Revision Mcq

Question 1

Who defined history as “ rise and fall of civilization”

Answer 1

Arnold toyanbee

Question 2

Mention any two professional uses of history

Answer 2

Archeology and tourism development

Question 3

What are hominoids

Answer 3

All species belonging to the hominoidea superfamily are called hominoids

Question 4

Name any two branches of hominoidea superfamily

Answer 4

Hominidae and hylobatidae

Question 5

Explain the evolution of the genus homi from hominoidea superfamily

Answer 5

Genus homo’s evolution from hominoidea took about 30 million years. Its emergence brought human-like creatures to the earth’s surface about 5.6 million years ago

Question 6

How many years did it take for genus homi to evolve from super family homnidea

Answer 6

30 million years ago

Question 7

Human species was the first to manufacture stone tools

Answer 7

Australopithecus

Question 8

Define adaptation

Answer 8

Change in behaviour of a person in response to new or modified surroundings

Question 9

Define archiac

Answer 9

From the earliest prior to development

Question 10

Define fossil

Answer 10

Any remains, impressions or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, a skeleton or footprint

Question 11

Define power grip

Answer 11

The strong hold on an object

Question 12

Define precision frip

Answer 12

The grip of fingers of the hand when picking up needle

Question 13

Efine species

Answer 13

Often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile off springs

Question 14

Which were the factors for the formation of earth’s weather and climate

Answer 14

1. Earth’s high temperature
2. Collisions with meteores

Question 15

Name a few important inventions that helped in the growth of civilization

Answer 15

1. Use of fire
2. Rearing of animals
3. New weapons
4. Tools and utensils
5. Fishing nets
6. Clay pots
7. Building of huts

Question 16

Explain how Egypt was unusually safe from the attack of enemies

Answer 16

The impenetrable desert on the east south and west and the the Mediterranean sea to the north provided natural defence for Egypt. Thus isolated from the rest of the world and has an advantage of being unusually safe from the attack of enemies

Question 17

What was used for writing by egyptians

Answer 17

Papyrus

Question 18

Name the important books written by ancient Egyptian

Answer 18

The book of dead and coffin text

Question 19

5 civilization of mesapotamia

Answer 19

Summerians, akkadians, amorites, assarians and new babylonians

Question 20

Name the dynasty that replaced the win dynasty

Answer 20

Han Dynasty

Question 21

Name any two poets of han Dynasty

Answer 21

Tai-li-po and tu-fu

Question 22

What is the meaning of hellanas

Answer 22

Greek

Question 23

Name the battle where alexander defeated porus

Answer 23

Battle of jhelum/ hydaspes (326 BCE)

Question 24

Who was euripides

Answer 24

Tragidian who wrote plays

Question 25

Author of peloponasian wars

Answer 25

Thucydides

Question 26

Two reforms by solon

Answer 26

Liberated enslaved farmers and made debt slavery illegal

Question 27

Name any two reforms by cleistjenes

Answer 27

Provided citizen rights to make adults which included poor people
Expanded the constitution

Question 28

Dramatists during periclean age

Answer 28

Aeschylus and euripides

Question 29

Two works of homer

Answer 29

Illiad and odyssey

Question 30

Two lyrics poets of greek

Answer 30

Pindar and sappo

Question 31

Two works of aesechylus

Answer 31

Trojan woman and aristophanes

Question 32

Sophocles

Answer 32

Opides rex and electra

Question 33

Two greek mathematicians

Answer 33

Euclid and pythagorus