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WorksheetsHistory of Sri Lanka
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The earliest human remains found on Sri Lanka date to about ___ years ago (Balangoda Man).
35,000
55,000
30,000
45,000
The proto-historical period of Sri Lanka is based on all of these chronicles except the ______
Mahavamsa
Divapamsa
Culavamsa
Dipavamsa
The first Sri Lankan ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom is _______
Pancukabhaya
Candukabhaya
Pandukabhaya
Pandakujhaya
Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BCE by ___, son of emperor Ashoka.
Arham Mahinda
Arhath Mahinda
Armath Mahinda
Azkath Mahinda
The first Tamil ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom is _____.
Ekkalan
Eppalan
Emmalan
Ellalan
Between 1597 and 1658, a substantial part of the island was under _____ rule.
Dutch
Prince Pandiyan's
Portuguese
Prince Vijayan's
The Portuguese lost their possessions in Ceylon due to ___ intervention in a Eighty Years' War.
Dutch
India
British
Andaman
Following the _______, the island was united under British rule in 1815.
Chandyan Wars
Pandyan Wars
Bhandyan Wars
Kandyan Wars
Independence was granted in 1948 but the country remained a Dominion of the British Empire ___.
until 1967
until 1972.
until 1976.
until 1982
A constitution was introduced in 1978 which made the ___ the head of state.
Executive Minister
Prime Minister
Executive President
Executive District Officer
The Sri Lankan civil war began in 1983 and ended in ____.
1989
2001
1999
2009
Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the Sri Lanka island since at least around the ____ BCE.
5th century
2nd century
6th century
1st century
70% of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka live in the Northern and _____ provinces.
Western
Eastern
Southern
Northwestern
The civil war which ended in 2009 led to more than 800,000 Tamils _____
leaving Sri Lanka
venturing into business
getting government jobs
being granted loans
Sri Lankan Tamils are descendants of the Tamils of the old Jaffna Kingdom and east coast _____.
chieftaincies called Mannimals.
chieftaincies called Vannimals.
chieftaincies called Yarlnimais.
chieftaincies called Vannimais.
