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History & Civics

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area of land with its own people and its own rules is called a ________________________

a)

state

b)

city

c)

country

2.

A _____________________ is a part of a country.

a)

state

b)

city

c)

country

3.

What type of farmers hire other farmers to work in their farms ?

a)

Landless Farmers

b)

Small farmers

c)

Big farmers

d)

Cultivation farmers

4.

Apart from farming what are the occupations in rural areas . [ Any one ]

(a)  

5.

Someone who belongs to a group of people who often move from one place to another

a)

fauna

b)

tundra

c)

nomads

d)

lifestyle

6.

Someone who digs for minerals like coal, silver or gold.

a)

fisherman

b)

miner

c)

logger

d)

farmer

7.

Someone who prepare salt beds and gather salt using salt pans

a)

fisherman

b)

miner

c)

salt farmer

d)

rice farmer

8.

Out of the given options, which area qualifies as an 'urban' area?

a)

Village

b)

City

c)

Tehsil

d)

None of the above

9.

Many people travel to other cities in search of.............

a)

relatives

b)

houses

c)

jobs

d)

food

10.

Which of the following activities is not directly related to an urban area?

a)

Uber service

b)

Amazon delivery

c)

Zomato service

d)

Fishing

11.

Who gives the shopkeepers license to operate business in the cities?

a)

State government

b)

District court

c)

Municipal Corporation

d)

Police

12.

A person who is the permanent employee of an office receives a regular...................every month. Choose the best option.

a)

rations

b)

salary

c)

seminar

d)

none of the above

13.

Identify the professional shown in the photo given here.

a)

Eye specialist

b)

Cardiologist

c)

Dentist

d)

ENT specialist

14.

It is an image of people working in a........................

a)

shop

b)

office

c)

club

d)

factory

15.

which is called the black gold?

a)

coal

b)

pepper

c)

silver

d)

copper

16.

South India is famous for____________ .

a)

Gold, Oil and silver

b)

Precious stones, copper and coal

c)

Gold, Spices and Precious stones

d)

Silver, spices and iron

17.

In which empire is pepper is most valued

a)

Gupta

b)

Mauryan Empire

c)

British Empire

d)

Roman empire

18.

Traders carried goods to Rome through

a)

caravans

b)

aeroplanes

c)

ships

d)

bullock cart

19.

Roman traded their goods in return of

a)

Roman Gold Coins

b)

Silk

c)

Ornaments

d)

Pearls

20.

who took Avatar of Varaha ( the boar )

a)

Lord Jesus

b)

Lord Vishnu

c)

Lord Shiva

d)

Lord Ganesa

21.

Bhagavat, which is often translated to

a)

Rakshasaa

b)

Ghost

c)

God

d)

Evil

22.

The lions are carved from which material?

a)

Metal

b)

Mud

c)

Stone

23.

Who was Ashoka's grandfather?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Akbar

c)

Tansen

d)

Krishnadevaraya

24.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

25.

Choose the correct order of the Mauryan Rulers.

a)

1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta Maurya

b)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Ashoka 3) Bindusara

c)

1) Bindusara 2) Ashoka 3) Chandragupta Maurya

d)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Bindusara 3) Ashoka

26.

When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called -

a)

An empire

b)

A dynasty

c)

A kingdom

d)

Descendants

27.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

28.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar

29.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa
30.

___________________was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta

a)

IBN BATUTA

b)

MEGASTHENES

c)

I QUING

d)

MARCO POLO

31.

Ashoka had appointed officials known as Dhamma _________________who went from place to place teaching people dhamma

a)

MINISTERS

b)

MAHAMATTA

c)

MANAGERS

d)

MUKHIYAS

32.

Ashokan Edicts are engraved in the ______________ script.

a)

Prakrit

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Aramaic

d)

Brahmi

33.

How did Ashoka help spread Buddhism throughout India and the rest of the world?

a)

A. Ahsoka sent missionaries to spread the teachings of the Buddha to other kingdoms.

b)

B. Ahsoka conquered other kingdoms and forced them to follow Buddhism.

c)

C. Ashoka forced his people to follow Buddhism or be executed.

d)

D. Ahsoka gave his people a tax break if they converted to Buddhism.

34.

Chandragupta was supported by a wise man called___________

a)

KRISHANG

b)

KAUTILYA

c)

KAUSALYA

d)

KRISHNA

35.

Where is this situated ?

a)

KEDARNATH

b)

AMARNATH

c)

SARNATH

d)

BADRINATH

36.

___________________was a gateway to the Northwest including Central Asia

a)

UJJAIN

b)

PATALIPUTRA

c)

LUMBINI

d)

TAXILA

37.

Many of Chanakyas ideas were written in book called ___________________________

a)

INDIKA

b)

ARTHASHASTRA

c)

VEDAS

d)

PRASHASTI

38.

Unlike taxes which were collected on a regular basis_______________was collected as and when it was possible from people who gave a variety of things willingly

a)

Rupees

b)

Revenue

c)

Permits

d)

Tribute

39.

MOSTOF ASHOKAS INSCRIPTIONS WERE WRITTEN IN _____________

a)

PRAKRIT

b)

PALI

c)

TAMIL

d)

SANSKRIT

40.

DHAMMA is the Prakrit word for the SANSKRIT TERM_________

a)

DHAYA

b)

DHAIRYA

c)

DHAN

d)

DHARMA

41.

Ashoka sent his son and daughter ________________&____________to spread his idea of BUDDHISM

a)

SANGHAMITRA &MAHENDRA

b)

SANGYA & MOHAN

c)

SANDHYA & MADHAV

d)

DEVI & GAUTAMA