WorksheetsVital villages, thriving towns
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ring wells were used for:
(a) bathing
(b) washing clothes
(c) irrigation
(d) drainage.
Punch marked coins were made of :
(a) silver
(b) gold
(c) lin
(d) ivory.
Mathura was an important :
(a) village
(b) port
(c) religious centre
(d) forested area
Shrenis were associations of :
(a) rulers
(b) crafts persons
(c) farmers
(d) herders
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
In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:
(a) Vellalar
(b) Adimai
(c) Uzhavar
(d) Karmakara
Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :
(a) Pottery
(b) Stamp
(c) Footwear
(d) Cloth
Dyeing vats were used to dye :
(a) Paper
(b) Candles
(c) Cloth
(d) None of these
3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the
second capital of the_____________
Magadha
Kushanas
Vajji
Patliputra
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
The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.
True
False
The ploughshare was used to increase agricultural production.
True
False
Most of the grihpatis were big landowners.
True
False
