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History Quiz(Ch-1 and 2)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the study of human history and pre-history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains.

2.

The people who gathered their food and They have lived on the banks of the Narmada for several thousand years are known as (a)   .

3.

_________________________ were the writings on relatively hard surfaces such as metal or stone.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Inscriptions

4.

Scholars who study the past are called ______________.

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Historians

5.

Why did hunter-gatherers move from place to place?

a)

In search of food

b)

In search of shelters

c)

In search of water

d)

All of these

6.

Where is water found?

a)

In lakes

b)

In streams

c)

In rivers

d)

All of these

7.

How did the ancient people travel?

a)

By buses

b)

By trains

c)

By ships

d)

On foot

8.

In the ancient times tools were made up of which material?

a)

Stone

b)

Wood

c)

Bone

d)

All of these

9.

For what purpose were the stone tools used?

a)

To cut meat and bone

b)

To chop fruits and roots

c)

To make spears and arrows

d)

All of these

10.

When was the Mesolithic period?

a)

6000-7000 years ago

b)

7000-8000 years ago

c)

8000-9000 years ago

d)

12000-10000 years ago

11.

Bhimbetka is located in the present day in __________.

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Kerala

12.

(a)   are places where the remains of things(tools,pots,buildings etc.) were found.

13.

Traces of ashes were found in ___________ caves.

a)

Bhimbetka

b)

Kurnool

c)

Brahmagiri

d)

Inamgaon

14.

Around __________ years ago, there was major changes in the climate of the world, with a shift to relatively warm conditions.

a)

14000

b)

1200

c)

11000

d)

12000

15.

Development of grasslands led to increase in _____________.

a)

Humans

b)

Birds

c)

Animals that survive on grass like deer, antelope,goat etc.

16.

The first animal to be tamed was ______________________.

a)

Ancestor of Goat

b)

Ancestor of Hen

c)

Wild Ancestor of dog

d)

Ancestor of Sheep

17.

(a)   is the name given to the process in which people grow plants and look after animals.

18.

Man led a well-settled life in ________________________ age.

a)

Palaeolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

19.

Tick all those things which were found in Burzahom?

a)

Cooking hearths

b)

Earthen Pots

c)

Pit houses

d)

Cooking Tools

e)

Burial Sites

20.

Mehrgarh was one of the places where people learnt to grow barley and barley for the first time.

a)

True

b)

False