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Tamil Nadu Board 11th Standard History Unit 1: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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• 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly 
• 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 1 - Early India: From the
Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation

I. Choose the Correct Answer

1. The period before the development of script is called__________    
(a) Pre-historic    
(b) Historic    
(c) palaeolithic    
(d) Neolithic
Answer Key:
(a) Pre-historic

2. The earliest age in history is called_________         
(a) Old Stone Age    
(b) New Stone Age    
(c) Copper Age    
(d) Iron Age
Answer Key:
(a) Old Stone Age

3. The first Palaeolithic tools were identified in_______    
(a) 1860    
(b) 1863    
(c) 1873    
(d) 1883
Answer Key:
(b) 1863

4. Baghor I and Baghor III of Son Valley in Madhya Pradesh are some of_____sites in India.
(a) Lower Palaeolithic    
(b) Middle Palaeolithic    
(c) Upper Palaeolithic    
(d) Neolithic
Answer Key:
(c) Upper Palaeolithic

5. The site of Mehrgarh has been associated with___________culture.
(a) Palaeolithic    
(b) Neolithic    
(c) Mesolithic    
(d) Chalcolithic
Answer Key:
(b) Neolithic

6. The______inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation.
(a) Cuneiform    
(b) Heiroglyphics    
(c) Devanagiri    
(d) Kharoshti
Answer Key:
(a) Cuneiform    

7. Burzahom is an important site of___________         
(a)Neolithic culture of Kashmir
(b) Neolithic culture of Ganga Valley
(c) Neolithic culture of Eastern India
(d)Neolithic culture of South India
Answer Key:
(a)Neolithic culture of Kashmir
    
8. Early Harappan period was____________     
(a) 3000–2600 BCE    
(b) 2600–1900 BCE    
(c) 1900–1700 BCE    
(d) 1700–1500 BCE
Answer Key:
(a) 3000–2600 BCE

9.______was an important source of subsistence for the Harappans.
(a) Agriculture    
(b) Pottery    
(c) Craft production    
(d) Fishing
Answer Key:
(a) Agriculture

10. The Indus civilisation declined from about     
(a) 1800 BCE    
(b) 1900 BCE    
(c) 1950 BCE    
(d) 1955 BCE
Answer Key:
(b) 1900 BCE

II. Write Brief Answers

1.What are the sources for the study of pre-historic period?

• Archaeological sites, geological sediments, animal bones.
• fossils, stone tools, bone tools, rock paintings and artefacts.

2.How is the Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic Period divided?
1. Lower Palaeolithic culture. 2. Middle Palaeolithic culture
3. Upper Palaeolithic culture.

3.Write a short note on hominin.
Hominin is immediate ancestor of Homo Sapiens.
Unlike Africa, evidence of hominin fossil is rare in India.
The only well-known hominin fossil of India was found at Hathnora.

4.Define Mesolithic culture.
Mesolithic cultures appeared around 10,000 BCE in India.
Hunting wild animals and gathering plant food and fishing were
people’s main occupation during this age.
The Mesolithic people buried the dead.

5.How is the Harappan culture divided into various phases?
Early Harappan 3000–2600 BCE
Mature Harappan 2600–1900 BCE
Late Harappan 1900–1700 BCE

6.Write a short note on The Great Bath.
The Great Bath is a tank situated within a courtyard.
There were corridors with stairs on all four sides.
It was well paved with several adjacent rooms.

7.Mention the reasons for the decline of Indus Civilisation.
Decline of the trade with the Mesopotamia, the drying of the river.
Invasions, floods and shifting of the river course.
 

III. Write Short Answers

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IV. Answer the following in detail 

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