wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Introducing History

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an archaeological source from the following?

a)

Inscription

b)

Notebook

c)

Book

d)

Puzzle

2.

Manuscripts are _____________

a)

Oral records

b)

Printed records

c)

Handwritten records

d)

musical records

3.

In north India, religious texts were mostly written in which language?

a)

Pali

b)

Tamil

c)

Prakrit

d)

Sanskrit

4.

Chandragupta's coins tell us that he was good at___________

a)

Singing

b)

Dancing

c)

Veena playing

d)

Tabala playing

5.

Who was Megasthenes?

a)

Spanish historian

b)

Greek historian

c)

Dutch historian

d)

Chinese historian

6.

CE stands for Common Era. It refers____________

a)

After the birth of Christ

b)

After the death of Christ

c)

Before the birth of Christ

7.

Which inscriptions of the Mauryan king are the earliest inscriptions in India?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Bindusara

d)

Fa-Hien

8.

Who is the author of the book Arthashastra?

a)

Megesthense

b)

Hiuen - Tsang

c)

Kautilya

d)

Aryabhatta

9.

An important Buddhist monument Sanchi Stupa located in which state?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Madhya Prasdesh

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Karnataka

10.

Prehistory refers to ___________

a)

No written records

b)

Written records are available

c)

Before the invention of printing

11.

________________ is the systematic records of the past events.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Protohistroy

c)

History

12.

These imprints are usually made from hard body parts such as bones or skulls, which leave a permanent mark on the rock.

a)

Artefacts

b)

Fossils

c)

Inscriptions

13.

Arrangement of the historical events of history in sequence according to the time when it took place.

a)

Chronology

b)

Arrangement

c)

Manuscripts

14.

What is a timeline?

a)

Arrangements of events

b)

Graphical representation of historical events

c)

Handwritten records of the past

15.

Coins helps us to understand the economic condition of a kingdom.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

BCE stands for Before Christian Era

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Sanchi stupa was built during the period of Sunga.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Archaeology is the science of exploring and excavating old remains.

a)

True

b)

False