HISTORY { ANCIENT INDIA }

1. Primitive man first learnt 
a) to make fire
b) to make wheel
c) to grow grain 
d) to tame animals


2. Present-day man belongs to the species called.
a) Cro-magnon
b) Primates
c) Homo sapiens 
d) Pitheconthropus


3. Which were the earliest cereals grown by man ? 
a) Wheat and barley 
b) rice
c) millets 
d) Maize


4. The main occupation of the Paleolithic People was:
a) Agriculture 
b) Animal hubandry
c) Fishing 
d) Hunting and gathering food


5. What made possible the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age ?
a) Making a fire
b) Growing grain
c) Making wheels
d) Learning a script 


6. The people of the Mesolithic age used
a) Copper tools
b) Quartzite 
c) Iron tools
d) Small stone tools


7. An important invention of the wheel was occurred in :
a) Paleolithic age
b) Mesolithic age
c) Neolithic age 
d) Chalcelithic age 


8. The Indus Valley Civilization specialised in:
a) Town planning 
b) Architecture
c) Craftmanship 
d) All there


9. The People of the Indus Valley Civilisation worshipped
a) Pashupati
b) Brahma
c) Vishnu
d) Indro and above


10. The Great Bath, was found in:
a) Harappa
b) Lothal
c) Mohan-jo-daro
d) All the above


11. which is the port town of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
a) Lothal
b) Kalibangan 
c) Popar
d) Mohan-jo-daro


12. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus people?
a) Tin 
b) Copper 
c) Iron
d) Lead


13. Rice cultivation is associated with which of the following Harappan sites?
a) Kalibangan 
b) Harappa 
c) Lothal
d) Roper 


14. What was the staple food of the Indus people?
a) Rice
b) Wheat 
c) Corn 
d) Potatoes 


15. The Indus people were probably ruled by 
a) Kings
b) Priests
c) Merchants 
d) Elected members
 

16. Mohan-jo-daro is also known as
a) Mound of the Living 
b) Mound of the Great 
c) Mound of the Dead
d) Mound of the Survivor


17. The Script used by the Indus Valley people 
a) was based on alphabets
b) was based on picture and diagrams
c) was based on vedic languages
d) was very complicated


18. The Harappan civilization was mainly concentrated in:
a) Punjab, Rajsthan and Gujrat 
b) Punjab, Rajsthan and U.P.
c) Haryana, Rajsthan & Delhi 
d) Gujrat, Haryana and Western U.P.


19. The Harappan towns and cities were divided into large 
a) Square blocks 
b) Rectangular blocks
c) Circular blocks 
d) Semi-circular bloks


20. Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus Civilization?
a) Mustard 
b) Barley 
c) Sugarcane
d) Sesamum


21. Harappan weapons were made of: 
a) Stone
b) Copper
c) Bronze 
d) All the above


22. The site that played the role of Harappan trading station was: 
a) Harappa
b) Kalibangan 
c) Lothal 
d) Surkotda


23. An animal engraved on most of the Harappan seals is the 
a) Humpless bull of unicorn 
b) Elephant 
c) Bison
d) Tiger


24. The Indian script which appears to be the closest to the Harappan script is:
a) Brahmi 
b) Dravidian
c) Kharosthi 
d) Devanagari 


25. The most important item of import for the Harappan seals is was: 
a) Metals and precious stones
b) Food grains 
c) Textiles 
d) Pottery 

ANSWERS 

1 a), 2 c), 3 a), 4 d), 5 b), 6 d), 7 c), 8 a), 9 a), 10 c), 11 a), 12 c), 13 c), 14 b), 15 c), 16 c), 17 b), 18 a), 19 b), 20 c), 21 d), 22 c), 23 a), 24 b), 25 a)

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