This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Drainage > The Indus – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Indus Quiz 3 (13 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Indus River Valley Civilizations' cities were structured: A) In ovals, with small square buildings. B) In grids, with separate areas for residential and governmental buildings. C) In triangles, centered around the pyramids. D) In squares, separated by social classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In grids, with separate areas for residential and governmental buildings. 2. Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were located near the: A) City of Bodh Gaya. B) Arabian Sea. C) The Desert. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus River. 3. What was a "seal" ? A) A way to mark an object made by someone. B) A way to hold an envelope together. C) A barking animal. D) An ancient ritual of religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A way to mark an object made by someone. 4. Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because A) The fertile soil eventually turned into desert. B) The city was built on a flat plain. C) Streets sparated regular blocks of homes and buildings. D) The city was used for farming instead of trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Streets sparated regular blocks of homes and buildings. 5. When did farming develop in South Asia? A) 5000 BCE. B) 2020. C) 2010. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5000 BCE. 6. About how many years ago did India smash into Asia? A) 50 or 60 million years ago. B) 5 or 6 million years ago. C) 5 or 6 years ago. D) 50 or 60 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 or 60 million years ago. 7. What is a subcontinent? A) A small landmass in India. B) A large landmass smaller than a continent. C) A continent that takes the place of another. D) The study of the stars and planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large landmass smaller than a continent. 8. What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia? A) Hurricane. B) Tsunami. C) Monsoon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 9. What were the two major cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization? A) Mohenjodaro and India. B) Israel and India. C) Poplar Bluff and Missouri. D) Mohenjodaro and Harappa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohenjodaro and Harappa. 10. Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations? A) We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins. B) We have not discovered the location of the civilization. C) We can't interpret their writing. D) We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can't interpret their writing. 11. What is a seal? A) Stamp to mark an object made by someone. B) A way to hold an envelope together. C) A barking animal. D) A color-coded stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stamp to mark an object made by someone. 12. India is a ....., meaning it is a part of Asia. A) Subcontinent. B) Continent. C) Region. D) Landform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcontinent. 13. What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization? A) Tigris River. B) Euphrates River. C) Huang Ho River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus River. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesThe Indus Quiz 1The Indus Quiz 2Drainage Of India QuizIndian Drainage QuizLakes QuizThe Brahmaputra QuizThe Ganga Geography Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books