Assertion Reasoning Quiz

Assertion (A): Ancient Egypt developed a calendar based on astronomical observation.

Reason (R): The Egyptians counted the days between Nile floods and based their calendar on the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star.

Assertion (A): Farming began at exactly the same time in every region of the world.

Reason (R): West Asia shows some of the earliest developments in farming, while most other regions were still hunting at that time, and even within India the Ganga Plains and the rest of the country did not start at the same time.

Assertion (A): Long-distance trade would have suffered without the Harappans' standard system of weights.

Reason (R): Without standard weights, consistent measurement would have been difficult, and every deal would need fresh bargaining over quantity.

Assertion (A): The Silk Route carried more than just trade goods between China and the rest of the world.

Reason (R): Along with goods, ideas and religion also travelled the Silk Route; Buddhism spread from India into China through these routes.

Assertion (A): The Mesolithic period saw people building permanent houses for the first time.

Reason (R): New habitats such as caves and rock shelters were frequently occupied during the Mesolithic period, since people still did not build permanent houses.