Ancient India Test

Question 1

Once upon a time India was not part of Asia

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Two mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent are Hindu Kush and the Himalayas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Why does ancient civilization begin with rivers?

Accepted Answer

because rivers make agriculture possible, because they provide water for both humans and cultivation

Question 4

Water bodies that surround India are....

Accepted Answer

Indian ocean, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea

Question 5

The early inhabitants of ancient India were the first to make cotton into fabric.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Monsoons produces wet or dry seasons in India

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The Indus Valley Civilization began with the making of houses and toilets

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What are the features of Harappan civilization?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

Monsoons shape India's climate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

India has two clear seasons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The civilization that grew along the Indus river is called Mohenjo-Daro civilization

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Why is temperature in India mostly warm?

Accepted Answer

because of the Himalayas, because of tall mountains in the North

Question 13

The economy of Ancient India grew with ...

Accepted Answer

trading with nearby villages, trading of copper and bronze tools

Question 14

The Hindu kush mountain ranges includes Mt Everest.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The earliest farmers of the Indus civilization cultivated...

Accepted Answer

wheat and barley

Question 16

What is silt?

Accepted Answer

fertile soil

Question 17

Two major rivers of the Indian subcontinent today are...

Accepted Answer

Indus and Ganga

Question 18

Harappans did trading with....

Accepted Answer

wood, elephant tusk, semi precious stones, timber, beads, ivory

Question 19

The Saraswati river dried up because...

Accepted Answer

of an earthquake

Question 20

Where is silt found?

Accepted Answer

in a river bank, in the riverbed

Question 21

Even today nobody knows how to read the Pictographs of Harappan civilization

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

How did archeologist first find in the Indus valley civilization?

Accepted Answer

the area is dotted with huge earth mounds, burnt bricks and tiny stone seals

Question 23

The Himalayan mountains shape India's climate by...

Accepted Answer

blocking cold winds from the north

Question 24

The earliest civilization of Ancient India is called Indus valley civilization because...

Accepted Answer

The civilization developed along the Indus river., the civilization developed along the Indus valley

Question 25

Some features of cities in Harappa are...

Accepted Answer

designed walls, square corners, neat grid, shops, public buildings

Question 26

Two major rivers of India today are Indus and Saraswati

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Indus valley civilization declined around 1700 B.C.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Archeologist found no site in Harappa used as temples, but they concluded that there is religion, how?

Accepted Answer

archeologists found figures of bull, which people still worship

Question 29

What are pictographs?

Accepted Answer

picture symbols of word or phrase, picture writings

Question 30

What is a subcontinent?

Accepted Answer

landmass that is part of a continent but a separate region

Question 31

How did the Indus valley civilization come to an end?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 32

Harappan Cities are a good example of city planning

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

Silt make a land barren/infertile

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

The Himalayan mountain range was formed...

Accepted Answer

from a collision between India and Asia.

Question 35

India is derived from the river Indus

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Around 1700 B.C. nomads swept the Indus valley and settled in the valley

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

India is not a subcontinent.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

The subcontinent of India includes

Accepted Answer

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan

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