FORTUNE IAS ACADEMY
NCERT TEST SERIES
Daily Test - 01: History - Our Past I (CLASS - 06 : CH.01-03)
1. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above
1. The word India comes from the is/are correct?
River Indus, called Sindhu in (a) 1 only
Sanskrit. (b) 2 only
2. About 2500 years ago, Iranians and (c) Both 1 and 2
Greeks, who travelled through the (d) Neither 1 nor 2
northwest of the Indian
Subcontinent and knew about the 4. Consider the following statements:
Indus River, referred to it as the 1. In ancient times, the term ‘Bharata’
Hindos or the Indos. was used for a group of people
residing in the north-western region
Which of the statements given above of the Indian Subcontinent.
is/are correct? 2. The name ‘Bharatha’ is mentioned
(a) 1 only in the Rig Veda.
(b) 2 only Which of the following statements
(c) Both 1 and 2 is/are correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
2. Consider the following statements: (c) Both 1 and 2
1. The word ‘manuscript’ is derived (d) Neither 1 nor 2
from latin word ‘manu’, meaning
hand. 5. Consider the following statements:
2. Rosetta is a town on the North 1. Inscriptions are historical or
coast of Greece where an inscribed commemorative writings or carvings
stone containing inscription in on hard surfaces such as stone or
three different languages were metal often used to record
found. significant events, laws or
declarations.
Which of the statements given above 2. Manuscripts are handwritten
is/are correct? documents, often written on
materials like palm leaf or specially
(a) 1 only
prepared bark from Himalayan
(b) 2 only
birch trees, containing literature,
(c) Both 1 and 2
historical records or religious texts.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements
is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements (a) 1 only
about the Indian civilizations: (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
1. In ancient times, the territory along
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
the river Indus and its southern
tributary, the Ravi, was referred to
6. Consider the following statements
as Magadha.
about ‘Kandahar inscriptions’:
2. Archaeological evidence suggests
1. It was written on the order of the
that rice cultivation in India likely
king ‘Kanishka’.
began in the northern region of the
2. It was written in two languages
Vindhyas.
namely ‘Aramaic’ and ‘Greek’.
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Which of the statements given above (c) It covers 99% time span of human
is/are correct? history.
(a) 1 only (d) All the statements are correct.
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 10. Consider the following statements:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Mesolithic era is the time of climate
7. Consider the following pairs. change in the world.
1 Narmada Hunting and 2. ‘Microliths’ are the characteristics
Valley gathering began from Neolithic era.
2 Magadha First Big Which of the statements given above
Kingdom
is/are correct?
3 Garo hills Early Agriculture
(a) 1 only
4 Indus and The First Cities (b) 2 only
its (c) Both 1 and 2
tributary (d) Neither 1 nor 2
5 Ganga Cities about 2500
Valley years ago
11. Which present-day Indian state is the
How many of the pairs given above are archaeological site called Koldihwa
correctly matched ?
located in?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three (a) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Only four (b) Bihar
(d) All five (c) Rajasthan
8. Which among the following can be (d) Punjab
stated as the possible reasons behind
the unsettled life of the hunters and 12. Among which of the following periods
gatherers? was settled life established in?
1. Resource over usage
(a) Palaeolithic
2. Migration of animals
(b) Mesolithic
3. Different fruition season for plants
(c) Neolithic
and trees
(d) None of the above
4. Availability of water.
Select the correct answer from the
options given below: 13. Consider the following pairs:
Grain/Bones found : Site
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
1. Lentil : Gufkral
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only 2. Cattle : Burzahom
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 3. Buffallo : Chirand
9. Consider the following statements
How many of the above pairs are
regarding palaeolithic period and
correctly matched?
identify the correct one:
(a) Only one
(a) The earliest period of human
history is called as palaeolithic (b) Only two
period. (c) All three
(b) It is derived from two words ‘palaeo’ (d) None
and ‘lithos’.
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14. Which of the following sites had ‘pit 18. Identify the wrongly matched pair.
dwellings’? Site : State
(a) Mehrgarh (a) Mahagara : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rakhigarhi (b) Burzahom : Jammu &Kashmir
(c) Burzahom (c) Chirand : Bihar
(d) Daimabad (d) Paiyampalli : Kerala
15. Which of the following is true regarding 19. Which region is the archaeological site
burial practices at Mehrgarh? Daojali Hading located in?
(a) Burial sites were primarily used (a) Ganges Valley
for storing agricultural produce. (b) Brahmaputra Valley
(b) Burial practices were not observed (c) Indus Valley
at Mehrgarh. (d) Yangtze Valley
(c) Goats were buried alongside
individuals, likely intended as 20. Which modern-day country is the
provisions for the afterlife. Neolithic site of Catal Huyuk located
(d) None of the above in?
(a) Turkey
16. Consider the following statements (b) Greece
about the site ‘Mehrgarh’: (c) Egypt
1. This site is located in a fertile plain, (d) Iraq
near the Bolan Pass, which is one
of the most important routes into
Iran.
2. At Mehrgarh, discoveries include
remnants of square or rectangular
houses, each containing four or
more sections, some possibly
designated for storage.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. Which among the following are
Palaeolithic sites?
1. Bhimbetka
2. Hunsgi
3. Kurnool
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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