Past

Q. Choose the correct description of the extent of Bharatavarsha of the ancient period.

1. Brahmaputra valley in the north to seas in the south and Himalayas in the east to Indus in the west.
2. Brahmaputra valley in the east to seas in the west and Himalayas in the north to Indus in the south.
3. Himalayas in the north to seas in the south and Brahmaputra valley in the east to Indus in the west.
4. Himalayas in the south to seas in the north and Brahmaputra valley in the east to Indus in the west.

Q. Identify the correct statement(s).

1. The meaning of Pardesi has been the same throughout history.
2. Pardesi could mean a stranger in the village though a person is a citizen of a country.
3. The term Pardesi refers to foreigners.
4. Persian equivalent of Pardesi is Ajnabi.

Q. The people living in the southern part of India during the medieval ages were called .

1. Dravidians
2. Dakshinavasi
3. South Indians

Q. Languages ______ over a period of time.

1. become worse
2. remain the same over
3. become better
4. change

Q. List the features of modern history

Q. The poet Amir Khusrau used the term ______.

1. Hind
2. Hindustan
3. Indian subcontinent
4. India

Q. Maps of the past are _______ those of today.

1. more accurate
2. better than
3. different from
4. same as

Q. India was known as ________ in the past.

1. the Indian subcontinent
2. Indusland
3. the land of Indus
4. Hindustan

Q. Minhaj-i-Siraj used the term Hindustan to refer to which of the following areas?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. The lands between Ganga and Yamuna.
4. South India