VITAL VILLAGES AND THRIVING TOWNS

4. In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

• (a) Vellalar

• (b) Adimai

• (c) Uzhavar

• (d) Karmakara

5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

• (a) Pottery

• (b) Stamp

• (c) Footwear

• (d) Cloth

7. Mathura was also a religious centre-there were

Buddhist ________________ , Jain __________________ and it was an important centre for the worship of______________.

• Monasteries, Shrines.,Krishna

• Texts,Learning,Buddha

• Learning,Texts,Mahavira

• Shrines,Monastries,Vishnu

10. Which metals were used to make punch marked

coins ?

• Gold or Platinum

• Silver or Copper

• Tin or Ivory

• Gold or Tin

8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships

unloaded goods from distant lands.

• Barauch

• Mathura

• Arikamedu

• Ujjain

1. Ring wells were used as :

• (a) Toilets

• (b) Drains

• (c) garbage

• (d) All of these

In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

• (a) Vellalar

• (b) Adimai

• (c) Uzhavar

• (d) Karmakara

Shrenis were associations of:

• Herders

• Rulers

• farmers

• Craftspersons

The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.

• True

• False

Mathura was an important :

• (a) village

• (b) port

• (c) religious centre

• (d) forested area