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Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a famous geologist belonged to ______.

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  1. Russia

  2. Germany

  3. England

  4. France

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Correct Option: C

The period before introduction of writing is called ________.

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  1. Medieval history

  2. Ancient history

  3. Modern history

  4. Prehistory

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Correct Option: D

The people who lived near Kosasthalaiyar river were belonged to the species of _______.

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  1. Homo erectus

  2. Homo sapiens

  3. Homo floresiensis

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

Mathura was an important _____.

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  1. Village

  2. Port

  3. Religious centre

  4. Forested area

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mathura has been an important settlement for more than 2500 years. It was important because it was located at the cross roads of two major routes of travel and trade — from the northwest to the east and from north to south. Mathura was also a religious centre — there were Buddhist monasteries, Jaina shrines, and it was an important centre for the worship of Krishna. Mathura was also a center of great artistic craftsmanship and the mathura school of arts produced many famous sculptures.

The ______ temple at Aihole was built about $1400$ years ago.

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  1. Kailashnath

  2. Virupaksha

  3. Durga

  4. Ganesha

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Durga temple located at Aihole was built about 1400 years ago. Aihole is situated in Karnataka state. The temple was probably built in the late 7th or early 8th century by Chalukyas. The architecture of the Durga temple is mainly Dravida with Nagara style.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Which of these groups of people did not usually live in cities, but the countryside?

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  1. rulers

  2. crafts persons

  3. farmers and herders

  4. scribes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

farmers and herders.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
The city of Lothal was situated beside a river which was a tributary of _______________.

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  1. Ganga

  2. Sabarmati

  3. Narmada

  4. Kaveri

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lothal was one of the southernmost cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district. In length according to satellite imagery an ancient extension of the northern river channel bed of a tributary of the Bhogavo river.


State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
Usually, the special building were created in the lower town.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Special buildings were constructed in the upper town. 
The eastern part of the city is known as the Lower Town. The Lower Town is a large area that covers most of the site of Mohenjodaro. Archaeologists believe that most people lived and worked in the Lower Town.

We are not sure about what caused the end of the Harappan civilization.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Many historians do not believe in the Aryan Invasion theory. They believe the main cause of the sudden decline is climate change. Huge climate change or natural calamities might have been a cause of the ruin of Harappan civilization.

These changes in climate led to floods in plains and cities.

This civilization is said to have come to an abrupt end. The following reasons are put forward for its abrupt end: The neighboring desert encroached on the fertile area and made it infertile. Aryan invaders killed people and destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization.

End of the Indus. The Indus Valley civilization began to decline between 1900 and 1800 BCE. Most of the cities disappeared or were abandoned. Archaeologists do not know why this happened.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Members of families were usually buried together.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A