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Grade - 11, Subject - History, Term - 1, Time : 90 Minutes., M.M 40, General instructions, 1) The question paper contains 4 sections., 2) Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions., 3) Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions., 4) Section C has 8 questions (case-based). Attempt any five questions per case., 5) Section D contains 1 map based question., 6) All questions carry equal marks., Section - A, [Attempt any 20 out of 24 question], 1.From which wordCuneiform is derived?, (a) Latin, (b) Greek, (c) Chinese, (d) Mayan, 2.Which language replaced the Sumerian language after 2400 BCE?, (a) Mesopotamian language, (b) Akkadian language, (c) Chinese language, (d) Middle Eastern language, 3. In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was, (a) Ur, (b) Mari, (c) Mohenjodaro, (d) Kalibangan, 4.With which person, the first event of Sumerian trade is associated?, (a) The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Enmerkar, (b) The ancient ruler of Lebanon City, Enmerkar, (c) The ancient ruler of Nile City, Enmerkar, (d) The ancient ruler of Aral City, Enmerkar, 5.Inanna was the Goddess of, (a) the Moon, 1
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(b) love and War, (c) wind, (d) fire, 6. The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built-in, (а) с.4000 ВСЕ, (b) с.5000 ВСE, (с) с.6000 ВСЕ, (d) c.7000 BCE, 7.The religion of Islam arose during the, (a) 5th century CE, (b) 8th century CE, (c) 6th century CE, (d) 7th century CE, 8.The Roman Empire got the best kind of wine from the city of, (a) Byzaciuma, (b) Campania, (c) Naples, (d) Sicily, 9.Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in the, (a) 1st century CE, (b) 2nd century CE, (c) 3rd century CE, (d) 4th century CE, 10.The Roman silver coin, known as the denarius, weighed, (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 5, gm of pure silver., 11., and Greek languages were used in the administration of the Roman Empire., (a) Chinese, (b) Mayan, (c) Latin, (d) Turkish, 12.Which one of the following is a rive that forms the boundary of the Roman Empire?, (a) Mekong River, (b) Rhine River, (c) Amur River, 2
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(d) Yangtze River, 13. By whom Ali assassinated?, (a) Muawiya, (b) Kharji, (c) Bedouins, (d) None of the above, 14.Zakat was an/a, (a) agriculture tax, (b) alms tax, (c) religious tax, (d) trade tax, 15.The Caliph during whose reign the Hijri was established was:, (a) Abu Bakr, (b) Muhammad, (c) Uthman, (d) Umar, 16.What was the name given to nomadic Arab tribes?, (a) Sanam, (b) Qabila, (c) Bedouins, (d) Umma, 17. The semi-historical works sira in Islamic history are, (a) biographies, (b) chronicles, (c) eyewitness reports, (d) inscriptions, 18. The Umayyad Emperor who introduced Arabic as the language of administration was, (a) Abd al-Malik, (b) Ali, (c) Abbas, (d) Muawiya, 19. Monks who moved from one place to another, preaching to the people and living on charity., These monks were known as, (a) Manor, (b) Friars, (c) Tithe, (d) Serfs, 3
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20. We see the rise of absolute monarchy in Europe in the, (a) 15th & 16th centuries, (b) 13th & 14th centuries, (c) 12th & 13th centuries, (d) 16th & 17th centuries, 21. There was a growing uncertainty about the value and purpose of monasticism by the, (a) thirteenth century, (b) fourteenth century, (c) fifteenth century, (d) sixteenth-century, 22. What were Cathedral towns?, (a) Towns developed around plains, (b) Towns developed around Churches, (c) Towns developed around industries, (d) Towns developed around Capital, 23.The land granted by the lord to the knights was called:, (a) Fief, (b) Feud, (c) Seigneur, (d) Manor, 24. A guild was an association of, (a) monks, (b) farmers, (c) craft and industry, (d) lords, SECTION - B, (Attempt any 18 aut of 22 questions), 25. Assertion (A) : Indus valley people were primarily the worshipper of male God., Reason (R): A seal resembling Shiva has been found., (A) Assertion and reasoning are true and reasoning is the correct way of explaining, (B) A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A, (C) A is true but R is false, 4
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(D) A is false but R is true, 26. Assertion (A) : temple was the main centre of urban institution, Reason (R) : where all kinds of things related to daily uses of the nurse were carried out., (A) Assertion and reasoning are true and reasoning is the correct way of explaining, (B) A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A, (C) A is true but R is false, (D) A is false but R is true, 27. Assertion (A) : Mesopotamia is well known for its development of city life., Reason (R) : Mesopotamia is not good in literature and mathematics., (A) Assertion and reasoning are true and reasoning is the correct way of explaining, (B) A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A, (C) A is true but R is false, (D) A is false but R is true, 28. Assertion (A) : the Roman empire was a spread over a less reason, Reason (R) : it was spread into three continents Europe, West Asia, North Africa., (A) Assertion and reasoning are true and reasoning is the correct way of explaining, (B) A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A, (C) A is true but R is false, (D) A is false but R is true, 29. Assertion (A) : Roman empire was founded by Augustus., Reason (R) : tiberius was the founder of of Roman empire.