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Ancient world history - class-IX

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What was 'Kamagatamaru' __________________.

  1. A Ship

  2. An Industrial centre

  3. A harbour

  4. An army unit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Kamagatamaru was a Ship carrying 370 passangers , that was going from  Singapore to Canada , but was turned back by Canadian authorities in the year 1914.

So the correct answer is 'A ship'.

The deity most praised in Rigveda is __________________.

  1. Indra

  2. Agni

  3. Mitra

  4. Varuna


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda. He is celebrated for his powers and the one who kills the great symbolic evil named Vritra who obstructs human prosperity and happiness.

Consider the following statements : 
1. Periplus is a Greek word meaning sailing around. 
2. Erythraean was the Greek name for the Mediterranean Sea. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: A

The scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation was ________.

  1. Boustrophedon, still not satisfactorily deciphered

  2. Brahmi

  3. Nagri

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Harappan script is regarded as pictographic since its signs represent birds, fish and a verity of human forms. The script was boustrophedon, written from right to left on one line and then from left to right in the next line. The number of signs of the Harappan script is known to be between 400 and 600. It is not deciphered yet.

Which one of the following objects of Roman manufacture has been most abundantly found in India?

  1. Pot sherds

  2. Bronze icons

  3. Lamps

  4. Coins


Correct Option: D

The trade with Roman brought large numbers of Roman gold coins to Southern India. In contrast with the Kushanas who melted down all Roman coins and reissued them in their own name,the rulers of South India did not do this but simply defaced the coins. A sharp cut across the face of the Roman emperor indicated that his sovereignty was not recognised but his coins were welcome and would be accepted according to their own intrinsic value.

Based on the passage answer the question given below.
Roman coins were reused in South India by a process of ________.

  1. Melting and reissued in the name of Roman rulers

  2. Defacing the coins by a sharp cut across the face of the Roman emperor only

  3. Melting and reused in the name of the rulers of South India

  4. Defacing the coins by a sharp cut across the face of the Roman Emperor and then melting them and reused


Correct Option: B

Which of the following were important items of export by India to the Roman empire?

  1. Indian Muslin

  2. Cutlery items

  3. Leather

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

Frequent allusions to the Romaka Siddhanta and Paulisa Siddhanta by the great Indian astronomer Varahmihira indicate _________.

  1. Roman influence on Indian astronomy

  2. knowledge of Roman geography

  3. adoption of Western astronomical terms by the Indian astronomers

  4. close interaction between Romans and Indian astronomers


Correct Option: D

Match the following.

List I(Name of the Civilization) List II(Modern Area)
A. Mesopotamian Civilization $1.$ Iraq
B. Egyptian Civilization $2.$ Nile Valley
C. Chinese Civilization $3.$ China
  1. $A-1, B-2, C-3$

  2. $A-1, B-3, C-2$

  3. $A-2, B-1, C-3$

  4. $A-3, B-2, C-1$


Correct Option: A

Which was the first civilization in history of the world to have a system of selecting public official on the basis of education and competitive examination?

  1. Arabs

  2. Chinese Civilization

  3. Iranian Civilization

  4. Egyptian Civilization


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is associated with 'Twelve Tables'?

  1. Roman Civilization

  2. Greek Civilization

  3. Arab Civilization

  4. Iranian Civilization


Correct Option: A

'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilization?

  1. Egyptian civilization

  2. Roman civilization

  3. Sumerian civilization

  4. Chinese civilization


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements are correct about the ancient Chinese civilization?
$1.$ They knew the couses of edipes and could acurrataly Predict them.
$2.$ In Mathematics the chines used the decimal system.
$3.$ The Chinese numerical system was multiplication i.e., to write $300$ they would write the characters of $100$ and $3$.
$4.$ Long before the Europeans, the Chinese has more or less accurately Calculated the value of pie $(\pi)$.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $1, 2$ and $4$

  3. $2, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: B

A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ____.

  1. Pictograms

  2. Cuneiform

  3. Hieroglyphic

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following civilization was watered by two rivers 'Tigris' and 'Euphrates'?

  1. Chinese civilization

  2. Egyption civilization

  3. Mesopotamian civilization

  4. Harappan civilization


Correct Option: C

System of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as _____.

