Q.1 (2 Marks): Think about the following statements:

1. The hills of Sulaiman and Kirthar, where women and men first began to cultivate wheat and barley.

2. To the north of the Vindhyas is where rice was originally planted.

Select the correct response:

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2 (2 Marks): Arrange the following rivers from north to south:

A. Jhelum

B. Chenab

C. Ravi

D. Satluj

Choose the correct answer:

A. A > B > C > D
B. A > C > B > D
C. A > B > D > C
D. A > D > C > B

Q.3 (2 Marks): Arrange the following rivers from north to south:

A. Godavari

B. Krishna

C. Pennar

D. Tungabhadra

Select the correct response:

A. A > B > C > D
B. A > C > B > D
C. A > B > D > C
D. A > D > C > B

Q.4 (2 Marks): Consider the following statements about Magadha:

1. Magadha was the name given to the territory south of the Ganga rivers in ancient times.

2. Magadha has just been relocated to western Uttar Pradesh.

Select the correct response:

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. All of them
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5 (2 Marks): Match the following:

A. Narmada Valley	1. The first big kingdom
B. Magadha	2. Hunting and gathering
C. Garo Hills	3. Cities about 2500 years ago
D. Indus and its tributaries	4. Early agriculture
E. Ganga Valley	5. The first cities

Choose the correct answer:

A. A1. B2. C3. D4. E5.
B. A2. B1. C4. D5. E3
C. A1. B2. C3. D5. E4
D. A3. B2. C1. D4. E5

Q.6 (2 Marks): Consider the following statements:

1. Ashoka’s inscriptions have been discovered at Kandahar, written in Greek and Aramaic scripts.

2. Manuscripts from the 5th century BCE were handwritten on palm leaves.

Select the correct response:

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. All of them
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.7 (2 Marks): Consider the following statements:

1. Crops were first grown around 8000 years ago.

2. The Garo Hills are located in India’s south.

3. The Magadha Kingdom was established along the Ganga.

4. The Rigveda is the oldest piece of Sanskrit literature.

Select the correct response:

A. Only 1, 2, and 3
B. Only 2, 3, and 4
C. Only 1, 3, and 4
D. All of them

Q.8 (2 Marks): Consider the following statements:

1. The Iranians and Greeks referred to India as Bharat.

2. Manuscripts were written on palm leaves.

3. The years are reckoned in relation to Christ’s birth.

4. Ordinary folks used Prakrit to communicate with one another.

Select the correct response:

A. Only 1 and 3
B. Only 3 and 4
C. Only 1 and 2
D. Only 2 and 3

Q.9 (2 Marks): Match the items in column A correctly with those in column B:

i. The kingdom in the south of Ganga	a. Prakrit
ii. Place where rice was grown first	b. Magadha
iii. Place where wheat and barley was grown first	c. Vindhyas
iv. The language used by ordinary people	d. Sulaiman Hills

Choose the correct answer:

A. i-c. ii-b. iii-d. iv-a.
B. i-b. ii-c. iii-d. iv-a.
C. i-d. ii-c. iii-b. iv-a.
D. i-b. ii-d. iii-c. iv-a.