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Vital Villages

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The use of iron began in the subcontinent around ------------- year's ago.

a)

2500

b)

3000

c)

3500

2.

In the ------------- part of the country, the village headman was known as the grama bhojaka

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

3.

Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as Sangam literature, were composed around -------- year's ago

a)

2300

b)

3000

c)

2400

d)

3200

4.

----------------- were generally rectangular or sometime's square or round in shape, either cut out of metal sheet's or made out of flattened metal globules.

a)

Punch-marked Coins

b)

Panch-marked Coins

c)

Coins

d)

Panch-marced Coins

5.

----------- has been an important settlement for more than 2500 year's

a)

Mathura

b)

Matuhra

c)

Mathrua

d)

Mauthra

6.

Around --------- years ago Mathura became the second capital of the Kushanas.

a)

3000

b)

2600

c)

2000

d)

34000

7.

Between 2200 and 1900 year's ago, --------------- was a coastal settlement where ships unloaded goods from distant islands.

a)

Arikamedu

b)

Arikarmdu

c)

Ariramdeu

d)

Arakamredu

8.

Ring well's are used for ---------------

a)

Bathing

b)

Washing clothes

c)

Irrigation

d)

Drainage

9.

The gramabhojaka often got his land cultivated by the -----------------------

a)

slaves and workers

b)

farmers

c)

slvaes and worcer

10.

Ploughmen were known as -------------------- in Tamil

a)

uzhavar

b)

vellalar

c)

kadaisiyar

11.

Grambhojaka was a powerful man, but he also worked as a ---------------- (choose 2 answers)

a)

Judge

b)

Policeman

c)

Doctor

d)

Blacksmith

e)

Adviser

12.

Mathura is an important center for worship of

a)

Lord Rama

b)

Lord Krishna

c)

Lord Vishnu

d)

I don't know

13.

The post of grambhojaka was ------------------- (all in small letters)

(a)  

14.

The Jatakas were stories preserved by ----------------- 

4 lines
15.

The associations of craftspersons and merchants were known as ------------------------ (all small letters)

(a)  

16.

Most of the grihpatis were large landowners. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The ploughshare was useful to increase agricultural production. True or False.

a)

False

b)

True

18.

Mention any one function that was performed by the gramabhojaka.

4 lines
19.

In Tamil large landowner were known as -----------

a)

samgam

b)

uzhavar

c)

kadaisiyar

d)

vellalar