Class 11 History - Important 1 Mark Questions and Answers

List of Questions and Answers

1. Large brain size, upright posture, bipedal locomotion are the distinctive characteristics of____________.
a) Hominoids
b) Primates
c) Hominids
(Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time)

Ans: c) Hominids

2.Which was the earliest civilization of Mesopotamia?
a) Sumerian civilization
b) Babilonian civilization
c) Caldian civilization
d) Assyrian civilization
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: a) Sumerian civilization

3. A subgroup amongst primates which emerged by about 24 mya is known as _________.
a) Hominoids
b) Hominids
c) Homo
(Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time)

Ans: a) Hominoids

4.Bukhara was captured by Genghis Khan in the year :
a) 1205
b) 1210
c) 1215
d) 1220
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: d) 1220

5."On the Origin of Species" was published by ______________ .
a) Marc Bloch
b) Charles Darwin
c) Leopold von Ranke
(Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time)

Ans: b) Charles Darwin

6. What was the real name of Genghis Khan?
a) Temujin
b) Manchu
c) Tatar
d) Kagan
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: a) Temujin

7.Homo is the Latin word, meaning "Man". (True/False)
(Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time)

Ans: True

8. Muhammad's tribe Quraysh lived in ________
a) Medina
b) Mecca
c) Syria
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: b) Mecca

9. Who was the founder of Mongal empire?
a) Genghis Khan
b) Kublai Khan
c) Jochi Khan
d) Batu Khan
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: a) Genghis Khan

10.Which one is the most important nomadic empire established during the 13th-14th century AD?
a) Mongol
b) Huna
c) Huang D
d) Gowang
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: a) Mongol

11.Genghis Khan died in the year :
a) 1222
b) 1227
c) 1220
d) 1258
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: b) 1227

12.By profession, Muhammad was a ________.
a) Merchant
b) Peasant
c) Artisan
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: a) Merchant

13.Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
a) Julius Caeser
b) Trajan
c) Tiberius
d) Augustus
(Chapter 3 - An Empire Across Three Continents)

Ans: d) Augustus

14.Ogodei was the son of :
a) Arab Khan
b) Genghis Khan
c) Yusuf
d) Jochi
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: b) Genghis Khan

15.When did Mongolia became republic:
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1921
d) 1940
(Chapter 5 - Nomadic Empires)

Ans: c) 1921

16. The cube like structure in Mecca where idols were placed was called _______.
a) Kaba
b) Mosque
c) Synagogue
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: a) Kaba

17. Rome was situated on the bank of river
a) Nile
b) Tiber
c) Sutlej
d) Thames
(Chapter 3 - An Empire Across Three Continents)

Ans: b) Tiber

18. The type of writing used to record information on tablets by Mesopotamians was____________________
a) Cuneiform
b) Calligraphy
c) Cursive
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: a) Cuneiform

19."Humanities" is derived from the latin word ________.
(Chapter 7 : Changing Cultural Traditions)

Ans:humanitas

20. The tool used to press signs on the tablets was ________.
a) Reed
b) Microlith
c) Wood
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: a) Reed

21.What was the main language of Roman empire?
a) English
b) Latin
c) Sanskrit
d) Urdu
(Chapter 3 - An Empire Across Three Continents)

Ans: b) Latin

22. In 612, Muhammad declared himself messenger of God (true/false)
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: True

23.On what did the Mesopotamians write ?
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: Mesopotamians wrote on tablets of clay.

24.Prophet Mohammad Sahb was born in:
a) Madina
b) Mecca
c) Baghdad
d) Cairo
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: b) Mecca

25.Who was the last Khalifa?
a) Umar
b) Ali
c) Uthman
d) Abu Bakar
(Chapter 4 - The central islamic lands)

Ans: c) Uthman

26. Craft, trade and efficient transport were not important for urban development.(True/False)
(Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time)

Ans: False

27.The Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in the _________century.
a) 4th
b) 3rd
c) 2nd
d) 7th
(Chapter 3 - An Empire Across Three Continents)

Ans: a) 4th

28. King Assurbanipal had collected a library at his capital _________.
a) Uruk
b) Mari
c) Nineveh
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: c) Nineveh

29.The universities of Padua and Bologna had been centres of ___________ studies.
a) Medicine
b) Legal
c) Literature
d) Commerce
(Chapter 7 : Changing Cultural Traditions)

Ans: : b) Legal

30.Writing was a skilled craft in Mesopotamia. (true/False)
(Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life)

Ans: True

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