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Question 14 Marks

The human evolution from early humans to j modern ones underwent several changes. This process witnessed different lifestyles of humAnswer:They advanced from hunter gatherers to food producers. They discovered many things which are still in use in a modified version. Subsequently, with the development of farming, they began to develop shelters for an extended stay in a place. Initially, they are believed to have originated in Africa and slowly spread to other parts of the world. Earlier these people lived in small groups and then shifted to large ones. With that, the concept of villages was formed and cultural adaptation became easier.
Q.1. What was the initial lifestyle of early humans?
(a) Farmers $\quad$ (b) Traders $\quad$ (c) Hunter-gatherers $\quad$ (d) Industrialists
Q.2. Where are early humans believed to have originated?
(a) Asia $\quad$ (b) Africa $\quad$ (c) Europe $\quad$ (d) America
Q.3. What development allowed early humans to settle down and form communities?
(a) The invention of fire $\quad$ (b) The domestication of animals
(c) The cultivation of crops $\quad$ (d) The creation of tools
Q.4. Which of the following events made farming possible for early humans?
(a) Invention of fire $\quad$ $\quad$ (b) The end of Ice age
(c) Formation of villages $\quad$ (d) Invention of metal tools

Answer

1.C. Hunter-gatherers
Explanation.
Early humans were primarily hunter- gatherers before they advanced to food production and farming.
2.B. Africa
Explanation.
Early humans are believed to have originated in Africa and then slowly spread to other parts of the world.
3.C. The cultivation of crops
Explanation.
Agriculture allowed humans to settle in one place and form communities.
4.B. The end of Ice age
Explanation.
The end of the Ice Age brought about a warmer climate, which provided favourable conditions for agriculture, making farming possible for early humans.

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Question 24 Marks

Each society and culture has its own ways of measuring time. Major events, such as the birth of an important person or the start of a ruler’s reign, have often marked the beginning of a new era. At present, the Gregorian calendar is commonly used worldwide; side by side, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Chinese and other calendars are also used for calculating the dates of festivals and other auspicious events.
In the West, the conventional year for Jesus Christ’s birth has generally been taken to be the starting point for this calendar. Years are counted forward from this point and used to be marked with ‘AD’ (an abbreviation for a Latin phrase that refers to the years after Jesus’ birth). However, this is now called the Common Era or CE across the world. For example, 1947, the year India gained independence, can be written as 1947 AD (sometimes AD 1947) or 1947 CE.
Similarly, the years before the conventional date for the birth of Jesus are counted backward and used to be marked with BC (or Before Christ). They are now called Before Common Era or BCE.
Q.1. Which calendar is most commonly used worldwide today?
(a) Hindu Calendar $\quad$ (b) Gregorian Calendar
(c) Chinese Calendar $\quad$ (d) Jewish Calendar
Q.2. Years before the birth of Jesus Christ are marked with __________ in the Gregorian calendar.
(a) BCE $\quad$ (b) BCA $\quad$ (c) AD $\quad$ (d) CE
Q.3. The Gregorian calendar starts counting years from the birth of Jesus Christ.
(a) True $\quad$ (b) False $\quad$ (c) Sometimes $\quad$ (d) None of above
Q.4. In the context of the passage, which among the following years can be written as 1947 CE?
(a) The year of India’s independence $\quad$ (b) The year of the First World War
(c) The year of the French Revolution $\quad$ (d) The year of the end of Ice age

Answer

1.B. Gregorian Calendar
Explanation.
The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar today.
2.A. BCE
Explanation.
BCE (Before Common Era) is used to denote years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
3.A. True
Explanation.
The Gregorian calendar is based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
4.A. The year of India’s independence
Explanation.
1947 CE is referred to as the year India’s independence

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