Class 9 Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation

• Invention of writing
• Human ancestors
• Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers
• Mesolithic hunter-gatherers
• Neolithic revolution
• Neolithic period in the Indian subcontinent
• Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation
• Mesopotamian civilisation
• Egyptian civilisation
• Chinese civilisation

Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following river basins formed the core geographical spread of the early Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation?

   1. (a)Ganga and Yamuna
   2. (b)Brahmaputra and Meghna
   3. (c)Indus and Sarasvati
   4. (d)Narmada and Tapti
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   1. Correct option: (c) Indus and Sarasvati. The Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation developed primarily around the river systems of the Indus (Sindhu) and the ancient Sarasvati river basin.+1

   Answer: (c)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following prominent sites belonging to the Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation is internationally renowned for its sophisticated artificial brick dockyard structure?

   1. (a)Harappa
   2. (b)Mohenjodaro
   3. (c)Lothal
   4. (d)Kalibangan
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   1. Correct option: (c) Lothal. Identify the Sindhu-Sarasvati site featuring a tidal dockyard connected to a river channel.+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following best describes the major shift that marked the Neolithic revolution?

   1. (a)Shift from foraging to farming and the taming of animals
   2. (b)Shift from stone tools to tools of copper and bronze
   3. (c)Rise of large cities with planned streets and covered drains
   4. (d)Invention of writing to keep records of trade and taxes
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   1. Correct option: (a) Shift from foraging to farming and the taming of animals+1

   Answer: (a)
4. Q4Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following architectural and infrastructural features is widely associated with the mature phase of the Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation?

   1. (a)Planned towns with grid streets and covered drains
   2. (b)Stepped temple towers called ziggurats at the city centre
   3. (c)Huge stone pyramids built as tombs for the kings
   4. (d)Grand royal palaces dominating the main streets
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   1. Correct option: (a) Planned towns with grid streets and covered drains+1

   Answer: (a)
5. Q5Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following best describes the lifestyle and subsistence strategy of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers?

   1. (a)Settled agriculture and permanent mud-brick houses
   2. (b)Nomadic movement relying on foraging, hunting, and gathering wild resources
   3. (c)Large-scale urban trade centres with a developed script
   4. (d)Domestication of livestock for pastoral nomadism exclusively
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   1. Correct option: (b) Nomadic movement relying on foraging, hunting, and gathering wild resources. Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers did not practice agriculture or live in permanent settlements; they moved continuously, depending on foraging and hunting.+1

   Answer: (b)
6. Q6Multiple choice·1 mark
   The profound transition from foraging to agriculture during the Neolithic period is primarily characterized by which major socio-economic development?

   1. (a)Use of copper tools alongside the older stone tools
   2. (b)Settled farming villages with domesticated animals
   3. (c)Growth of planned cities with drains and granaries
   4. (d)Making of the earliest chipped stone tools for hunting
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   1. Correct option: (b) Settled farming villages with domesticated animals+1

   Answer: (b)

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