History- Chapter 1- What, Where,How and When ?

1. What was used in the ancient times to write manuscripts ?

• Mango leaves

• Stones

• Bark of the birch tree

• Paper

2. From where does the word India come?

• Indus

• Hindos

• Hindustan

3. Name two animals which the people of the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills reared ?

• Cat and dog

• Sheep and mouse

• Cat and mouse

• Sheep and goat

4. Name the tributary of the river Ganga.

• Lohit

• Son

• Subansiri

• Chambal

5. Name the subjects on which books were written in the past.

• Medcine

• Technology

• Politics

• Drama

• Epics

6. People who gathered their food are called (a)   .

7. __________ was not used in the old books.

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Hindi

• Tamil

8. The kingdom of Magadha was located ___________.

• on the banks of the Indus

• in the south of the Vindhyas

• in the area along Ganga’s tributaries in the south of Ganga

• in the Garo hills region

9. The places where rice was first grown are located in _____________________________.

• the Garo hills

• on the banks of the Ganga

• Sulaiman hills

• north of the Vindhyas

10. Inscriptions were written on hard surfaces like _____________________

• bottles

• coins

• metals

• stones