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MCQ 11 Mark
Where are Garo hills located?
  • A
    North$-$west.
  • B
    South$-$east.
  • C
    South$-$west.
  • North$-$east.
Answer
Correct option: D.
North$-$east.
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MCQ 21 Mark
Which country is not a part of South Asia?
  • A
    India.
  • B
    Sri Lanka.
  • Germany.
  • D
    China.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Germany.
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MCQ 31 Mark
Who are called the India Hindos or Indos?
  • The Iranians and the Chinese.
  • B
    The Iranians and the Turkish.
  • C
    The Americans and the Greeks.
  • D
    The Iranians and the Greeks.
Answer
Correct option: A.
The Iranians and the Chinese.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Where did the manuscripts keep safe?
  • In temples and monastaries.
  • B
    In museums.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
In temples and monastaries.
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MCQ 51 Mark
The place where rice was first grown is located in:
  • Yangtze River valley.
  • B
    Sulaiman hills.
  • C
    On the banks of Ganga.
  • D
    The Gaxo hills.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Yangtze River valley.
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MCQ 61 Mark
Who are historians?
  • Who study past.
  • B
    Who study present.
  • C
    Who study future.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Who study past.
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MCQ 71 Mark
In ancident times the area along the south of Ganga was called $......$
  • A
    Mgadha.
  • B
    Burzahom.
  • Chamba.
  • D
    Mehrgarh.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Chamba.
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MCQ 81 Mark
$....$ is the tributary of the river Ganga.
  • A
    Bhadra.
  • Son.
  • C
    Indus.
  • D
    All the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Son.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Prakrit language was used by:
  • A
    Poor people.
  • Common people.
  • C
    King only.
  • D
    Rich people.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Common people.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Chinese traveller who visited India and gave detailed accounts:
  • Fa Hien.
  • B
    Hiuen Tsang.
  • C
    Both of them.
  • D
    One of them.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Fa Hien.
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MCQ 111 Mark
The way or form in which language is written known as:
  • A
    History.
  • B
    Inscription.
  • C
    Archaeology.
  • Script.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Script.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Pages of the manuscript books were made of:
  • Palm leave.
  • B
    Peeple Leave.
  • C
    Tulsi Leave.
  • D
    Neem Leave.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Palm leave.
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MCQ 131 Mark
From which word is the word ‘India’ derived?
  • Indus.
  • B
    Bharata.
  • C
    from India.
  • D
    Atlas.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Indus.
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MCQ 151 Mark
Years after the birth of Jesus Christ are counted:
  • Forward.
  • B
    Backward.
  • C
    Upward.
  • D
    Downward.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Forward.
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MCQ 161 Mark
Which city was established on the banks of Ganga?
  • Magadha.
  • B
    Vindhyas.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Magadha.
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which of the following is called a subcontinent?
  • A
    East Asia.
  • B
    North Asia.
  • C
    West Asia.
  • South Asia.
Answer
Correct option: D.
South Asia.
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MCQ 181 Mark
Which of the following does $\text{NOT}$ form the natural frontier of the subcontinent.
  • A
    Mountains.
  • B
    Seas.
  • Buildings.
  • D
    Hills.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Buildings.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Garo hills are located in:
  • North$-$East of India.
  • B
    South of India.
  • C
    Central India.
  • D
    West of India.
Answer
Correct option: A.
North$-$East of India.
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MCQ 201 Mark
The word India comes from the Indus, called $......$ in Sanskrit.
  • A
    Bharat
  • B
    Indica
  • Sindhu
  • D
    Indira
Answer
Correct option: C.
Sindhu
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MCQ 211 Mark
The Iranians and Greeks called the Indus:
  • Hindos.
  • B
    Bindas.
  • C
    Sundas.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Hindos.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Nine hundred years after the birth of Christ is written as:
  • A
    $+900 \ AD.$
  • $900 \ CE.$
  • C
    $900 \ BCE.$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
$900 \ CE.$
$900 \ CE.$
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MCQ 231 Mark
This inscription dates to about $2250$ years ago, and was found in Kandahar, present$-$day Afghanistan. It was written on the orders of a ruler named:
  • A
    Akbar.
  • Ashoka.
  • C
    Ajatshatru.
  • D
    Bimbisara.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Ashoka.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which of the following language was used in writing manuscripts?
