NMMS SOCIALSCIENCE QUIZ

The author of one of the sources of native literature ‘Rajatarangini’ is :

• Kautilya

• Kalhana

• Kalidasa

• Pampa

Ziggurat were called the ‘Towers of Babel’ by :

• Jews

• Greeks

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

Read the following statements and choose the correct alternative :

a) Mohenja - Daro, one of India’s ancient cities had a water tank.

b) Rig veda is the first among all the vedas.

• ‘a’ is true, ‘b’ is false

• Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are true

• ‘a’ is false, ‘b’ is true

• Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are false

The present ‘Kurukshetra’ was the habitat of the tribe :

• Panchala

• Vasha

• Kuru

• Usheena

Read the following statements and choose the correct alternative :

I. Sports always had a special place in the life of Greeks.

II. The Greeks gave as much importance to physical growth as they gave to psychological development.

• Both I and II are false.

• I is false and II is true.

• Both I and II are correct but II is not correct reason for I.

• Both I and II are correct and II is not correct reason for I.

The Greeks gave as much importance to physical growth as they gave to psychological development.

• Both I and II are false.

• I is false and II is true.

• Both I and II are correct but II is not correct reason for I.

• Both I and II are correct and II is correct reason for I.

The person who was called ‘Father of medicine’ is :

• Pythagoras

• Thales

• Anaximander

• Hippocrates

‘ Punic wars’ refers to the wars fought between Romans and Carthage to :

• Take control over Sicily

• Get freedom in Rome

• Acquire wealth and riches

• Save their citizens.

The 12 angas of the Jains are in the language :

• Pali

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Hindi

Match the following and choose the correct correct alternative :

A B

i Harihara a Bahamani Sultan

ii Ahmed Shah b Tuluva dynasty

iii Gajapathi c Sangama dynasty

iv Krishnadevaraya d Kalinga king

• i - c, ii - a, iii - d, iv - b

• i - b, ii - c, iii - d, iv - a

• i - d, ii - a, iii - c, iv - b

• i - d, ii - b, iii - c, iv - a