  1. Sexagesimal system

  2. Pythagoras system

  3. Quinquennial system

  4. Decimal system


Correct Option: A

What happened in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire was similar to what occured in ___________.

  1. China after the fall of the Han

  2. Japan after the end of the Tokugawa Ghogunate

  3. The Holy land after the unsuccessful crusades ended

  4. The Andes when the Spanish ousted in Inca


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was the most important 'God' of ancient Egyptians?

  1. Jackal

  2. The Moon

  3. The Sun

  4. Cow


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Egyptian civilization?
$1.$ The Egyptians could calculate the are at a triangle of a rectangle.
$2.$ They developed a decimal system of numeration.
$3.$ The growing achievement of the Egyptian was the solar calendars.

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $1$ and $3$

  3. $1, 2$ and $3$

  4. $2$ and $3$


Correct Option: C

To regulate the social life of their empire, the Romans depended on __________.

  1. its world religion

  2. its strictly enforced caste system

  3. its code of laws

  4. its highly efficient bureaucracy


Correct Option: C

A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian Civilization was the ____________.

  1. principle of the mandate of Heaven

  2. lack of a social hierarchy

  3. development of a writing system

  4. ancestor worship


Correct Option: C

A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilisation was that _________.

  1. Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in Western Europe

  2. Greece and Rome transmitted Islamic philosophy to the areas they conquered

  3. they achieved a classless society which was later copied in Western Europe

  4. Greek and Latin are still widely spoken in universities throughout the West


Correct Option: B

The mandate of Heaven governed the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in __________.

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. France

  4. Rome


Correct Option: A

The Last Supper, a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of ____________.

  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Titian


Correct Option: A

How did Saint Boniface help of shape of German Church?

  1. Writing the epic 'Beowulf'

  2. Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'

  3. Preaching against the importance of monasteries

  4. Preaching against the divorce, incest and polygamy


Correct Option: D

The Peloponnesian war was fought between which cities?

  1. Athens and Macedonia

  2. Carthage and Athens

  3. Sparta and Carthage

  4. Sparta and Athens


Correct Option: D

Who was the author of the 'Republic' a famous classic?

  1. Herodotus

  2. Alexander

  3. Plato

  4. Aristolle


Correct Option: C

Who is the author of 'From the Funding of the City'?

  1. Cicero

  2. Livy

  3. Polybuis

  4. Sallust


Correct Option: B

Who among the following was associated with Cleopatra (beauty queen of Egypt)?

  1. Julieus Caesar

  2. Lapidus

  3. Mark Antony

  4. Octavian


Correct Option: B

Who is considered as the master of Greek Comedy?

  1. Aeschylus

  2. So Phocles

  3. Aristophanes

  4. Philip


Correct Option: C

Who was among the famous Roman poets?

  1. Tacitus

  2. Plinky

  3. Virgil

  4. Marcus


Correct Option: C

Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the north known as the Great Wall of China?

  1. Chu Ruler

  2. Chi Ruler

  3. Chin Ruler

  4. Chou Ruler


Correct Option: C

Who was the last emperor of Rome?

  1. Nero

  2. Ceasen

  3. Romulus Augustulus

  4. Julius


Correct Option: C

Which mountain's volcano buried archaeological site Pompeii in 79 AD?

  1. Mount Pelee

  2. Mount Tambora

  3. Mount Etna

  4. Mount Vesuvius


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and Han empire?

  1. Both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor

  2. Both empires were characterised by long periods of effective centralised government

  3. In both empires, extensive maritime trade was important

  4. Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant cities


Correct Option: B

Who is the father of Athenian democracy?

  1. Cleisthenes

  2. Draco

  3. Hippias

  4. Preisistratos


Correct Option: A

The first recorded landfills were found in $3000 BC$ which comprised waste that was placed in a pit and covered with dirt at different levels. Name the country in which it was found.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Greece

  3. Italy

  4. Egypy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A landfill is an area that is used to dispose off solid waste material.
  • Archaeological evidence of first landfills dates back to 3000 BC at Crete in Greece where waste was deposited in pits that were subsequently covered up with earth when full.
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