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Standard VI

History

Early Vedic Period

Dates in hist...

Question

Dates in history are expressed in two terms –
a. BC and AD
b. AD and AC
c. BC and BD
d. DC and AD

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Solution

The correct answer is option (a).

Explanation: The dates before the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as BC, that is, 'Before Christ. The dates after the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as AD, that is, 'Anno Domini'. It means 'In the year of our Lord'.

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(ii) If BD= 2 cm, AB = 5 cm and DC = 3 cm, find AC.
(iii) If AB= 3.5 cm, AC = 4.2 cm and DC = 2.8 cm, find BD.
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(ii) If BD = 2 cm, AB = 5 cm and DC = 3 cm, find AC.

(iii) If Ab = 3.5 cm, AC = 4.2 cm and DC = 2.8 cm, find BD.

(iv) If AB = 10 cm, AC = 14 cm and BC = 6 cm, find BD and DC.

(v) If AC = 4.2 cm, DC = 6 cm and BC = 10 cm, find AB.

(vi) If AB = 5.6 cm, AC = 6 cmand DC = 3 cm, find BC

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Dates in history are expressed in two terms – a. BC and AD b. AD and AC c. BC and BD d. DC and AD

The correct answer is option (a). Explanation: The dates before the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as BC, that is, 'Before Christ. The dates after the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as AD, that is, 'Anno Domini'. It means 'In the year of our Lord'.

Dates in history are expressed in two terms –
a. BC and AD
b. AD and AC
c. BC and BD
d. DC and AD

The correct answer is option (a).

Explanation: The dates before the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as BC, that is, 'Before Christ. The dates after the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed as AD, that is, 'Anno Domini'. It means 'In the year of our Lord'.