History IVC Quiz Revision 1 (14.8.24)

Arrange these years and events on a horizontal timeline -

1600 AD

2015 AD

326 BC

711 AD

1500 BC

1857 AD

1947 AD

Jahangirnama is part of which type of written record?

• A. religious

• B. historical writing

• C. life stories

• D. accounts of travellers

A century is a period of __________ years.

• A. 10

• B. 100

• C. 1000

• D. 50

AD means after death.

• A. True

• B. False

1. A. What do you see in this image?

2. B. Who runs it?

3. C. What is provided in this place?

4. 4. Where does the money come from to run this place?

Which are examples of oral sources?

• A. songs

• B. inscriptions

• C. manuscripts

• D. epics

• E. edicts

Identify the animal on this seal

• A. unicorn

• B. bull

• C. lion

• D. deer

BC is also known as Before Common Era

• A. True

• B. False

The Tripitakas are _______

• A. the life story of a king

• B. an account of a traveller

• C. the teachings of Buddha

• D. historical writings of historians down the ages

During the reign of Chandragupta, Megasthenes described India in his book Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi.

• A. True

• B. False

Answer explanation

During the reign of Chandragupta, Megasthenes described India in his book Indica .

Or,

Ziauddin Barani wrote Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi , which is an important source of information about medieval India.