TEST.

35 MARKS 45 MINUTES [INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION]

6TH ICSE . TSVS [HISTORY]

QUESTION 1. FILL IN THE BLANKS [0.5 X 10= 5marks]

1. The Indus Valley civilization developed more than ________ years ago.

2. In 1921, Dayaram Sahni, an Indian archaeologists working with the ASI unearthed are the ruins of ________.

3. In 1922, ________, an Indian archaeologists working with the ASI excavated the city of Mohenjo-Daro.

4. ________, in Haryana, India is believed to be the largest Indus Valley civilization site discovered till date.4

5. The cities of Indus Valley civilization were built using the ________ of town planning.

6. ______ and ______ from the basic died of Indus Valley people.

7. Three faced god in a yogic position is lord ________ shown in the ________ seal.

8. Ornaments made of shell and ________ are also found here.

QUESTION 2. STATE TRUE OR FALSE [0.5 X 10= 5marks]

1. The people of Indus Valley civilization did not trade with other civilizations.

2. The people in Indus Valley civilization believed in mother goddess.

3. The main occupation of the Indus Valley people was pottery.

4. The walls of the houses were made of mud and reed.

5. The script of the Indus Valley civilization has been deciphered.

6. Daimabad of Maharashtra is believed to be from the late Harrapan period.

7. The roads of the Indus valley cities cut each other at acute angle.

8. Cotton was the main export of the Indus Valley civilization.

9. People of this civilization did not know how to spin and weave cotton.

10. The granaries of this civilization were not ventilated.

QUESTION 3. Match the column [ 1X 5= 5marks]

Column A Column B

1. 3 faced God a. Citadel

2. great bath b. Swimming pool

3. upper town c. Pakistan

4. Rakhaldas Banerjee d. Pashupati

5. Mehrgarh e. Mohenjo-Daro

QUESTION 4. IDENTIFY THE PICTURE AND WRITE A SENTENCE ON EACH. [ 1X2= 2marks] { ANY TWO }
QUESTION 5. ANWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. [ 13 marks]

1. Write in brief about the religious beliefs of Indus Valley people. [2]

2. What are the reasons for the decline of the Indus Valley civilization? [2]

3. How many social classes were there in the Indus Valley civilization? Describe in brief. [2]

4. What proof do we have to show that the people of the Indus Valley traded with other civilization by both land and sea.
;;;;What items were traded? [3]

5. What was special about the drainage system of Indus Valley cities? [2]

6. Describe the environment of the Indus Valley as it was 4000 years ago. [2]

QUESTION 6. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING WORDS. [ 1X5 = 5marks]

1. Civilization

2. Citadel

3. Faience

4. Terracotta

5. Dock