MCQ Questions for chapter-1 What, where how and when

(c)

Exp: The Aryans gave this name to the river. They recognized this river as the holiest river of India. Even the name India has been derived from this river.

(a)

Exp. They migrated to these places from the direction of the North-West. It means they migrated from the region of Southern Europe. It could be possible that they were one of the main branches of the “Aryans.”

(c)

Exp: In many places instead of using Hindus they have even used the word Indus. Because of this the land to the east of the river was called India

(d)

Exp: The name “Bharata” was used for a group of people, who lived in the northwest. This name is found even in the Rig Veda for describing the people. The name occurs in the ‘Dasrajayudh’ i.e… ‘War between ten kings’ mentioned in the Rig Veda.

(c)

Exp: The “Rig Veda” was composed in the Sanskrit language around 3500 years ago. Rig Veda is the oldest Veda it contains around 1800 hymns dedicated to different Gods and Goddesses.

(b)

Exp: The manuscripts were mostly written by hand. The word manuscript comes from the Latin word “Manu”, which means hand.

(b)

Exp: This birch is mostly found in the Himalayan region. The bark of this tree often separates into thin papery plates, which was used to write the manuscripts. This paper is practically imperishable, due to the resinous oil which it contains.

(c)

Exp: “Prakrit” language was mostly spoken in the northern part of India. This language was not the official language of the state. It was the language of the people. Buddha used this language to preach his teaching.

(b)

Exp: This was done so because Sanskrit was considered as the standard language. Its use was widely found among the highly educated class. The people like Kautilya, Kalidasa wrote in this language.

(b)

Exp: Sometimes on these inscriptions kings got their order inscribed. This was done to ensure that people could see, read and obey them.

(a)

Exp. Archaeology is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis and interpretation of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, features, biofacts and landscapes.

(d)

Exp:Punjab is derived from the medieval Persian language, in which it means “land of five rivers" namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas.

(c)

Exp: They are mostly found in the old temples. Besides temples they are also found in the monasteries.

(c)

Exp. Kandahar is a historically famous place it is generally considered as a gateway to India. The Safavids of Iran and the Mughals of India continued to fight with one another over the possession of this place.

(a)

Exp. This was possible because the rivers facilitated quick transportation system and hence quite effectively helped the trade to flourish. This encouraged the rural people to come to this areas and settle down.

(b)

Exp. The Harappan people were first in the Indian Sub-continent to grow rice. The Early Harrapan people at Koldihawa first grew Rice. This place is located near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

(d)

Exp. The evidence of agriculture was found in India from the North- Western part of India. The first evidence of agriculture was found from Merhgarg.