10 Question MCQ (including Assertion)

Question 1 of 10

What was the result of the new landscapes offering a wider variety of resources, according to the chapter?

A A decrease in population B The first-ever population explosion in human history C The invention of writing D The discovery of bronze

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Question 2 of 10

Why did civilisation not begin suddenly, according to the chapter?

A It grew slowly out of farming, as surplus food freed some people for crafts, trade or ruling B It began the moment writing was invented C It began with the discovery of bronze D It began with the first war

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Question 3 of 10

Match Column A (Civilisation) with Column B (River or region), and choose the correct option:

Column A
(i) Sindhu-Sarasvati
(ii) Mesopotamian
(iii) Egyptian

Column B
(a) The Nile
(b) The Sindhu (Indus) and Sarasvati
(c) The Euphrates and Tigris

A i-a, ii-c, iii-b B i-c, ii-b, iii-a C i-b, ii-c, iii-a D i-b, ii-a, iii-c

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Question 4 of 10

How did Palaeolithic people make art, according to the chapter?

A They decorated cave walls with paintings and used pigments to decorate their bodies B They carved statues out of bronze C They wrote poetry on papyrus D They built stone temples

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Question 5 of 10

Assertion (A): Mesopotamia and the Harappan civilisation had strong trade contacts with each other.

Reason (R): Mesopotamia and the Indus and Ghaggar-Sarasvati valleys are geographically closer to each other than Egypt or China are to the Harappan region.

A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. C A is true, but R is false. D A is false, but R is true.

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Question 6 of 10

Arrange the following periods in chronological order and choose the correct option:
I. Neolithic
II. Palaeolithic
III. Mesolithic
IV. Chalcolithic

A III, II, I and IV B II, III, I and IV C II, I, III and IV D IV, III, I and II

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Question 7 of 10

What triggered the major environmental change at the start of the Mesolithic Age, according to the chapter?

A A volcanic eruption B The Earth's climate became warmer around 12,000 years ago C The discovery of fire D A sudden ice age

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Question 8 of 10

Which World Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh contains hundreds of painted rock shelters from the Mesolithic and earlier periods?

A Mehrgarh B Bhimbetka C Sanganakallu D Kalibangan

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Question 9 of 10

Assertion (A): Farming did not begin at the same time everywhere in the Indian subcontinent.

Reason (R): There was regional variation, with the change happening differently in different parts of the country.

A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. C A is true, but R is false. D A is false, but R is true.

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Question 10 of 10

How did life change, for better and worse, after humans started farming, according to the chapter?

A You no longer had to find food, you could make it; but farming could produce a surplus, and a failed crop, flood or drought could destroy a whole year's food B Life became easier in every possible way, with no downsides C Life became only harder, with no benefits at all D Nothing changed at all

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