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Social Understanding our Past

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Full form of BC

a)

Before common Era

b)

Before Christ

c)

Common Era

d)

Anno Domini

2.

According to Historians when did the cities began to develop

a)

2000 BCE

b)

2100 BCE

c)

2500 BCE

d)

200 BCE

3.

Another name for Literary Sources

a)

archaeological sources

b)

return sources

c)

palm leaves

d)

written sources

4.

indigenous work of Indian writers

a)

carvings on pillars

b)

Harshacharita

5.

Foreign traveller who wrote about india during different periods

a)

Fa-Hsien

b)

Kautilya

c)

Chanakya

d)

Kalidasa

6.

Study of coins

a)

History

b)

Numismatics

c)

Epigraphy

7.

Which of these are not example of artefacts

a)

Tools

b)

Weapons

c)

Seals

d)

Inscription

8.

Name of Egyption process of preserving bodies

a)

Mummification

b)

Preservation

c)

Chronology

9.

Systematic study of past events

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

archaeology

10.

Which of the following are non-religious texts.

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Vedas

c)

Puranas

11.

Which is the period of history where we have no written records?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Protohistory

c)

Historic period

12.

What do we call the remains of animals we find in rocks?

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Archeologists

c)

Fossils

13.

What are hand written scripts called?

a)

Manuscripts

b)

History

c)

Stories

14.

A person who studies human history is called a ______________ ?

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Zoologist

c)

King

15.

What is the meaning of Anno Domini?

a)

In the year of the Lord

b)

AD

c)

None of the above

16.

Which of these are archaeological source?

a)

Pieces of pottery

b)

Old coins

c)

All of them

d)

Jewellery

17.

Where did people first write on?

a)

Bark of the Birch Tree

b)

Cardboard

c)

Paper

18.

The best Social teacher

a)

Vrushali mam

b)

Karuna mam

c)

Beena mam

19.

Do you like the quiz

a)

Yes

b)

no