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Timeline and Sources of History — Practice

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Q1. In this chapter, the word 'history' is defined as the study of
- A. the human past
- B. rocks and minerals
- C. the future of society
- D. living plants and animals
Q2. Who studies the physical features of the Earth, such as soil, stones, hills, mountains, rivers and oceans?
- A. Anthropologists
- B. Geologists
- C. Archaeologists
- D. Palaeontologists
Q3. Palaeontologists study the remains of plants, animals and humans from millions of years ago in the form of
- A. fossils
- B. inscriptions
- C. newspapers
- D. coins
Q4. According to the chapter, fossils are
- A. stone tools made by early humans
- B. impressions of footprints, or parts of plants or animals preserved in soil or rocks
- C. coins issued by ancient kings
- D. books written by historians
Q5. The years that were earlier marked 'AD' are now called
- A. Before Common Era (BCE)
- B. Common Era (CE)
- C. Ice Age
- D. Gregorian years
Q6. Which calendar is commonly used worldwide today and has 12 months adding up to 365 days?
- A. The Hindu calendar
- B. The Chinese calendar
- C. The Gregorian calendar
- D. The Jewish calendar
Q7. A 'decade' refers to a period of
- A. ten years
- B. hundred years
- C. thousand years
- D. five years
Q8. In history, a 'century' is any period of
- A. 10 years
- B. 50 years
- C. 100 years
- D. 1,000 years
Q9. A 'millennium' is any period of
- A. 100 years
- B. 500 years
- C. 1,000 years
- D. 10,000 years
Q10. A timeline is best described as a convenient tool that
- A. shows a sequence of dates and events covering a particular period
- B. lists the names of all kings of India
- C. measures the temperature of the past
- D. stores ancient coins safely
Q11. A 'source of history' is defined as a place, person, text or object from which we gather information about
- A. future weather
- B. some past event or period
- C. current sports scores
- D. the price of goods
Q12. A 'historian' is a person who
- A. predicts the weather
- B. studies and writes about the past
- C. designs new calendars
- D. carves stone sculptures
Q13. For about how long have modern humans (Homo sapiens) walked the planet, according to the chapter?
- A. About 3,000 years
- B. About 30,000 years
- C. About 3,00,000 (three lakh) years
- D. About 3 crore years
Q14. Early humans were mainly hunters and gatherers, which means they relied on
- A. farming wheat and rice in fields
- B. hunting and collecting edible plants and fruits
- C. buying food from markets
- D. trading with distant countries
Q15. In the chapter, the word 'hamlet' means
- A. a large fortified city
- B. a small settlement or small village
- C. a king's palace
- D. a place to store grain

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