  • A
    Prakrit.
  • B
    Sanskrit.
  • C
    Tamil.
  • All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 251 Mark
Name the crops which were first grown by men and women:
  • A
    Sugar and Barley.
  • B
    Wheat and sugar.
  • Wheat and Barley.
  • D
    Rice and Barley.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Wheat and Barley.
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MCQ 261 Mark
The places where rice was first grown:
  • A
    Kirthar.
  • B
    Garo Hills.
  • C
    Sulaiman.
  • Vindhyas Hills.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Vindhyas Hills.
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MCQ 271 Mark
Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador, in the Mauryan court wrote:
  • Indica.
  • B
    Harshacharita.
  • C
    Geet Govinda.
  • D
    Meghaduta.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Indica.
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MCQ 281 Mark
From where did the Iranians and the Greek come?
  • North west.
  • B
    North east.
  • C
    North south.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
North west.
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MCQ 291 Mark
Records of the past are arranged in which order?
  • A
    Mathematical.
  • Chronological.
  • C
    Geometrical.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Chronological.
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MCQ 301 Mark
In which language were the manuscripts written?
  • Sanskrit.
  • B
    English.
  • C
    Hindi.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Sanskrit.
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MCQ 311 Mark
The art of making pictures and symbols by carving on stone is known as:
  • Sculpture.
  • B
    Architect.
  • C
    Musician.
  • D
    Farmers.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Sculpture.
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MCQ 321 Mark
What helps us’ to find out the records of hunters, fishing folk etc?
  • Archaeology.
  • B
    Astrology.
  • C
    Biology.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Archaeology.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Geet Govinda is an:
  • A
    Religious text.
  • B
    Biography.
  • C
    Autobiography.
  • Secular literature.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Secular literature.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Which of the following hills are located in North$-$east:
  • A
    Vindhya Hill.
  • Garo hills.
  • C
    Narmada Hills.
  • D
    Satpura Hills.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Garo hills.
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MCQ 351 Mark
The Iranians and the Greeks came through the:
  • A
    Southeast.
  • B
    Northeast.
  • C
    Southwest.
  • Northwest.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Northwest.
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MCQ 361 Mark
The study of manuscripts and inscriptions is known as:
  • A
    Sociology.
  • B
    Archaeology.
  • C
    Astrology.
  • None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
None of the above.
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MCQ 371 Mark
What a person called who studied about ancient objects?
  • Archaeologist.
  • B
    writer.
  • C
    Farmer.
  • D
    Christian.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Archaeologist.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which river’s bank did the people live along in the ancient time?
  • A
    Ganga.
  • Narmada.
  • C
    Satluj.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Narmada.
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MCQ 391 Mark
How many years ago were the first cities of the Indus civilization made?
  • A
    $8000$ years ago.
  • $4700$ years ago.
  • C
    $2500$ years ago.
  • D
    $2000$ years ago.
Answer
Correct option: B.
$4700$ years ago.
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MCQ 401 Mark
How did the people of Andaman Islands get their food?
  • A
    By fishing.
  • B
    By hunting.
  • C
    By collecting the forest products.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 411 Mark
When did agriculture start?
  • A
    $4700$ years ago.
  • B
    $2500$ years ago.
  • $8000$ years ago.
  • D
    $5500$ years ago.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$8000$ years ago.
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MCQ 421 Mark
How did merchants travel?
  • A
    With Caravans.
  • B
    Ships.
  • Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 431 Mark
In what ways was the ancient coin different from the ones we use?
  • A
    Made of stones.
  • B
    Made of baked clay.
  • C
    Made of bones.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 441 Mark
On which river’s bank were the cities developed about $2500$ years ago?
  • Ganga.
  • B
    Yamuna.
  • C
    Narmada.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ganga.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Where were the manuscripts written?
  • On palm leaf.
  • B
    On peepal leaf.
  • C
    On banana leaf.
  • D
    On tulsi leaf.
Answer
Correct option: A.
On palm leaf.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Period for which we have no written records is known as:
  • A
    History.
  • B
    Herodotus.
  • Pre$-$History.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pre$-$History.
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MCQ 471 Mark
They study about the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculpture. They explore to find tools, weapons, ornaments, and coins.
  • Archaeologist.
  • B
    Historians.
  • C
    Information officers.
  • D
    Geologist.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Archaeologist.
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