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Question 1
When did people start to grow crops on the hills of Sulaiman and Kirthar?
about 8000 years ago
Question 2
First place where rice was grown was:
north of the Vindhyas
Question 3
Smaller rivers that flow into larger river are called:
tributaries
Question 4
When did the first cities on the Indus emerge?
4700 years ago
Question 5
When did the first cities along sea coasts emerge?
about 2500 years ago
Question 6
Match the following:
Rigveda
earliest composition in Sanskrit
manuscript
book written by hand
Ashoka
ruler of the Maurya Empire
cartouche
frame enclosing ancient Egypt ruler name
Magadha
area located south of the Ganga river
Question 7
Select two crops that people started growing at the earliest.
wheat
barley
Question 8
Where did people live in prehistoric India?
River Narmada banks
Sulaiman and Kirthar Hills
Garo Hills
Vindhyas
River Indus and its tributaries
River Ganga and River Son
Question 9
Who were nomadic people?
people that did not live in permanent settlements
Question 10
What is the most significant Ganga tributary where people settled about 2500 years ago?
Son
Question 11
How did people living in north-west of India called their land?
Bharat
Question 12
Travelers from which countries gave the country name India?
Iran
Greece
Question 13
Which statements are correct?
Name Bharat comes from Bharatha.
True
Coins can be a source of historic information.
True
The early manuscripts were carved in stone slabs.
False
Question 14
Which type of historical information is more durable?
inscription
Question 15
Select three languages that were most often used to write manuscripts and inscriptions in ancient times.
Sanskrit
Prakrit
Tamil