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social studies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The ways of finding out about the past are_____________

a)

Books

b)

Inscriptions

c)

Books and Inscriptions

d)

None of the above

2.

The books that were written long ago are called

a)

Pusthaks

b)

Manuscripts

c)

Inscriptions

d)

Granths

3.

Old books are called Manuscripts because they are

a)

Written by hand

b)

Old

c)

Written by leaf

d)

Written by man

4.

Manuscripts were written on

a)

Bark of any tree

b)

Palm leaf

c)

Bark of Birch

d)

Palm leaf and Bark of Birch

5.

Birch trees grow in

a)

Indus

b)

Himalayas

c)

Ganga

d)

Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

6.

Manuscripts were destroyed because of

a)

War

b)

Lack of care

c)

Fire

d)

Eaten by insects

7.

Manuscripts were often preserved in

a)

Temples

b)

Monasteries

c)

Temples and Monasteries

d)

Palaces

8.

The topics dealt with by manuscripts were

a)

Religious beliefs and practices

b)

Lives of kings,epics,poems,plays

c)

Medicine and Science

d)

All of the above

9.

Manuscripts were written in __________language.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Prakrit

c)

Tamil

d)

All of the above

10.

Inscriptions were written on

a)

Hard surfaces

b)

Palm leaf

c)

Bark of tree

d)

All of the above

11.

Inscriptions were written on

a)

Stone

b)

Metal

c)

Trees

d)

Stone and Metal

12.

Inscriptions were used to described ________

a)

Lives of the king , queens and people

b)

Kings orders

c)

Battle victories

d)

All of the above

13.

The advantages of writing on hard surfaces were

a)

Permanence

b)

Easy to erase

c)

Not affected by insects

d)

Both A and C

14.

People who study remains of objects of the past and explore and excavate are called

a)

Archeologists

b)

Historians

c)

Geologists

d)

Architects

15.

Archeologists study these objects

a)

Buildings of stone and bricks, pots, pans

b)

Paintings and Sculptures

c)

Tools Weapons, Ornaments, coins

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following objects archeologists find, could be made of stone

a)

Buildings

b)

Ornaments

c)

Tools and weapons

d)

All of the above

17.

Objects excavated by archeologists are made of

a)

Stone and bones

b)

Baked clay

c)

metal

d)

All of the above

18.

From the bones of animals , birds and fish, archeologists find out

a)

What people ate

b)

Types of animals that existed then

c)

Temperature

d)

Both A and B

19.

Historians are_______________

a)

Archeologists

b)

Excavators

c)

Teachers of history

d)

Scholars who study the past

20.

Historians use this word to refer to information from archeological finds

a)

Evidence

b)

Objects

c)

Source

d)

All of the above

21.

The source of information for historians is________

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Inscriptions

c)

Archeology

d)

All of the above

22.

Historians and archeologists through sources ______ the past.

a)

Reconstruct

b)

Guess

c)

Foresee

d)

Enact

23.

A.D. stands for___________

a)

After Death

b)

After christ

c)

Anno Domini

d)

None of the above

24.

B.C. stands for____________

a)

Before Christ

b)

But common

c)

By Christ

d)

None

25.

CE and BCE stands for

a)

Common Era

b)

Before common Era

c)

Both A and B

d)

None