The Agricultural Revolution

Q.

Group of birds or a group of sheep or goats is called

Q. Do you think cloth is found frequently by archaeologists?

Q. Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about __________ years ago.

1. 3000
2. 7000
3. 10000
4. 5000

Q. In Harappan cities, __________________ was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seeds.

1. Scrapers
2. Plough
3. Hammers
4. Knives

Q. In what ways are the caribou hunted by the Eskimos?

1. The caribou are driven by lines of people into lakes or narrow streams, where they are speared, shot with bows and arrows or even harpooned.
2. They typically dig several pits to trap the caribou.
3. Eskimos set up piles of stones in long lines to trap the caribou.
4. They are not hunted.

Q. Which of the following animals did Harappans rear?

1. Cattle
2. Lions
3. Elephants
4. Sheep

Q. From the remains of plants that were found during excavations, it can be concluded that the Harappans grew which of the following crops?

1. Wheat
2. Mustard
3. Rice
4. Barley

Q. Which among the following is not a clothing article from India in the colonial times?

1. Cossaes
2. Chintz
3. Awadh
4. Bandanna

Q. Harappans generally consumed fruits like _______, caught ________ and hunted wild animals like the __________.

1. grapes, crabs, gorilla
2. ber, fish, antelope
3. orange, fish, cheetah
4. banana, fish, rhino

Q. Describe the works of artisans of early period.

Q. Which of the following factors could have contributed to the people of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley getting more involved in non-agricultural activities such as construction, trade, and craftsmanship?

1. The seals being utilised were helping them gain trust across civilisations.
2. These civilisations entrusted the task of hunting and gathering to specific communities.
3. Being river valley civilisations, they were able to grow surplus crops beyond what was needed.
4. The civilisations were in a race to construct more and trade more than the other.

Q. A/An of food is cultivating more than what is needed to survive.

1. sale
2. excess
3. surplus
4. waste

Q. Harappans generally consumed fruits like _______, caught ________ and hunted wild animals like the __________.

1. grapes, crabs, gorilla
2. orange, fish, cheetah
3. banana, fish, rhino
4. ber, fish, antelope

Q. Pair the following.


* AG - Agricultural Revolution

1. 5000 BCE
2. States
3. Start of AG
4. 3000 BCE
5. 10000 BCE
6. City-states

Q. Pair the following.


* AG - Agricultural Revolution

1. 5000 BCE
2. States
3. Start of AG
4. 3000 BCE
5. 10000 BCE
6. City-states

Q.

1) Read the instructions for planting a Sapling. Using these instructions, complete the paragraph below describing how to plant a sapling.

Select a sapling and patch of land.

Dig the earth with a spade and make a pit.

Put some manure in the pit and mix it with soil.

Plant the sampling in the middle of the pit and fill it with soil.

For planting a sapling, a sapling and a patch of land is selected. Then (a) ______. Next (b) ________Then (c) __________Finally, (d) ______

Q. Mark these statements true or false and correct the wrong statements.
(a) Chickens are carnivores because they are eaten by human beings.
(b) We eat the seeds and leaves of spinach.
(c) Human beings eat all plants and animals.
(d) All birds are herbivores.
(e) Plants and animals are our only sources of food.

Q. In Harappan cities, __________________ was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seeds.

1. Knives
2. Hammers
3. Scrapers
4. Plough

Q. Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about __________ years ago.

1. 3000
2. 7000
3. 5000
4. 10000

Q. From the remains of plants that were found during excavations, it can be concluded that the Harappans grew which of the following crops?

1. Wheat
2. Mustard
3. Rice
4. Barley

Q. Which of the following factors could have contributed to the people of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley getting more involved in non-agricultural activities such as construction, trade, and craftsmanship?

1. The seals being utilised were helping them gain trust across civilisations.
2. These civilisations entrusted the task of hunting and gathering to specific communities.
3. Being river valley civilisations, they were able to grow surplus crops beyond what was needed.
4. The civilisations were in a race to construct more and trade more than the other.

Q. How did people cover their bodies before invention of clothes?