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Vital Villages, Thriving towns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Ring wells were used as :

a)

(a) Toilets

b)

(b) Drains

c)

(c) garbage

d)

(d) All of these

2.

2. The earliest coins which were in use for about_________________

were punch marked coins.

a)

300 years

b)

400 years

c)

500 years

d)

600 years

3.

3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the

second capital of the_____________

a)

Magadha

b)

Kushanas

c)

Vajji

d)

Patliputra

4.

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

a)

(a) Vellalar

b)

(b) Adimai

c)

(c) Uzhavar

d)

(d) Karmakara

5.

5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

a)

(a) Pottery

b)

(b) Stamp

c)

(c) Footwear

d)

(d) Cloth

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.

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

8.

8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships

unloaded goods from distant lands.

a)

Barauch

b)

Mathura

c)

Arikamedu

d)

Ujjain

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

10. Which metals were used to make punch marked

coins ?

a)

Gold or Platinum

b)

Silver or Copper

c)

Tin or Ivory

d)

Gold or Tin

11.

Shrenis were associations of:

a)

Herders

b)

Rulers

c)

farmers

d)

Craftspersons

12.

The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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

14.

Dyeing vats were used to dye :

a)

(a) Paper

b)

(b) Candles

c)

(c) Cloth

d)

(d) None of these

15.

Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as (a)  

were composed around 2300 years ago.

16.

Double- Handled Jars were known as-

(a)  

17.

The punishment given to the weaver lady was to

a)

Break her bones

b)

Suspend her

c)

Cut her finger

d)

Cut her thumb

18.

Which of the following are ports-

a)

Bharuch

b)

Magadha

c)

Arikamedu

d)

Mathura

19.

Tales in Sangam literature-

a)

Panchtantra

b)

Jataka

c)

Tinkle

d)

Sangami

20.

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