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Vital villages, thriving towns

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ring wells were used for:

a)

(a) bathing

b)

(b) washing clothes

c)

(c) irrigation

d)

(d) drainage.

2.

Punch marked coins were made of :

a)

(a) silver

b)

(b) gold

c)

(c) lin

d)

(d) ivory.

3.

Mathura was an important :

a)

(a) village

b)

(b) port

c)

(c) religious centre

d)

(d) forested area

4.

Shrenis were associations of :

a)

(a) rulers

b)

(b) crafts persons

c)

(c) farmers

d)

(d) herders

5.

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

6.

In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

a)

(a) Vellalar

b)

(b) Adimai

c)

(c) Uzhavar

d)

(d) Karmakara

7.

Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

a)

(a) Pottery

b)

(b) Stamp

c)

(c) Footwear

d)

(d) Cloth

8.

Dyeing vats were used to dye :

a)

(a) Paper

b)

(b) Candles

c)

(c) Cloth

d)

(d) None of these

9.

3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the

second capital of the_____________

a)

Magadha

b)

Kushanas

c)

Vajji

d)

Patliputra

10.

6. While new tools and the system of________________ increased

production, irrigation was also used.

a)

Ring wells

b)

Transplantation

c)

Pottery

d)

Travel

11.

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

12.

8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships

unloaded goods from distant lands.

a)

Barauch

b)

Mathura

c)

Arikamedu

d)

Ujjain

13.

The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.

a)

True

b)

False

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