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WorksheetsVital Villages, Thriving towns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. Ring wells were used as :
(a) Toilets
(b) Drains
(c) garbage
(d) All of these
2. The earliest coins which were in use for about_________________
were punch marked coins.
300 years
400 years
500 years
600 years
3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the
second capital of the_____________
Magadha
Kushanas
Vajji
Patliputra
4. In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:
(a) Vellalar
(b) Adimai
(c) Uzhavar
(d) Karmakara
5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :
(a) Pottery
(b) Stamp
(c) Footwear
(d) Cloth
6. While new tools and the system of________________ increased
production, irrigation was also used.
Ring wells
Transplantation
Pottery
Travel
7. Mathura was also a religious centre-there were
Buddhist ________________ , Jain __________________ and it was an important centre for the worship of______________.
Monasteries, Shrines.,Krishna
Texts,Learning,Buddha
Learning,Texts,Mahavira
Shrines,Monastries,Vishnu
8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships
unloaded goods from distant lands.
Barauch
Mathura
Arikamedu
Ujjain
9. Arretine Ware was named after a city in Canada.
True
False
10. Which metals were used to make punch marked
coins ?
Gold or Platinum
Silver or Copper
Tin or Ivory
Gold or Tin
Shrenis were associations of:
Herders
Rulers
farmers
Craftspersons
The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.
True
False
The use of iron began in the subcontinent around .
(a) 2000 years ago
(b) 3000 years ago
(c) 9000 years ago
(d) 5000 years ago
Dyeing vats were used to dye :
(a) Paper
(b) Candles
(c) Cloth
(d) None of these
Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as (a)
were composed around 2300 years ago.
Double- Handled Jars were known as-
(a)
The punishment given to the weaver lady was to
Break her bones
Suspend her
Cut her finger
Cut her thumb
Which of the following are ports-
Bharuch
Magadha
Arikamedu
Mathura
Tales in Sangam literature-
Panchtantra
Jataka
Tinkle
Sangami
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