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chapter: HIS - What, Where, How and When? - Important Questions And Answers

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Questions:

Multiple Choice Question

5 x 1 = 5

What do archaeologists excavate?

(a)

Weapons

(b)

Pots and pans

(c)

Coins and tools

(d)

All of these

Which language was earlier used by common people?

(a)

Gujarati

(b)

Rajasthani

(c)

Prakrit

(d)

Tamil

Which crops began to grow by men and women to the region of Sulaiman and Kirthar hills?

(a)

Rice and wheat

(b)

Wheat and pulses

(c)

Pulses and barley

(d)

Wheat and barley

Where is Sulaiman hills located?

(a)

India

(b)

China

(c)

Pakistan

(d)

Afghanistan

The earliest people lived along the bank of Narmada river are called

(a)

farmers

(b)

merchants

(c)

hunters

(d)

skilled gatherers

1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

What do you mean by inscriptions?

How did the word Bharata come in use?

What is the meaning of AD ?

Why do the archaeologists look for bones of animals, birds and fish?

10.

What is the purpose of exploration and excavation done by the archaeologists?

Generic 3

3 x 3 = 9

11.

What do AD and BC stand for?

12.

What type of objects are considered by the archaeologists in their study?

13.

How do the archaeologists use source to reconstruct the past?

Generic 5

2 x 5 = 10

14.

Why did people choose to travel in the past?

15.

Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) How many years ago this manuscript was written?
(ii) How were books made from palm leaves?
(iii) What type of manuscripts is shown in the picture?

Fill up / 1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

16.

____________ were books written by hand.

17.

Some of the earliest cities developed on the banks of river _____________ and its tributaries

18.

About 8000 years ago, people began _______ like sheep, goat and cattle lived in ________

19.

The earliest people who lived on the banks of Narmada river were ________

20.

People have lived along the _________of Narmada river for several hundred thousand years ago.

Generic 10 Maps

1 x 10 = 10

21.

Locate the following of the outline physical map of India.
(i) Tapi river
(ii) Brahmaputra river
(iii) Godavari river

True or False

5 x 1 = 5

22.

Garo hills are situated in the South of India.

(a)

True

(b)

False

23.

Years are counted with reference to the birth of Christ.

(a)

False

(b)

True

24.

Hindi was used in earlier books.

(a)

True

(b)

False

25.

The movements of people restrict the enrichment of our cultural traditions.

(a)

True

(b)

False

26.

The word India comes from the Indus, called Sindhu in Sanskrit.

(a)

False

(b)

True

Match the following

5 x 1 = 5

27.

First crops were grown

28.

Ganga Valley

29.

Indus and its tributaries

30.

Garo hills

31.

Magadha

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Answers Key:

Multiple Choice Question

5 x 1 = 5

(d)
All of these

(d)
Wheat and barley

(d)
skilled gatherers

1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

()
Inscriptions are writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal

()
The name Bharata was used for a group of people who lived in the north-west and who are mentioned in Rigveda. Later, it was used for the country.

()
AD stands for two Latin words 'Anno Domini'. Its meaning is in the year of Lord (i.e., Christ).

()
Archaeologists look for bones of animals, birds and fish to find out what people ate in the past.

10.

()
The purpose of exploration is to find out tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins of past and to make conclusion from these findings.

Generic 3

3 x 3 = 9

11.

(i) AD stands for two Latin words, 'Anno Domini', meaning 'in the year of the Lord' (i.e., Christ). The year 2007, also written as AD 2007, means 2007 years after the birth of Christ.
(ii) BC stands for 'Before Christ', meaning before the birth of Christ. For example, a time period written as 200 BC means 200 years before the birth of Christ. BC runs into countdown format as 10..,9..,8..,7.., 1.. upto the time of Jesus Christ's birth and after his birth it started to run in today's date format, i.e., 1..,2..,3...., onwards.

12.

Generally, the archaeologists study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculptures. They also explore and excavate to find out the objects of daily use such as tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins.

13.

The historians and the archaeologists derive the informations from the inscriptions, manuscripts, coins etc as the sources. Once the sources are found, learning about the past becomes an adventure as the archaeologists reconstruct it bit by bit.So, we can say that the sources are like clues to find out about our past.

Generic 5

2 x 5 = 10

14.

(i) In the ancient days, people travelled from one continent to the other. Natural barriers like hills and rivers made travelling difficult at times, but never impossible.
(ii) Men and women travelled in search of livelihood and then to escape natural disasters like flood or droughts.
(iii) Men in army travelled to conquer new territories and merchants travelled with caravans to trade goods and services. Holy men travelled from village to village imparting spiritual knowledge among the masses.
(iv) The people who travelled the most were the adventurers who wanted to explore new lands with a spirit of adventure.
(v) All the travelling helped in the intermixing of new ideas and knowledge. People came to know about the new customs and enhanced their knowledge about various communities.

15.

(i) This manuscript was written about a thousand years ago.
(ii) The palm leaves were cut into pages and tied together to make books.
(iii) A palm leaf manuscript.

Fill up / 1 Marks

5 x 1 = 5

16.