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ch - 1 what where how and when

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the two tributaries of the Indus.

a)

Narmada and Tapi

b)

Yamuna and Gomati

c)

Ravi and Jhelum

2.

What do we call to the area along the river Ganga and its tributary rivers in the ancient time?

a)

Kandahar

b)

Magdha

c)

Kabul

3.

Name the language which was not used in the Ancient Period.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Prakrit

c)

Tamil

d)

Hindi

4.

All dates before the birth of Christ are counted backwards and are usually referred as BC

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Where did women and men first began to cultivate crops such as wheat and barley?

a)

In Garo hills

b)

In Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

c)

In magadha

6.
People lived along the banks of this river many many years ago.
a)
Tapi
b)
Narmada
7.
These are the areas where people first began to grow wheat and barley.
a)
Ganga valley
b)
Sulaiman and Kirthar hills
8.
Rice was first grown here.
a)
north of the Himalayas
b)
north of the Vindhyas
9.
The word India comes from the word Indus also called Sindhu in
a)
Sanskrit
b)
German
10.
The earliest composition in Sanskrit is the
a)
Gir Veda
b)
Rig Veda
11.
Inscriptions are written on
a)
stone and metal
b)
straw
12.
She/he studies the past by referring to information found in manuscripts, inscriptions or sites. She / he is 
a)
an archaeologist
b)
a historian
13.
The letters BCE mean
a)
Before Common Era (before the birth of Christ)
b)
Big Cats Evolved
14.

The scholars who study the past

a)

Detectives

b)

Historians

c)

Preachers

15.

The name India comes from the word, " Indus" called ------- in Sanskrit.

a)

Sindhu

b)

Bharat

c)

Indos

16.

Writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal

a)

Inscriptions

b)

Manuscripts

c)

Excavations

17.

Garo hills located in the -----

part of India.

a)

South-East

b)

North-East

c)

South

18.

The name India comes from the word, " Indus" called ------- in Sanskrit.

a)

Sindhu

b)

Bharat

c)

Indos

19.

History is the study of the past.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Why is it important to study history? Because:

a)

A. We can learn about other cultures.

b)

B. We can know what happened in the past.

c)

C. We can learn from past mistakes.

d)

D. All of the above

21.

History is generally divided into ________________ time periods.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

three

d)

five

22.

Physical remains like _________________ and jewellery help archaeologists to know about the past.

a)

A. books

b)

B. pots

c)

C. bones

d)

D. Both B and C

23.

The objects that humans made in the past; –pottery, tools and ornaments are called:

a)

A. monuments

b)

B. coins

c)

C. inscriptions

d)

D. artefacts

24.

By knowing about the past, we can know about:

a)

A. The houses people lived in

b)

B. The clothes worn by people of those times

c)

C. The food that they ate

d)

D. All of the above

25.

Inscriptions, monuments, artefacts and coins are examples of ________________ sources.

a)

A. archaeological

b)

B. literary

c)

C. oral

d)

D. recent

26.

BCE FULL FROM

(a)