Indian History 1


Questionnaire No. 1

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  1. Primitive man first learnt to
    1. make a fire
    2. tame animals
    3. make a wheel
    4. grow grain


  2. What made possible the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age?
    1. making a fire
    2. growing grain
    3. making wheels
    4. learning a script


  3. Which were the earliest cereals grown by man?
    1. wheat and barley
    2. rice
    3. millets
    4. maize


  4. The main occupation of the Paleolithic people was
    1. agriculture
    2. animal husbandry
    3. fishing
    4. hunting and gathering food


  5. The people of Mesolithic age used
    1. copper tools
    2. iron tools
    3. quartzite
    4. small stone tools


  6. The Indus Valley civilization type was found in
    1. Sumer
    2. China
    3. Egypt
    4. All these


  7. The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in
    1. town planning
    2. architecture
    3. craftsmanship
    4. all these


  8. The people of Indus Valley Civilization worshipped
    1. Pashupati
    2. Indra and Brahma
    3. Brahma
    4. Vishnu


  9. Lothal and Kalibangan are associated with
    1. Harappan Culture
    2. Egyptian Civilization
    3. Babylonian Civilization
    4. Chinese Civilization


  10. Which is the port town of the Indus Valley Civilization?
    1. Lothal
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Ropar
    4. Mohenjdaro


  11. Which of the following Harappan sites are not in India?
    1. Mohenjodaro and Harappa
    2. Lothal and Kalibangan
    3. Bhanwali and Ropar
    4. Lothal and Ropar


  12. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus people?
    1. tin
    2. copper
    3. iron
    4. lead


  13. Rice cultivation is associated with which of the following Harappan
    sties?
    1. Kalibangan
    2. Harappa
    3. Kot Diji
    4. Lothal


  14. What was the staple food of the Indus people?
    1. rice
    2. wheat
    3. corn
    4. potatoes


  15. Who possibly ruled the Indus people?
    1. priests
    2. kings
    3. merchants
    4. an assembly of elders



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