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Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india
Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize (1913) for his outstanding performance as a social reformer.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He received it for his poetry, specifically the collection Gitanjali, not for being a social reformer.

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

Being Muslim as a Southeast Asian merchant _______________________.

  1. was against the law in most trading cities.

  2. entitled the merchant to better interest rates when doing business in Muslim Asia.

  3. was compulsory in order to do business in Malaka.

  4. was often an advantage when dealing with Muslim Indian traders.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In the context of historical maritime trade in Southeast Asia, Muslim merchants often shared a common religious and legal framework with other Muslim traders in the Indian Ocean, which facilitated trust and business relations.

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

What was silk road?

  1. The route connecting China with Japan was known as the silk road.

  2. The route connecting China with Europe was known as the silk road.

  3. The route connecting India with Europe was known as the silk road.

  4. The route connecting China with India was known as the silk road.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Silk route or silk road refers to a network of ancient trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. The silk route was majorly used to transport Chinese silk to Europe through Central Asia. Marco Polo witnessed the grandeur of Chinese civilisation travelled through the Silk route.

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

Which of the following shows that India had contact with the outside world from the very beginning?

  1. People of Indus Valley Civilization had trade relations with Mesopotamia, Egypt and other countries.

  2. During the Satavahanas period, there was a brisk sea-trade between South India and Rome.

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indus Valley Civilization engaged in extensive trade with Mesopotamia and other regions. Similarly, the Satavahana era saw significant maritime trade between South India and the Roman Empire, proving long-standing external contacts.

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

The sea borne trade between India and Rome received great impetus during the first-second century A.D. on account of the discovery of ____________.

  1. Large gold mines in the Roman Empire

  2. Monsoon winds blowing regularly across the Indian Ocean

  3. Direct sea-route between India and Italy

  4. New navigational techniques
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The discovery of the monsoon winds by Hippalus allowed sailors to navigate the Indian Ocean more efficiently, drastically reducing travel time and enabling regular, large-scale trade between India and the Roman Empire.

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

What was the major item of trade on the silk road?

  1. Gold

  2. Silver

  3. Silk

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

The silk route refers to a network of ancient trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. Extending more than 6,500 km, the silk route was majorly used to transport Chinese silk to Europe through Central Asia from 2nd Century BC. Although it was used to trade in different commodities from salt to gold also but the major one was silk. 

Multiple choice history polity and society in post-mauryan period trade between tamizhagam and rome kushans, sakas and hunas post mauryan india

Evidence of Roman trade with South India is available from the excavations at ______.

  1. Arikamedu and Kanyakumari

  2. Alagangulam, Arikamedu and Kodungallur

  3. Arikamedu and Alangangulam

  4. Kanyakumari and Kodungallur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeological excavations at Arikamedu (near Puducherry), Alagangulam (Tamil Nadu), and Kodungallur (Kerala) have yielded significant evidence of Roman pottery, coins, and artifacts, confirming trade links.

Multiple choice history the foundation of the swaraj marathas rule of shivaji shahajiraje and veermata jijabai successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj started his conquests in 1646 A.D by conquering

  1. Purandhar

  2. Rajgad

  3. Tanjore

  4. Torna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Shivaji started his conquest in 1646 A.D by conquering the fort of Torna.
In 1646 due to serious illness of the Sultan of Bijapur and the consequent disorders in his kingdom gave Shivaji much desired opportunity and he captured the fort of Torna.

Multiple choice backward classes commissions in karnataka karnataka - economic and social transformation history

B.D Jatti committee on land reforms recommended that every family should be given maximum 116 acres of dry land and _____ acres of irrigated land.

  1. 24

  2. 25

  3. 26

  4. 27
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Restricting the hold of the feudal class on land was the objective behind the abolition of Zamindari system. This is one of the most important land reforms. In 1955, a committee was formed under the leadership of the ex-vice president of India, B.D.Jatti. This committee made certain recommendations towards bringing about land reforms. The committee recommended that every family should be given maximum 116 acres dry land and 27 acres irrigated land. These recommendations helped the wealthy. These recommendations were implemented in 1957 but did not change the existing system in a decisive manner. But the Land Reform Law of 1974 played a decisive role in changing the existing system.