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Vital villages and thriving towns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Around 3000 years ago, the tools and weapons were found in the megalithic burials were made of :

a)

Iron

b)

stones

c)

copper

d)

coal

2.

4. In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

a)

(a) Vellalar

b)

(b) Adimai

c)

(c) Uzhavar

d)

(d) Karmakara

3.

5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

a)

(a) Pottery

b)

(b) Stamp

c)

(c) Footwear

d)

(d) Cloth

4.

7. Mathura was also a religious centre-there were

Buddhist ________________ , Jain __________________ and it was an important centre for the worship of______________.

a)

Monasteries, Shrines.,Krishna

b)

Texts,Learning,Buddha

c)

Learning,Texts,Mahavira

d)

Shrines,Monastries,Vishnu

5.

3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the

second capital of the_____________

a)

Magadha

b)

Kushanas

c)

Vajji

d)

Patliputra

6.

6. While new tools and the system of________________ increased

production, irrigation was also used.

a)

Ring wells

b)

Transplantation

c)

Pottery

d)

Travel

7.

8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships

unloaded goods from distant lands.

a)

Barauch

b)

Mathura

c)

Arikamedu

d)

Ujjain

8.

9. Arretine Ware was named after a city in Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Shrenis were associations of:

a)

Herders

b)

Rulers

c)

farmers

d)

Craftspersons

10.

The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Mathura was an important :

a)

(a) village

b)

(b) port

c)

(c) religious centre

d)

(d) forested area

12.

The use of iron began in the subcontinent around .

a)

(a) 2000 years ago

b)

(b) 3000 years ago

c)

(c) 9000 years ago

d)

(d) 5000 years ago

13.

Dyeing vats were used to dye :

a)

(a) Paper

b)

(b) Candles

c)

(c) Cloth

d)

(d) None of these

14.

The ploughshare was used to increase agricultural production.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Most of the grihpatis were big landowners.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Arikamedu was a ________ settlement.

a)

Small

b)

Coastal

c)

City

d)

Hilly

17.

Patliputra was a major textile producing centre.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Kushanas made Mathura their second capital.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Shrenis also served as banks.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Tall double-handled jars that contained liquids such as wine or oil are called

a)

amphorae

b)

stamped red-glazed pottery

c)

Roman glassware