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Q. Consider the following statement:

"The historical records of the medieval period was much more detailed and larger than that of the ancient period."

Choose the option which most correctly explains the above statement.

1. There were more kings in the medieval period than that in the ancient period.
2. There were more brahmins in the medieval period than that in the ancient period.
3. There were more priests in the medieval period than that in the ancient period.
4. Paper was abundantly available in the medieval period.

Q. Where were the manuscripts stored in the past?

1. Libraries
2. Archives
3. Homes
4. Fields

Q. The chronicles of Ziyauddin Barani has two versions because _________.

1. scribes made mistakes while copying
2. of the censorship of the kings
3. his children rewrote parts of his original works
4. he wrote a new version of his chronicle after two years.

Q. Historians have to be careful about the terms they use. Identify the correct reason(s) as to why they have to be careful.

1. Terms mean different things in different periods.
2. Languages change over a period of time.
3. The terms used today can contradict with the terms used in the past.
4. They are unaware of all languages of the world.

Q. Identify the people who collected manuscripts in the past.

1. Wealthy people
2. Rulers
3. Monastries
4. Common people

Q.

Which is the country where news is printed on the cloth not on paper?

Q. Manuscripts of many original texts have changed in their copies because ________.

1. scribes were too lazy to copy manuscripts accurately
2. scribes hated original authors and made changes
3. scribes made minor changes and mistakes while copying
4. since scribes hated their job, they never copied manuscripts properly

Q. Prashastis are _______.

1. inscriptions that don't comment on kings
2. inscriptions that condemn kings
3. inscriptions that provide unbiased opinion about kings
4. inscriptions that praise kings

Q. More written records are available to study the period between 700 CE and 1750 CE because ___________.

1. people learnt to write in this era
2. writing began in this era
3. people burnt records of all previous eras
4. paper became cheaper and people started to write down more things

Q. What was the disadvantage of recording events on paper in the medieval period?

1. The papers were very heavy.
2. Too many copies on paper of the same event over years caused confusion.
3. Paper was very costly in those times.
4. Some of the rulers punished the people who used papers.

Q.

Which lake near Ajmer attracted a lot of pilgrims from ancient times?

1. Pushkar

2. Sagar

3. Anasagar

4. None of the above

Q.

Manuscripts were collected by

1. All of the above

2. Wealthy people

3. Rulers

4. Monasteries and temples

Q. Prashastis are _____.
a) inscriptions that provide unbiased opinion about kings
b) inscriptions that praise kings
c) inscriptions that condemn kings
d) inscriptions that don't comment on kings

Q. Abraham, a historian of 21st century has got a copy of documentation of the famous kings of 1000CE but he still is visiting libraries to find the original document. What do you think is the reason behind him visiting the libraries?

1. Because he likes collecting antiques.
2. Because he is researching on the types of paper of old ages.
3. Becuase he is not confident of the content in the copy.
4. Because he wants to become rich by selling the original copy.

Q. What do you mean by Prashasti?

Q. Read the following snippet and answer the question that follows:
In a writing career that spanned more than half a century, Agatha Christie wrote 79 novels and short story collections.
What is the meaning of the word 'spanned' as used in the above snippet?

1. Spin over
2. Consequence
3. Triviality
4. Extended over

Q. According to the poet how are mistakes helpful ?

1. They help us become better people.
2. They help us see whats real.
3. They help us through lifes ups and downs.
4. They help us deal with other mistakes.

Q. A technological advancement achieved during the medieval period was .

1. persian wheels
2. pulleys
3. chariots

Q. A ______ century inscription from Uyyakondan Udaiyar, in Tiruchirapalli taluka (in present-day Tamil Nadu), describes the deliberations in a sabha of Brahmanas.

1. 8th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th