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Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Which of the following was/were not the feature/s of Neolithic age?
(A) Baking of clay pots started in this age.
(B) Man was merely a food gatherer.
(C) The age was associated with the origin of usage of fire.
(D) The age marked the beginning of art of weaving.

  1. A and B

  2. A and D

  3. B and C

  4. B and D
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Following features was not the feature of Neolithic age:-

  • Man was merely a food gatherer.
  • The age was associated with the origin of usage of fire.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

History of urbanization emerged from the  _______.

  1. Chinese civilization

  2. Indus Valley civilization

  3. Egyptian civilization

  4. Greek civilization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Farming settlements began around 4000 BCE and around 3000 BCE there appeared the first signs of urbanization.
  • By 2600 BCE, dozens of towns and cities had been established.
  • Between 2500 and 2000 BCE the Indus Valley Civilization was at its peak
Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Panini was a famous scholar of _______.

  1. Language and Grammar

  2. Ayurveda

  3. Astronomy

  4. Biology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Panini was a famous scholar of language and grammer. Panini is the name of an ancient Sanskrit linguist, grammarian and a revered scholar in Hinduism. COnsidered the father of Indian linguistics. Panini likely lived in northwest Indian subcontinent during the early Mahajanapada era.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Zulus are natives of _______.

  1. North Pole

  2. South Pole

  3. South Africa

  4. Persia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Zulu are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with an estimated 10–11 million people living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

The Incas civilization existed in ________.

  1. Africa

  2. South America

  3. Central America

  4. North America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Inca were a South American people who controlled a large empire that stretched along the Pacific coast from Ecuador to northern Chile. The Inca dynasty was founded at about 1200 A.D. and lasted until the end of the 16th century, when the Spanish conquerors came to South America.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, visited India with the object of ________.

  1. Working as Chinese Ambassador to India

  2. Studying the life of Indian people

  3. Studying in Nalanda University

  4. Securing copies of Buddhist scriptures
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hiuen-Tsang, a Chinese traveller, visited India during the reign of Harsha. His object was to secure authentic Buddhist scriptures and visit places of Buddhist interest. Hiuen Tsang stayed for almost 15 years in India. He visited almost every province in the vast country. He returned to his country with lots of material concerned with the Buddhist faith.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Hermit Kingdom is ________.

  1. Korea

  2. Palestine

  3. Rome

  4. Haridwar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hermit kingdom is a term applied to any country, organization or society which willfully walls itself off, either metaphorically or physically, from the rest of the world. The Joseon dynasty of Korea was frequently described as a hermit kingdom during the latter part of the dynasty.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Gunpowder was discovered by ________.

  1. Egyptians

  2. Indians

  3. Chinese

  4. Assyrians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gunpowerder was discovered by Chinese. The alchemists were trying to find a potion for immortality and instead they wound up making an explosion. So the  opposite effect came out of the original idea. Gunpowder consists of potassium nitrate, common charcoal and sulfur.