What was the main occupation of Harappan people?
Answer: Agriculture
Q.23 Which was the most important crop for Harappans?
Answer: Wheat and Barley
Q.24 Which was the earliest cultivated crop in Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Cotton
Q.25 Harappan Civilization was known for which type of drainage system?
Answer: Well-planned underground drainage system
Q.26 Which animal seal is most commonly found in Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Unicorn
Q.27 Which Harappan site is known as the ‘Great-Granary’ city?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.28 What type of houses did Harappans live in?
Answer: Pucca brick houses
Q.29 Which Harappan site is located on the Ravi River?
Answer: Harappa
Q.30 Which Harappan site is located on the Indus River?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro and Chanhudaro
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Q.31 Which Harappan site is located on the Ghaggar-Hakra River?
Answer: Kalibangan
Q.32 Kalibangan is located in which Indian state?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q.33 Which Harappan site shows evidence of ploughed fields?
Answer: Kalibangan
Q.34 Which Harappan site provides evidence of irrigation canals?
Answer: Shortugai
Q.35 Shortugai is located in which modern-day country?
Answer: Afghanistan
Q.36 Chanhudaro is located in which modern-day country?
Answer: Pakistan
Q.37 What was the main form of trade in Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Barter system
Q.38 Harappans traded with which Mesopotamian civilization?
Answer: Sumerian Civilization
Q.39 What was Harappan writing system called?
Answer: Indus Script
Q.40 What was the main reason for urban success during Harappan period?
Answer: Advanced town planning
Q.41 Which material was used for making seals?
Answer: Steatite
Q.42 Which Harappan site is famous for water management?
Answer: Dholavira
Q.43 Dholavira is located in which Indian state state?
Answer: Gujarat
Q.44 How many parts was Dholavira divided into?
Answer: Three parts (the Citadel, the middle town and the lower town)
Q.45 Harappans used which type of well?
Answer: Brick-lined wells
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Q.46 Which Harappan site is located in Sindh region?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.47 What type of government existed in Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Central authority
Q.48 Which animal was not known to Harappans?
Answer: Horse
Q.49 What was the main source of irrigation during Harappan period?
Answer: Rivers and rainfall
Q.50 Which metal was not known to Harappans?
Answer: Iron
Q.51 What was the main diet of Harappans?
Answer: Wheat, barley, and pulses
Q.52 Which Harappan site is near Kutch region?
Answer: Dholavira
Q.53 Which Harappan site is famous for town planning excellence?
Answer: Dholavira
Q.54 Which Harappan site shows evidence of rice cultivation?
Answer: Lothal and Rangpur
Q.55 What kind of pottery was used by Harappans?
Answer: Red pottery and Terracotta
Q.56 Which goddess was worshipped by Harappans?
Answer: Mother Goddess
Q.57 Which male deity is associated with Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Pashupati Seal deity
Q.58 Harappan seals remind us of which later Indian god?
Answer: Lord Shiva
Q.59 What kind of ornaments were worn by Harappans?
Answer: Anklets, Bangles, Necklaces
Q.60 Which material was used for ornaments?
Answer: Gold, silver, copper, beads
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Q.61 Which Harappan site is famous for copper tools?
Answer: Ganeshwar
Q.62 Harappan weights were based on which system?
Answer: Binary system
Q.63 Which animal was commonly domesticated by Harappan people?
Answer: Sheep, Goats, Dogs, Cats, Buffalos
Q.64 Which Harappan site is known for craft specialization?
Answer: Chanhudaro
Q.65 Harappan site Ropar is located on which river?
Answer: Sutlej River
Q.66 Which Harappan site is located in Jammu region?
Answer: Manda
Q.67 Which Harappan site provides evidence of earthquake?
Answer: Kalibangan
Q.68 What was the burial practices of Harappans?
Answer: Burying bodies
Q.69 Which Harappan site shows coffin burial?
Answer: Lothal and Harappa
Q.70 What was the main reason for decline of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Environmental and climatic changes.
Q.71 Floods played a major role in decline at which site of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.72 Harappan Civilization declined around which period?
Answer: Around 1750 B.C.
Q.73 Which modern river is believed to be ancient Saraswati?
Answer: Ghaggar-Hakra River System
Q.74 Which site is called the Manchester of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Lothal
Q.75 Which Harappan site is famous for shell objects?
Answer: Balakot and Nageshwar
Q.76 Nageshwar is located in which Indian state?
Answer: Gujarat
Q.77 Which animal was used for transport during Harappan period?
Answer: Bullocks, Camels and Donkey
Q.78 Which Harappan site is located in Baluchistan?
Answer: Sutkagendor
Q.79 Sutkagendor was mainly a centre of what activity?
Answer: Trading
Q.80 Which Harappan site is located near Arabian Sea?
Answer: Lothal
Q.81 Which Harappan site shows evidence of dockyard and warehouse?
Answer: Lothal
Q.82 Which Harappan site is also called ‘Mini Harappa’?
Answer: Lothal
Q.83 What was the main fuel used during Harappan period?
Answer: Wood and Animal dung
Q.84 Harappans were skilled in which craft?
Answer: Pottery making
Q.85 Which Harappan site is located in Maharashtra?
Answer: Daimabad
Q.86 Daimabad is located on which river?
Answer: Pravara River
Q.87 Harappan people believed in which type of religion?
Answer: Nature worship
Q.88 Which plant was worshipped by the Harappan people?
Answer: Peepal tree
Q.89 What type of climate led to decline of Harappan Civilization?
Answer: Dry and arid climate
Q.90 Which site shows evidence of flood layers?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.91 Which Harappan site shows evidence of bead factory?
Answer: Chanhudaro
Q.92 Which animal figurines are commonly found during Harappan period?
Answer: Terracotta animals
Q.93 Which Harappan site of India is UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: Dholavira
Q.94 Which material was used for toy making during Harappan period?
Answer: Terracotta
Q.95 Harappan cities were divided into which two parts?
Answer: Citadel and Lower Town
Q.96 Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India during discovery?
Answer: Sir John Marshall
Q.97 Which Harappan site is famous for stone sculpture?
Answer: Mohenjo-daro
Q.98 Which famous statue was found in Mohenjo-daro?
Answer: Priest-King and Dancing Girl
Q.99 What type of seals were used in Harappan period?
Answer: Square seals
Q.100 Which Harappan site is known for water reservoirs?
Answer: Dholavira
Q.101 Harappan Civilization spread over how many countries?
Answer: India and Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Q.102 Which is the Easternmost site of Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Alamgirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Q.103 Which is the Westernmost site of Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Sutkagandor, Balochistan, Pakistan
Q.104 Which is the Northernmost site of Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Manda, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Q.105 Which is the Southernmost site of Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Daimabad, Maharashtra, India
Conclusion:
The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilization started declining around 1900 B.C, due to not a single cause but a combination of factors. One major reason was climatic change. Geological studies suggest weakening of the monsoon, leading to reduced rainfall, droughts, and declining agricultural productivity. Rivers like the Ghaggar–Hakra possibly dried up or changed their course, severely affecting cities dependent on river water. Thus, the civilization ended through slow decline and transformation, not sudden destruction.
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