This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Drainage > The Indus – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Indus Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is monsoon? A) An annual change of wind direction. B) The full moon. C) The half moon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An annual change of wind direction. 2. What is a kiln? A) A hot oven or furnace to bake clay pottery. B) A stove. C) A blanket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hot oven or furnace to bake clay pottery. 3. How many stories high were the houses usually? A) 3 stories high. B) 7 stories high. C) 1 story high. D) 2 stories high. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 stories high. 4. Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization? A) It brought rain to the area. B) It was hard to cross. C) It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming. 5. Where was the Indus Valley Civilization located? A) South Asia. B) South America. C) South India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Asia. 6. Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a A) Mountain. B) Grid. C) Circle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grid. 7. Which Country was the Indus River Valley from? A) Germany. B) France. C) Indonesia. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 8. Who created the first indoor plumbing system A) Harappa. B) Bob's Porta-potties. C) Inca. D) Mohenjo Daro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohenjo Daro. 9. What were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley? A) Sewer system, grid-like streets. B) Written language, temples. C) Roads, irrigation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sewer system, grid-like streets. 10. The Indus River Valley Civilization was located in which two present day countries? A) China and Japan. B) United States and Canada. C) India and Pakistan. D) India and Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and Pakistan. 11. Why is India called a subcontinent? A) Because it's called a subcontinent. B) Because India is not a continent, it is a country. C) Because of the mountain ranges that separate India from Asia. D) Because India is an island on the sea, and all islands are considered subcontinents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of the mountain ranges that separate India from Asia. 12. What prevented ancient India from being in contact with other civilizations? A) Religion. B) Himalayas. C) No language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 13. What river did people in ancient India settle along? A) Tigris River. B) Nile River. C) Indus River. D) Amazon River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 14. Why were the surrounding landforms favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization? A) The physical features provided natural barriers for protection. B) Fertile soil allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops. C) It gave the people timber to build homes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The physical features provided natural barriers for protection. 15. Ancient India and Egypt were similar because they both A) Had the Nile River and river deltas. B) Were a part of the Fertile Crescent. C) Had rivers and natural boundaries. D) Shared the written language of hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had rivers and natural boundaries. 16. What formed when India smashed into Asia? A) The Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains. B) Texas. C) England. D) Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains. 17. This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia. A) Alps. B) Carpathian. C) Himalayas. D) Indialius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 18. Which of the following statements does NOT explain why the Himalayas are important to India? A) Almost all the great rivers of India have their sources in the Himalayan ranges. B) The Himalayas have been protecting India from outside invaders since the early times thus serving as a defense barrier. C) Mount Everest at 29, 029 ft (8, 848 m) is the highest peak in the Himalayas. D) The Himalayas play a very significant role in influencing the climate of India. By intercepting the summer monsoons, The Himalayas cause precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mount Everest at 29, 029 ft (8, 848 m) is the highest peak in the Himalayas. 19. The earliest civilizations in India developed along which river? A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Brahmaputra. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 20. The Vedas are ..... A) A mountain range in northern India. B) Aryan Religious books. C) Nomadic herders who moved into the Indus River Valley. D) Early inhabitants of the Indus River valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryan Religious books. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesThe Indus Quiz 1The Indus Quiz 3Drainage Of India QuizIndian Drainage QuizLakes QuizThe Brahmaputra QuizThe Ganga Geography Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books