Dear Readers, Everything that studies our society and the way we interact with each other in it, is a social science.This section NOT ONLY comes CTET Exam 2018 but also come in other TET Exam also i.e UPTET Exam 2018, PTET Exam 2018 & DSSSB Exam 2018 etc. So, we will provide you the questions which will help you in preparing for Exam.
Q1. Which one of the following statements is false?
(a) History is about changes that over time, about finding out how things were in the past and how things have changed
(b) In the histories narrated by British historians about India, the rule of each Governor General was important
(c) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods Hindu, Muslim and Christian
Q2. Which of the following are characteristics of a manuscript?
A. It is written on a hard surface such as a stone or a metal.
B. It is an old book written by hand.
C. It is written on a palm leaf or on specially prepared bark of the birch tree.
Codes
(a) Only A
(b) B and C
(c) All A, B and C
(d) Only B
Q3. Where have historians found the earliest signs of agriculture being undertaken by man?
(a) Ganga Valley
(b) Narmada Valley
(c) Indus Valley
(d) Garo Hills
Q4. How can historians know, what happened thousands of years ago?
(a) Because of the remains left in the form of tools, weapons, pottery, jewellery, etc
(b) By reading books on the subject
(c) By finding out from their descendents who are living today
(d) None of the above
Q5. Which objects can archaeologists find which may be made of stone?
(a) Remains of buildings, paintings and sculpture
(b) Tools, weapons and ornaments found by digging
(c) Coins, pots and pans found beneath the surface of the Earth
(d) All of the above
Q6. In earlier days, ordinary men and women did not usually keep records of what they did. Why?
(a) They were busy in arranging food and shelter for their families and so had no time for this
(b) They felt it was not necessary
(c) The did not know how to read and write
(d) All of the above
Q7. Which of these would not be part and parcel of a farmer’s life in ancient days?
(a) They worked very hard to grow crops
(b) They made all the decisions for society and looked after their welfare
(c) They could barely fulfill their basic needs
(d) None of the above
Q8. Which of the following crafts practiced in ancient times are still being carried out by both men and women even today in villages and small towns?
A. Pottery making
B. Blacksmith
C. Spinning and weaving of cloth on hand looms.
Codes
(a) Only A
(b) Only C
(c) Only B
(d) A and C
Q9. On what subjects were books not written in ancient days?
(a) Murder mysteries
(b) Religious beliefs and practices
(c) Lives of the kings
(d) Epics, poems and plays
Q10. What is the meaning of ‘periodisation’ in history?
(a) Deciding the period of time for which an age like neolithic or paleolithic age lasts
(b) Dividing the earlier times into fixed periods of 100 years each
(c) Demarcating of time into different unequal periods based on the occurence of some significant events
(d) None of the above
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(d)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(c)
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